The Manga Artist's Handbook: Drawing Dynamic Manga Characters. Junka Morozumi

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СКАЧАТЬ publishing The Manga Artist‛s Handbook: Drawing Basic Manga Characters, this is the question readers have most frequently asked. The focus of that guide was on the basics: proportion, framing, block- ing-in and the various poses manga artists need to master. The goal was to give beginning manga artists an understanding of balance and composition, by tracing the blocked-in drawings in their own style.

      Now you manga maniacs want to stretch your skills, creating char-

       acters with more animated expressions and more complex poses. As

       with our other manual, the guiding principle here is the same, follow

       the tips and learn the techniques all while applying and developing

       your own style.

      No matter what your character is doing, the entire body is in-

       volved. Elation, dejection, fear, emotions are felt and expressed in

       the entire body, and now you can capture these nuances and details

       with realism and clarity. Expression is not reserved for the face

       alone, so mastering motion and movement is essential to elevating

       your personal style. Learn the ropes while adapting these tips and

       techniques to your own vision and the story only you—and your char-

       acters!—can tell.

      Compelling and complex poses and eloquently expressive faces are

       now as easy as 1, 2, 3. Trace the faces, fill in the bodies, then add

       the details, the embellishments and finishing touches only you can

       include when creating a manga universe all your own.

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      What Is Blocking-In?

      Blocking-in means roughly sketching an outline or a form in order to fl esh out

       a character‛s shape and pose. Professional manga artists and illustrators don‛t

       just dash off a polished, fi nished artwork. Instead, they create a rough sketch,

       which they then go back over in pencil before adding color and refi ning the

       illustration in pen. The lines used while blocking-in are faint, so they can be

       easily erased, making it simple to correct the fi gure‛s positioning or to rethink

       poses. Blocking-in is invaluable when drawing characters‛ signature poses or when

       fi tting multiple characters into a single cell or frame.

      DRAWING MANGA

       IS NOT A RACE BUT

       A STEADY PROGRESSION

       OF PENCIL STROKES UNTIL

       YOU GET THE POSE AND

       EXPRESSION JUST RIGHT!

      HERE‛S WHAT HAPPENED

       WHEN WE TRIED DRAWING

       VARIOUS SCENES…

      SEE THE NEXT PAGE!

      BLOCKING-IN

      BLOCKING-IN +

       PRELIMINARY

       DRAWING

      ADDING PEN + COLOR

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      HOW TO MAKE (EVEN

       BETTER!) FRIENDS

       WITH BLOCKING-IN

       BY JUNKA MOROZUMI

      BANG!

       HEY, MANGA PROF,

       GUESS WHAT!?

      I PRACTICED

       BLOCKING-IN,

       AND NOW I‛VE

       TRIED DRAWING A

       WHOLE FIGURE!

      EXPLAINING

       AGAIN

      REALLY?

       SHOW ME!

      OK!

      I TRIED A FEW

       DIFFERENT

       EXPRESSIONS. WHAT

       DO YOU THINK?

      HMM…

      THE ONLY

       DIFFERENCE

       IS IN THE

       MOUTHS…

      FROM THE NECK

       DOWN, THE

       MOVEMENTS

       DON‛T MATCH THE

       EMOTIONS.

      BUT…

       BUT I DON‛T

       KNOW HOW TO

       DRAW FACIAL

       EXPRESSIONS!

      SHOWING

       EXPRESSION

       IN THE

       BODY…!?

      EXPRESSION ISN‛T

       ONLY ABOUT THE

       MOUTH! IT‛S SHOWN

       IN THE MOVEMENT OF

       THE WHOLE BODY!

      YES!

       FOR EXAMPLE…

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      CLASPING THE HANDS

       IN FRONT OF THE FACE

       DEPICTS FALLING IN

       LOVE.

      ADDING CLENCHED FISTS

       TO A SMILING FIGURE

       MAKES FOR AN ENERGETIC,

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