Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters Step-by-Step Lessons for Creating and Drawing Unique Characters - Learn Anatomy, Poses, Expressions, Costumes, and More,9780760371374

Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters Step-by-Step Lessons for Creating and Drawing Unique Characters - Learn Anatomy, Poses, Expressions, Costumes, and More

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ISBN13: 9780760371374
ISBN10: 0760371377
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2022-08-30
Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
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Summary

With Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters, you’ll learn character design from the inside out from renowned concept artist and teacher TB Choi.

  • Begin by exploring straight and curved lines, rough and final sketching, and how to effectively incorporate values
  • Develop convincing character backstories with consistent behaviors and traits
  • Draw faces, bodies, poses, and expressions that reinforce your characters’ personalities and circumstances
  • Createclothing, costumes, and accessories that enrich your characters’ stories
  • Design and drawpets and sidekicks with captivating personalities that complement and highlight their lead characters
  • Finalize drawings with just the right light, shadow, and color temperature to enhance your creations

Filled with step-by-step demonstrations and expert guidance and advice, Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters teaches you everything you need to bring unique characters to life.

Author Biography

TB Choi is a character/concept artist and drawing instructor specializing in anatomy and character design. Included among her many celebrated film, animation, and gaming clients are Adobe, EA (Entertainment Arts), Guerilla Games, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Mythos, ReelFX, Riot Games, Square Enix, and Universal Studios. To see more of TB’s work, visit her on Instagram @tb_choi, on Twitter @TB_Choi12, and on Facebook @sjinchoi1234.

Table of Contents

1
Constructing a Character
The Basics of Line
Human Skeleton
Muscles
Bone and Fat
Basic Human Proportions
Skull
Mouth
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Arms
Hands
Legs
Feet
2 
Simplifying Forms for Gestures and Poses
The Basics of Poses
and Gestures
Exploring Different
Angles
How a Pose Can Support
a Story
How to Draw Breasts
(on Female and
Male Characters)
Adjusting Body Shape
to Fit a Character
Silhouettes
3 
Drawing Hair, Clothing and Accesories
Draping and Folds
Folds and Movemen
Proportion and Clothing
for Youth
How Hair Frames
the Head and Face
Drawing Hats
Drawing Glasses
4
Putting It All Together
Basic Facial Structures
Face Shapes
Drawing Faces from
Different Angles
Emotion and Expression
Gestures That Enhance
Emotion and Story
Creating a Character’s
Backstory
5 
Pets, Chibis and Sidekicks
Pets with Personality
Chibi Characters
Kemonomimi and Anthros
6 
Exercise: Design and Draw a Character
Drawing a Friend
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
INDEX 


 

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