Japanese Comickers: Draw Anime and Manga Like Japan's Hottest Artists

by Comickers Magazine

Book Overview

Where else can you find such an incredible collection of 14 young comic, anime and manga artists willing to share the secrets of their techniques? Each artist includes a brief biography, the most representative work and a gallery of their best work with step-by-steps on how to create the work. The last chapter features a who's who in the industry or "Tree of Japanese Comickers" and information about the art materials used by each artist along with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060513551
• ISBN13: 9780060513559
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great and authentic artbook

This book is not making any assumptions about whether you are a complete novice or supposed expert. It is a book illustrating the artwork from Eastern artists within a certain framework of style. This is not one of those faux anime/manga ripoff books, so appreciate it as that. Any artist or aspiring artist should embrace originality and shun those forms of plagiarism. The book contains varying art styles from various artists and delivers with it a complete tutorial. If you have taken an art class in high school, this should be a fine extension in learning and expanding your knowledge on how to capture and achieve similar ability. If you are only old enough to be in elementary or middle school, then this may indeed be slightly vague. You cannot get much simpler than seeing the following: rough sketch, final sketch, fill colors, highlights/shadows/contrasts, colorizing, and then to fine tuning. The only way you'd get more is from actually watching video. This is a book and it delivers. Get the Japanese Comickers and Comickers Art series books for some great tutorials and displays of genuine NON rip off art.

it good but its not for everyone

this has some beautiful art in it. it also has some ugly art.... if thats what you can call it. but it does show you each artist's technic if not how they did each peice. so if you like anima and photoshop look into it. oh, thats what you are doing? well i gave it 4 stars didnt i. maybe three.... but i have had a good day.

Definately a keeper

This is great for the artist who already has a working knowledge of their own style, but needs a little help and inspiration to get their coloring and composition techniques down. Instead of trying to shove formulaic anime style down my throat, it exposed me to fourteen distinct styles and let me see the process of these artists, instead of urging me to draw and color exactly like them. It's only flaw is it assumes the reader already has a working knowledge of artist tools and programs - but it was probably aimed towards a serious student of art, not people that need help learning how big to make their anime-eyes, or how their cat girls should look. Oh, and another plus-side: No cat girls. Thank you!

Great book...a must have

This book allows you see the awesome pictures of Japan's artist and see how they do a picture step by step,The steps are simple and i think anyone could do it. I recommend it if your an amurture artist or pro. Also wanted to say the pictures in this book are beautiful and shouldnt be missed, great book to have on the shelf! I havent found one like it yet!