How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and Accessories. Studio Hard Deluxe Inc.

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      Why We Wrote This Book

      When drawing manga characters, unless you’re creating only one kind of manga, your

       creations will need to have many different types of clothing. If they’re wearing items you’re

       familiar with, that you can easily draw, you know straightaway what will work. But if you’re

       not familiar with a certain garment or if it’s a specialized item, such as formalwear, what

       your character is wearing can suddenly become a lot harder to draw.

      If you intend to draw a lot of different characters, you’ll need to find outfits and looks

       to suit each one, so factor that into the time you will spend developing and sketching your

       characters. Draw what you know, then take it from there, challenging yourself to produce

       more complex pieces. In recent years, more and more clothes have become unisex, with

       ever-increasing style options for men and women—offering you even more options and

       flexibility in terms of the wondrous wardrobes you can create.

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      This book is an illustrated manual in encyclopedia form. It divides contemporary

       clothing for both sexes, or what was traditionally labeled men’s and women’s clothes,

       into categories such as tops and bottoms, providing explanations about the structure and

       defining features of each piece and offering key pointers for realistically reproducing them.

       Along the way we supply hints for drawing variations and how to “style” complete outfits.

       The focus is on contemporary casual and street fashion, but we also cover business and

       formal wear, school uniforms, kimonos and traditional robes. If there’s an item of clothing

       you’re not familiar with, you can look it up in this handy guide to learn about its basic

       construction, defining features, how to draw it, and available variations on the style.

      We hope that when using this book, you’ll be inspired to create striking and distinctive

       ensembles that lift your characters and stories to new levels. Soon you’ll be versed in all

       forms of fashion and freed from the style choices some of us agonize over daily.

      —Studio Hard Deluxe

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