The Monster Book of Manga: Draw Like the Experts

This book is amazing. I was looking at in a store contemplating buying it cause it was a tad bit expensive, when a stranger came up and told me it was a great book. I bought it and it really was worth all the money. It has such detailed instructions on how to draw some amazing manga. I have to admit there are a few pieces of art in it that are a bit inappropriate for little kids but it's still a great book and worth the money. BUY IT!

I would first like to say that this book and The Monster Book of MORE Manga are outstanding books to add to any reference library for budding/aspiring mangaka. Both books are 344 and 370 pages and give simple examples of form and understructure as well as a detailed example of each genre from witches to volleyball players, samurai to geisha princesses. the real gem of this book is the Photoshop tutorial on coloring, as an artist and writer I cannot recommend these books enough and should be the cornerstone and foundation for any art library.

I got my One chan,(Japanese for big sister), who is my best friend, to by this book for me for my B-Day. This book is huge!!!Now, I wouldn't really say that it shows you the steps to drawing your manga like the experts, but it does give you the basic steps to drawing the character shown for that example. Which is cool, if you already know how to draw! This book is filled with different characters and it shows you how to draw that specific charcter by using shapes to help you give the charcter correct balance and proportion. Another thing I found interesting to me was that they had a little section towards the back of the book for coloring tutorials. It gives you examples on using photoshop and another type of software that I can't think of right now. (gomen!) Anyway,I gave it 5 stars because I already know how to draw, and I found the tutorial pretty interesting. On the other hand, I would give it 3 stars for those who are beginners. This book wont be very useful to those who are trying to learn how to draw at this level that's in this book. All in all, I do recommend this book for intermediate and beyond artists', but I do not recommend it for beginners. You would be sorely disappointed since the title does say draw like the experts, and it really doesn't teach you how to draw so you can draw like the experts; unlike the 60 how to draw series that I own. So if you are a beginner, don't buy this book! It wouldn't be very instrumental to you at this point. I do recommend these following books: How to draw manga ultimate techniques Vols 1-6 More how to draw manga vols 1-4 How to draw manga getting started (my very first book that I purchased!) and how to draw manga vol 3 compiling application and practice.

This book is EXACTLY what I needed... there are already TONS of books on ananomy and details available.. What I like a lot about this book is that, while it doesnt teach you the basics, it gives you hundreds of poses and characters to practice. While I dont recommend it as a book for starting off on your quest to becoming a better manga/anime artist... I DO highly recommend it for practicing. If you've gone through and already studied all the basics with all those "How to Draw Manga" books already and just need something to help you practice and get you going on applying those basics then this book is the BEST I've seen and is a MUST for any drawing book collection.

This how to book,I must say is one of the best I've had a chance to get my hands on,over 300 pages of astuonding instruction on drawing figures in various poses,from stick person to mannequin to clothes and accessories. And if that's not enough,the last chapter is a introduction to photoshop,how to get started and sections on creating various effets... "A comprehense opios of how to create inspiring art!"