This highly practical book covers all the essential techniques of the art of manga, and offers encouraging instruction for the reader to begin creating their own lively and well-composed strips, both by hand and digitally. The first section of the book explains the theory behind the practice of successful character design, including anatomy and dress style, narratives, background settings, clear panel composition and more. The second section of the book clearly explains the complexities of digital manipulation. With its inspirational galleries of examples, clear exercises and more than 1500 illustrations, this guide will be an indispensable resource in this unique art form. 

• A comprehensive guide to drawing manga for both the novice illustrator and more experienced artist

• Explains the creative process, from developing original ideas to completing a full manga comic strip

• Learn how to design unique manga characters for your own projects

• Create stunning full-colour manga illustrations using the simple step-by-step sequences

• Filled with practical exercises and projects to help master key techniques

• Includes sections on digital artwork and animation techniques with step-by-step projects to follow

• Includes more than 1500 colour and black-and-white illustrations

About the Authors

Tim Seelig has created mixed media cover art for albums, books, comics, and graphic novels. He has provided Photoshop tutorials for several magazines and is an annual visiting lecturer on the Digital Media course at the University of Canterbury Christchurch in Kent, UK.

Yishan Li is a professional Manga artist whose work has been published in the UK, USA, France, Germany and Switzerland. With many published books under her belt, Yishan also draws the monthly strip, “The Adventures of CG!” for CosmoGIRL.