How to Draw Manga comic books issue 1

Finally, after a constant stream of requests, Antarctic Press is proud to launch the first in a series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Starting things off are Ben Dunn and Fred Perry, who present a comprehensive guide to figure drawing in the manga style, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses. This first issue features multiple covers by Ben, Fred, and Adam Warren (Dirty Pair), which when placed together will complete a three-cover mural! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments in his respectively covered issue. Future issues will present advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and compensation. COVER A: BEN DUNN?b&w, 32pg Cover price $4.95.

Finally, after a constant stream of requests, Antarctic Press is proud to launch the first in a series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Starting things off are Ben Dunn and Fred Perry, who present a comprehensive guide to figure drawing in the manga style, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses. This first issue features multiple covers by Ben, Fred, and Adam Warren (Dirty Pair), which when placed together will complete a three-cover mural! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments in his respectively covered issue. Future issues will present advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and compensation.COVER A: BEN DUNN?b&w, 32pg Cover price $4.95.

Finally, after a constant stream of requests, Antarctic Press is proud to launch the first in a series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Starting things off are Ben Dunn and Fred Perry, who present a comprehensive guide to figure drawing in the manga style, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses. This first issue features multiple covers by Ben, Fred, and Adam Warren (Dirty Pair), which when placed together will complete a three-cover mural! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments in his respectively covered issue. Future issues will present advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and compensation. COVER C: BEN DUNN, b&w, 32pg Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Text by Christopher Harbo. Art by Haining and Mel Joy San Juan. What happens when DC Super Heroes and Villains unite with the popular manga art style? You get dynamic artwork that practically leaps off the page! Join in the fun and learn how to draw Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the DC Super-Pets, as well as their friends and foes, as compelling manga characters. With 45+ projects broken down in easy-to-follow steps and stunning illustrations by talented, DC-approved artists, this drawing guide is perfect for sparking imagination and helping artists of all levels hone their skills and create manga style masterpieces. So pick up a pencil, grab some paper, and reimagine the World's Greatest Super Heroes like they've never been seen before! Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The 2nd book in the How to Draw Manga series focues on the art of drawing pretty girls! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The 2nd book in the How to Draw Manga series focues on the art of drawing pretty girls! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By David Hutchinson and Chris Allen. Do you dream of building a new future on the farthest-spanning reaches of your imagination, but feel like your art skills are somewhere in a black hole? Accept this 128-page mission to the final frontier of sci-fi art! Our intrepid captains of comicdom guide you through the furthest reaches of the possible, from spaceships and ray guns to alien life, other planets, strange stars and galaxies! And with the latest in super-tech, we've miniaturized it to leave you more room and credits to get that new warp coil! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. The inexplicably popular guide to how not to draw manga has sold out! Well, we can take a hint, but we're offering it again anyway - this time in a handy pocket-sized format! Now anywhere you go, you can take along the only tongue-in-cheek instructional guide you will ever need to Anime Bimbos, Loners with Huge Swords, and Big, Gad-Dumb Robots. Draw, otaku, draw! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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1st printing. By Rod Espinosa. Whether you want to delineate dynamic derring-do on paper or consider the construction of a cunning costume, this is the book for you! With its fantastic array of steampunk finery, this how-to tome will have you firing up your drawing instruments or the metal press and sewing machine when it fires your imagination. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By Naoto Date.

In How to Draw Clothing for Manga, you'll discover how adding a tuck here, a gather there, and hiding some areas in shadow will take your drawings from flat sketches to fantastic illustrations. You'll learn basic techniques for drawing a variety of fabric details, including pulled wrinkles, gathered folds, tucked shapes, and more!

Plus, learn how to express the differences between stiff, thick fabric and soft fabric with drape. With hundreds of sample illustrations and step-by-step guidance, this is your must-have guide to drawing clothes and costumes for your manga characters.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

By Studio Hard Deluxe.

From bed head to battle hair, the way you style your manga character's hair can make or break their look.

In this guide, discover hundreds of styles to transform your sketches into amazing illustrations. You'll learn how hair influences characters and scenes, how it grows and moves, common male and female hairstyles, and more! With step-by-step guidance and over 600 sample illustrations, this is your must-have guide to drawing hairstyles for your manga characters.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT Have Dustjacket - 2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Next up in the successful How to Draw Manga series is the third most best-selling and important title among the entire series in Japan, Bodies and Anatomy. The book provides aspiring comic artists with a deeper understanding of both the human skeletal and muscular structure, as well as the differences between the male and female anatomy through descriptive text and informative illustrations. Separated into four chapters, this comprehensive book covers variations in the head, face, upper body, torso, and lower body in a variety of positions. English Text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. Next up in the successful How to Draw Manga series is the third most best-selling and important title among the entire series in Japan, Bodies and Anatomy. The book provides aspiring comic artists with a deeper understanding of both the human skeletal and muscular structure, as well as the differences between the male and female anatomy through descriptive text and informative illustrations. Separated into four chapters, this comprehensive book covers variations in the head, face, upper body, torso, and lower body in a variety of positions. English Text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Catalog of Graphic Sha publishings How to Draw Manga guidebooks. 24 pages, Text (with Color and B&W illustrations)

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects How to Draw Manga (2000-2003) #1-4. AP compiled the first four issues into one easy-to-use trade paperback! Giving you more value, this compilation has 128 pages for a price any pocketbook can handle. See the skills exhibited by Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Adam Warren, and Joe Wight as they present a comprehensive guide to mastering the manga style. Each featured artist has his own exclusive special comments. Some topics covered in the series include: figure study, costumes, mecha, comic story-telling, and composition. Miss class the first time? Then take the refresher course now, while you still can! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Includes CD-ROM - English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. A Previews Exclusive! English Language Edition! So, you've become comfortable with drawing manga, but you want to give your manga a more impressive look, or create authentic Japanese-style manga of your very own. If you are such an artist, then mastering the use of tone is a must. Tone will give your artwork three-dimensionality and allow you to add a wide array of audacious special effects. Computones is full of techniques that will teach you how to use digital tone effortlessly. The bonus CD-ROM (for Windows; includes compatible plug-in modules for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Jasc Paint Shop Pro) contains 100 types of tone favored by manga artists. This Computones series is guaranteed to expand your mang horizons. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Does NOT Include CD-ROM - English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. A Previews Exclusive! English Language Edition! So, you've become comfortable with drawing manga, but you want to give your manga a more impressive look, or create authentic Japanese-style manga of your very own. If you are such an artist, then mastering the use of tone is a must. Tone will give your artwork three-dimensionality and allow you to add a wide array of audacious special effects. Computones is full of techniques that will teach you how to use digital tone effortlessly. The bonus CD-ROM (for Windows; includes compatible plug-in modules for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Jasc Paint Shop Pro) contains 100 types of tone favored by manga artists. This Computones series is guaranteed to expand your mang horizons. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Everyday Fashion!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 1 looks primarily into female apparel; Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear; while Volume 4 features a look at kimonos and gowns. All four volumes each feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Everyday Fashion!" By Hikaru Hayashi and Kimiko Morimoto. Graphic-sha's Costume Encyclopedia series is designed to help manga artists to accurately portray their characters in costumes by providing over 4,000 reference illustrations, with manga characters appearing as models in various poses and angles. Volume 1 looks primarily into female apparel; Volume 2 uncovers undergarments and lingerie; Volume 3 hits the beach with swimwear, sports attire and active wear; while Volume 4 features a look at kimonos and gowns. All four volumes each feature special sections dedicated to explaining folds, basic fashion knowledge, and silhouette lines. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. Introducing the latest edition from the best-selling series! In the world of manga, the couple is indispensable. Pairing various couples, this unique collection explains how to render couples from scene to goal, and from basic to finished drawings. Softcover, &-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. Introducing the latest edition from the best-selling series! In the world of manga, the couple is indispensable. Pairing various couples, this unique collection explains how to render couples from scene to goal, and from basic to finished drawings. Softcover, &-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - Volume 1 - 1st printing. From the makers of the "How to Draw" series comes this exciting new line of books, detailing the use of computers in your artwork! You can learn how to draw authentic manga-style illustrations with your computer, using the basic techniques taught in this and upcoming volumes. Japanese text. Softcover, 130 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $31.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. Another volume in the popular How to Draw Manga series! Now you can learn how to draw clothing like those sexy maid outfits (especially Maid and a virgin in service of a shrine [Miko]). Japanese text. Softcover, 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.99.

English text - 1st printing. It's Maids and Miko, at your service! This entry in the popular How To Draw Manga features easy-to-follow instructions for drawing sexy maid uniforms and the traditional garments worn by "miko," young women who work in Japan's religious shrines. The only book of its kind, this volume is perfect for manga artists who want to increase their characters' sex appeal by dressing them in authentic Japanese clothing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Drawing Instructions by Hiroyuki Kitazume, Matsuri Okuda, and Akihiro Izumi.

From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! This book is co-authored by the animation production company A.I.C. and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, a leading animation institute in Tokyo, Japan. It conveys the main or "key" poses in action by showing the reader the work process up to the point where a finished animated work has been created.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 132 Pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

2nd and later printings.

Drawing Instructions by Hiroyuki Kitazume, Matsuri Okuda, and Akihiro Izumi.

From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! This book is co-authored by the animation production company A.I.C. and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, a leading animation institute in Tokyo, Japan. It conveys the main or "key" poses in action by showing the reader the work process up to the point where a finished animated work has been created.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 132 Pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. This book is a companion to the volume of Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Characters focusing on how to draw boys and young men. There are many expressive techniques for drawing boys and young men, such as moving scenes, fitting uniforms, expressing age, and more. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. This book is a companion to the volume of Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Characters focusing on how to draw boys and young men. There are many expressive techniques for drawing boys and young men, such as moving scenes, fitting uniforms, expressing age, and more. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. From bicycles to robots, mechanical drawings can be done with the help of just four basic fundamentals; glass, metal, rubber, and plastic. With easy-to-understand explanations, this book offers numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic mechanical drawings with a personal touch. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. From bicycles to robots, mechanical drawings can be done with the help of just four basic fundamentals; glass, metal, rubber, and plastic. With easy-to-understand explanations, this book offers numerous ideas to help you bring out your true potential and to create fantastic mechanical drawings with a personal touch. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Regular cover by John Kantz. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Variant cover by Fred Perry. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Variant wraparound cover by David Hutchison. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Fred Perry, Ben Dunn, David Hutchison, and Rod Espinosa. Ben Dunn and the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. This issue features the basics of the manga art style, drawing hair and hairstyles, and the basic body types for the manga style, all presented in a convenient manga-sized pocket format.  Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. AP continues with the next evolution in its best selling How to Draw series! These all-new supersize volumes of How to Draw Manga: Next Generation schools you in all the sweet "skillz" you're gonna need to make your manga magical! Fill your eyes and head with exclusively created art, step-by-step guides, designs, and comments from the hottest rising stars of manga. Don't miss out on this chance to learn invaluable lessons that will catapult you to stardom. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison, and Yayoi Neko. Ben Dunn and the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate advanced techniques in manga-influenced art. In the 21st century, the manga style is often only a jumping-off point for artists on the way to creating their own individual styles. 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

English Edition - 1st printing. By Ryo Toudo. From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! To excel as a manga artist, one must know how to draw with round-tipped pens, coupler pens, and G-pens. Besides that, how to use screen-tones, gradations, grainy tone, and other double layering techniques as well as paper cutting techniques, are important elements to acquire. This book focuses exclusively on those pen and tone techniques using an easy-to-understand manga format. English text. Softcover, 126 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

English Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Compiling Characters!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $16.99.

English Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Characters!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Adam Warren, and Joe Wight. Antarctic's best-selling title ever is now more convenient than ever! Not only do you still get the benefit of six issues' worth of instruction and insight from modern masters of American manga like Fred Perry and Adam Warren, now you can take it anywhere in Pocket Manga form! Fill your pockets full of portable artistic wisdom! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $12.95.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. This brand new release from Graphic-sha will help aspiring manga artists to further grasp the essence of illustrating Japanese school girl uniforms. Currently, there is a wide variety of original designs in school uniforms featured in anime and manga that are rich in variety and cute in appeal. In addition to the characters dressed in the most traditional uniform, variations in character's choice of apparel are featured as well. Plus, learn of the physical relationship between a character in uniform and surrounding props such as bookbags, desks, glasses, and umbrellas. Japanese text. Softcover, 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $28.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Sketching to Plan!" This exciting series is a dream come true for all aspiring anime and manga artists! The first volume in the Sketching Manga Style series, Sketching to Plan, offers a brand-new "sketching to plan" tin, crammed full of sketching fundamentals for use when creating manga, as well as suggestions and ideas to improve your artwork. The second volume, Logical Proportions, explains how to use manga sketching to devised head-to-body ratios that make each character distinct and how to proportion realistic, attractive characters as well as adorable, ultra-stylized chibi characters. Softcover, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

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English Edition - 1st printing. This book covers original color drawing techniques using Copic Sketch markers from the ground up, with copious examples. The basic techniques are presented in 96 full-color pages. Fully illustrated. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

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English Edition - 2nd and later printings. This book covers original color drawing techniques using Copic Sketch markers from the ground up, with copious examples. The basic techniques are presented in 96 full-color pages. Fully illustrated. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Humans!" By Gen Sato. In Japanese, they're known as "chibi," though most English speaking fans call them "Super-Deformed," or "SD" for short. Gen Sato, the Japanese artist who pioneered the SD style, shares secrets for creating the perfect chibi in this exciting new entry in the How to Draw Manga series! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

English Edition - 1st printing. By Unkaku Koyama. Bring your manga illustrations to life! From the publisher of the world-famous How to Draw Manga series of books comes the definitive guide to the fine art of using screen tones and tools. Learn the secret techniques used by professional manga artists to create stunning characters and spectacular landscapes. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.