The ultimate guide for aspiring artists with a love of manga.
Following How to Draw a Graphic Novel, Balthazar Pagani returns, joined by manga expert Asuka Ozumi, to demystify the process of creating manga, from the creative spark that inspires a story, to what it's like to work in a professional manga studio.
Featuring the work of Italian manga illustrator Silvia Vanni, and told from the point of view of two young manga fans, How to be a Manga Artist delivers a blend of professional advice and practical tips to guide aspiring creators, including how to construct a compelling narrative, develop characters your readers will fall in love with, and the basics of printing, digital file set-up, and self-promotion.
How to be a Manga Artist also includes a specially commissioned chapter by renowned Japanese illustrator Fumio Obata - who encourages readers to look beyond the aesthetics of manga and to put themselves into the story to develop a style that is entirely original and true to them - as well as biographies of famous manga artists, definitions of key Japanese terms, and a list of must-read cult classics.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'Any tween, teen, or adult who is interested in writing or illustrating their own manga could not possibly be disappointed by the breadth of knowledge and number of subjects they will find covered in the extravagantly thorough How to Be a Manga Artist... A perfect read for the manga-obsessed' - Shelf Awareness 'A rich seam of key concepts, themes and figures, complete with exercises and very practical tips' - Sunday Independent
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Illustrationen
Illustrated in colour throughout; 96 Illustrations, color
Maße
Höhe: 373 mm
Breite: 294 mm
Dicke: 2 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-500-66029-4 (9780500660294)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Balthazar Pagani is the founder of BesideBooks, based in Milan. He produced the Graphic Lives series of graphic novels and is the author of How to Draw a Graphic Novel. Asuka Ozumi is a Japanese translator, editorial consultant and an expert on manga, based in Italy. She is a lecturer at the University of Turin. Fumio Obata is a Japanese graphic novelist and illustrator based in London. He is the author of Just So Happens. Silvia Vanni is a comic artist and illustrator based in Italy. She is one of few European illustrators commissioned to draw manga for Japanese publishers.
