Prismacolor Premier Manga Colored Pencil Set, 23 Colored Manga Pencils (1774800)

Technical Details

* 18 Soft Core Colored Pencils have high grade pigmentation and are great in adding and blending color in your manga artwork
* 5 Verithin Colored Pencils have hard, thin leads which sharpen to a fine point perfect for creating intricate manga art details, like eyelashes and strands of hair
* 18 Soft Core Pencils in Cream, Light Peach, Sunburst Yellow, Pale Vermilion, Poppy Red, Process Red, Parma Violet, Lavender, Hot Pink, Ultramarine, Electric Blue, Spring Green, Chartreuse, Cloud Blue, White, Lemon, Light Umber and Black
* 5 Verithin Pencils in Cool Gray, Dark Brown, Tuscan Red, Ind

Manga Studio For Dummies

Love Manga? The newest features of Manga Studio help you bring your ideas to life! The tools available in the latest version of this powerful program make it easy to turn your computer into your drawing board, and Manga Studio For Dummies makes it easy to get started.

Discover how to use Manga Studio to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public. It’s a breeze once you know your way around the program. Manga may have begun in Japan, but Manga Studio For Dummies is written in plain English, and shows you how to:

* Build and use page templates
* Rough in your comic with penciling techniques
* Work 100% digital, or use a combination of digital and traditional tools if you prefer
* Work with layers, rulers, and panels
* Add speech bubbles and sound effects text
* Ink your work and add tones
* Prepare your creations for print or distribution on the Web

Written by a working digital artist, Manga Studio For Dummies covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versions. As an added bonus, it even gives you a peek into the world of manga and comics in general. With the help of Manga Studio For Dummies, you just might find yourself among the comic artists whose work populates the Web and gathers thousands of fans!

The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation

One wouldn't imagine that Siku, onetime artist for postmodern bloodfest Judge Dredd, would be the ideal choice for a manga-style graphic novel adaptation of the Bible, but not many pages have passed before it becomes clear that the Bible is, in fact, the perfect material for him. This audacious little book doesn't make much effort to be authoritative and include every last Old Testament begatting or bloody massacre. Instead Siku presents jazzy and irreverent riffs on the good book, leaping brazenly over whole reams of material and scattering behind numerous Want to Know More tags directing readers to more explanatory chapter and verse. The action is breezy and flip, drawn in a sharp and Anglicized manga style. The dialogue is not just laced with humorously incongruous Britishisms (My maths has never been very good!) but with slangy passages worthy of the CW Network (Cain to Abel, Whassup, bro?). Although the book (already a hit in the U.K.) is being released via Doubleday's Galilee imprint and is clearly targeted at youthful believers, it makes little attempt to sanitize the grottier aspects of the source material, as witnessed in the scene where a crowd of Sodom's citizens bellow, Bring out those men so that we can rape them! (Jan.)
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Tricky Prince (Yaoi) (Yaoi Manga)

Brilliant young Eugene has to hit the books both day and night! After all, as an impoverished scholarship student, he's got to keep his grades high or he'll get expelled. Too bad he's attracted the attention of the school's most sought-after guy...the incredible Prince Willis! Why is a royal hunk obsessed with a scrawny, fussy nerd? And what's with that tattoo pen?! It looks like this celebrity couple is set to steal the front page of every tabloid.

Tricky Prince is a tantalizing blend of laughter, luxury...and love! Gorgeous Prince Willis can have anything he wants, but a mere yacht or mansion simply can't compare to his treasured friendship with the shy and sweet Eugene. But it's going to take a lot more than riches and fame to win Eugene's affection. Will royalty reign supreme, or will the lowly pauper seize power and break a fragile heart?

Let's Draw Manga: Bodies And Emotions

From aesthetic subtleties to the slapstick, the heart and soul of manga lies in unique character representation through physiques and expressions. Tadashi Ozawa, the author of the best-selling How to Draw Anime & Game Characters series kicks off instruction with the basics and intricacies of properly proportioned and stylistically deformed characters. Ozawa then focuses on the creation of an entire range of facial expressions, from a slightly lifted eyebrow of doubt to a river of tears, exploring both the nuance and comedy exclusive to manga.

The Manga Cookbook: Japanese Bento Boxes, Main Dishes and More!

Reading manga sure can make a person hungry! Food appears frequently in Japanese comics, but what exactly is it that the characters are eating? Introducing The Manga Cookbook, an illustrated step-by-step guide to preparing simple Japanese dishes using ingredients found in every Western kitchen.

Learn to identify and make the same things you see in all your favorite manga: authentic onigiri (rice balls), yakitori (skewered chicken), oshinko (pickled vegetables), udon (Japanese noodles), okonomiyaki (Japanese-style pizza) and many others! Includes sections on how to assemble bento boxed lunches and properly use chopsticks. Features original manga illustrations by Chihiro Hattori. Soon, you too can enjoy a meal fit for a manga character!

Monster Book of Manga: Boys

From the prestigious comic illustration studio Ikari comes the ultimate guide to how to draw manga boys. Each vivid, full-color character illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions to take the artist from initial black-and-white sketches to a vibrant, fully costumed collection of characters.

This detailed manual is a perfect instruction guide for beginning and advanced manga artists alike. It pairs advanced illustration techniques with step-by-step instructions, and features an original cast of manga boys and men, fierce and timeless enough to take the spotlight of any manga cartoon.

Kanji De Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (Manga University Presents)

The comic book that teaches you how to read and write Japanese! This brand-new series from Manga University uses original comic artwork to teach readers how to identify and write the most common Japanese kanji ideographs. Volume 1 introduces 80 basic kanji that all Japanese schoolchildren are required to learn before entering the third grade. Subsequent volumes in the series will focus on more difficult kanji and kanji compounds. Each page features its own comic strip, kanji pronunciation guide, stroke order, and English explanations.

Manga for the Beginner Chibis: Everything You Need to Start Drawing the Super-Cute Characters of Japanese Comics

They populate manga with chunky bodies, oversized heads, and huge expressive eyes. They're schoolgirls and schoolboys, magical girls and mad scientists, fairies and fighter princesses, cyborgs and sci-fi secret agents, bikers and bad samurais, robots and rebel leaders. They've even got chubby pets and zany monster sidekicks! They're chibis!

Excruciatingly cute, highly stylized, and beloved in all manga genres (fantasy, magical girls, shounen, anthro, sci-fi-, and more), without them, manga would barely exist. And now you can learn, step by step, how to draw virtually every chibi out there, how to "chibify" ordinary manga characters—and how to invent your very own designs! Covering facial expressions, those iconic manga eyes, costumes, character interaction, and story settings, Manga for the Beginner Chibis has it all.

Prismacolor Premier Manga Colored Pencil Set, 23 Colored Manga Pencils (1774800)

Technical Details

* 18 Soft Core Colored Pencils have high grade pigmentation and are great in adding and blending color in your manga artwork
* 5 Verithin Colored Pencils have hard, thin leads which sharpen to a fine point perfect for creating intricate manga art details, like eyelashes and strands of hair
* 18 Soft Core Pencils in Cream, Light Peach, Sunburst Yellow, Pale Vermilion, Poppy Red, Process Red, Parma Violet, Lavender, Hot Pink, Ultramarine, Electric Blue, Spring Green, Chartreuse, Cloud Blue, White, Lemon, Light Umber and Black
* 5 Verithin Pencils in Cool Gray, Dark Brown, Tuscan Red, Indigo Blue and Black

Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1

Patterson’s fantasy-thriller series is readily adapted here into a manga format. This opening volume introduces a handful of avian DNA–enhanced youths whose communal freedom is threatened when one of them is kidnapped and held captive in an evil lab. Teenaged Max and her charges, who include slightly younger Fang, blind Iggy, and the little kids Gasman and Angel, leave behind a nearly idyllic retreat and go into a world where they are threatened by paramilitary beasts. They learn soaring techniques from birds of prey, find temporary comfort with a small family of “regular people,” and are imprisoned by the man whom they thought was their foster father. All this plotting is presented with boisterous and nicely stylized images that purposively exploit manga features, postures, and symbolism. Young manga fans will find this a fast read, and suspense readers may be engaged by the combination of visual and textual elements. The volume ends on a cliffhanger that will entice readers to seek the next in the series. Grades 7-10. --Francisca Goldsmith

Manga for the Beginner Shoujo: Everything You Need to Start Drawing the Most Popular Style of Japanese Comics

If you’re reading this, you already love shoujo. But now you’ll be able to take the next step and actually write and draw your very own. The teen characters that populate the genre are outrageously cool, including magical girls, demon gals, cat girls, J-rockers, handsome teen boys, Goth boys, and the increasingly popular elegant older young men that shoujo fans adore.

No one can top Christopher Hart in helping you learn some fundamental art techniques that will bring shoujo characters, which are more realistic and less cartoon-like than other styles of manga, to life. His drawings in this book reflect the coolest and latest style Tokyo has to offer, and the easy-to-follow steps are designed for the beginner.

From coloring to character development, Manga for The Beginner Shoujo has your back on every detail as you learn to create the most beloved of all manga. You may start off as an otaku (a manga fan), but you’ll end up a mangaka (a manga artist)!

Shojo Fashion Manga Art School: How to Draw Cool Looks and Characters

Free your inner drama queen by drawing fantastic fashion shojo manga (Japanese-style girls' comics) with this resource that teaches you how to depict young characters with style using different elements for exciting results. Create fabulous shojo manga clothing and characters with different looks, primarily in pencil and ink. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist, this book demonstrates the Japanese comic-book practices of stylized proportions, clean lines and contrast between black and white (manga is usually published in black and white), with some finished art in colour. It covers basic techniques; heads, including eyes, noses, mouths, ears, skin tones, makeup, hair and facial expressions; bodies; clothes and accessories; different looks; as well as, step-by-step chapters on putting it all together to create specific looks and cool settings.

Getting Started: Complete Manga Drawing Kit

Everything you need to learn how to draw Magna characters and backgrounds, create scenarios and develop Magna layouts. This package contains one Manga 7x9in sketchpad (six pages of practice figures, six pages of 4-scene drawings and notes, six pages of sample page layouts and six pages of sample grids), a 28 page instruction booklet, one Manga stencil, one Manga Mannikin, one PITT artist brush pen black #199, one PITT artist brush pen grey #272, one PITT superfine artist pen black #199, Faber-Castell Graphite HB pencil, pencil sharpener, an eraser and a reusable storage box. Artist pens are all acid free, archival safe and waterproof.

Endless Rain (Yaoi)

Akira lived a life of happiness with his gentle mother and little brother despite the fact his mother was the mistress of the committee head of the Kasuga Foundation. When his mother dies unexpectedly, he and his brother are moved to the headquarters of the Kasuga Foundation and put under the mercy of Hyogami, his father's proxy. Akira is desperate to protect his brother from the scandalous nature of their births no matter the cost. But, Hyogami's demand is Akira himself!

Caged Slave (Yaoi Novel)

When Tsukasa meets a mysterious man in a hotel lobby, and ends up spending a maddening night of pleasure with him. Afterwards, he accepts to meet him again in the same room the following week, despite the fact he doesn't even know his name. As their secret encounters continue, he finds himself falling in love and is worried that it may not last. Simultaneously, he's scouted by a business-talent head-hunter and receives an interesting work offer. But when he goes to meet them... his new boss is none other than his secret lover!

Manga Moods

A raised eyebrow, a curled lip, a wink of the eye. All it takes is a single clever stroke of the G-pen to instantly change a manga character's mood from one extreme to the other: glad to sad, sassy to shy, angry to embarrassed. Illustrator Saori Takarai presents original pencil sketches alongside her finished full-color drawings to show just how the transformations take place. In addition, each of the facial expressions is labeled with the Japanese word for the mood being depicted, along with common Japanese conversational phrases and English translations, making this delightful book a great gift for aspiring artists, language enthusiasts and manga fans alike.

The Manga Guide to Physics

Megumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her tennis matches when she's worried about the questions she missed on the big test! Luckily for her, she befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her understand classical mechanics-and improve her tennis game in the process!
In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.

You'll also learn how to:

* Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems
* Determine how objects will move after a collision
* Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonometry
* Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases

If you're mystified by the basics of physics or you just need a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physics will get you up to speed in a lively, quirky, and practical way.

Drawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable Creatures

Learn the Tricks of the Trade for Drawing Irresistibly Cute Manga-Style Animals and Chibis! The world of manga is filled with strange creatures and adorable sidekicks. Just about every manga hero and heroine has an animal mascot, and all the most popular ones have a cute "chibi" form. This book teaches aspiring manga artists how to create the funny critters that populate girls' manga and the more gritty, gothic creatures found in boys' manga. It starts with the basics of creating manga-style characters—everything from drawing heads and faces to eyes and expressions, to creating incredibly cute chibis. Part two features a valuable reference section on the mythological and real animals that have shaped Japanese artwork and stories. The final section has step-by-step demonstrations on using computer programs such as Photoshop and Corel Painter to create manga art and comics. So whether you're just starting out and want to draw a cute, simple mascot, or would like to try something more complex like an Asian dragon, or are ready to create your own otherworldly adventure, this book has something for you no matter what your skill level.

The Monster Book of Manga: Draw Like the Experts

The popularity of manga continues to row, inspiring interest in learning how to draw in this exciting style of comics. Estudio Joso creates the ultimate guide to illustration—384 pages of manga instruction. The Monster Book of Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most figures and themes—Girls, Boys, Samurais, Monsters, and more. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, taking the artist from initial back-and-white sketches to the final color piece. They are all accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips.

Pathos Volume 1 (Yaoi) (v. 1)

Ace's life with the gorgeous author King and the hypnotic, aloof J is nothing short of paradise...unless J is in the mood to tease, harass and torture! Surprisingly, J's callous treatment only serves to seduce the confused young Ace. The stinging bite of first love is impossible to ignore, and Ace's very blood throbs whenever J is nearby. Is there a dark secret entangling the lives of this happy family ?

Pathos pulses with the energy of two mesmerizing men of the night...and the bodies they feast upon! Although King and J have taken care of the innocent Ace since his parents were savagely killed, they seem to push the young boy away just as often as they draw him close. Ace is confused, heartbroken...and growing suspicious of his beloved caretakers. It's feast or famine in this tale of bondage, betrayal and hidden desires!

Manga for the Beginner: Everything you Need to Start Drawing Right Away!

Got manga? Christopher Hart’s got manga, and he wants to share it with all his millions of readers—especially the beginners. With Manga for the Beginner, anyone who can hold a pencil can start drawing great manga characters right away. Using his signature step-by-step style, Hart shows how to draw the basic manga head and body, eyes, bodies, fashion, and more. Then he goes way beyond most beginner titles, exploring dynamic action poses, special effects, light and shading, perspective, popular manga types such as animals, anthros, and shoujo and shounen characters. By the end of this big book, the new artist is ready to draw dramatic story sequences full of movement and life.