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

The Number One Fashion Workshop for Shojo Manga!

From 'dos to shoes, how you dress and style your characters says a lot about who they are, before they even utter a word. Whether your story calls for a flashy drama queen or a mousy bookworm, this guide contains everything you need to know to create fabulous shojo manga characters with personality.

  • The Figure. Follow these simple basics to draw the guys and girls of various body types, in any pose.
  • The Face. Learn how to draw an endless variety of features. Get the feeling across with facial expressions from a subtle quirk of the mouth to all-out crocodile tears. Then add the perfect hairstyle—the icing on the cake.
  • The Look. "Shop" from an illustrated gallery of clothing and accessories for every season and occasion, from formal dresses to bunny slippers, with demonstrations and tips on designing your own original fashions.
  • The Setting. Portray your character's world with demonstrations on how to create classic hangouts like classrooms, coffee shops and bedrooms.

Complete with 14 start-to-finish demonstrations for drawing a range of character types, from the girl next door to the punk guy, from single characters to couples and groups, this book will help you bring a world of unique and memorable characters to life...and have lots of fun doing it!

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

The Number One Fashion Workshop for Shojo Manga!

From 'dos to shoes, how you dress and style your characters says a lot about who they are, before they even utter a word. Whether your story calls for a flashy drama queen or a mousy bookworm, this guide contains everything you need to know to create fabulous shojo manga characters with personality.

  • The Figure. Follow these simple basics to draw the guys and girls of various body types, in any pose.
  • The Face. Learn how to draw an endless variety of features. Get the feeling across with facial expressions from a subtle quirk of the mouth to all-out crocodile tears. Then add the perfect hairstyle—the icing on the cake.
  • The Look. "Shop" from an illustrated gallery of clothing and accessories for every season and occasion, from formal dresses to bunny slippers, with demonstrations and tips on designing your own original fashions.
  • The Setting. Portray your character's world with demonstrations on how to create classic hangouts like classrooms, coffee shops and bedrooms.

Complete with 14 start-to-finish demonstrations for drawing a range of character types, from the girl next door to the punk guy, from single characters to couples and groups, this book will help you bring a world of unique and memorable characters to life...and have lots of fun doing it!

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

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

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

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

by Irene Flores

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Overview

The Number One Fashion Workshop for Shojo Manga!

From 'dos to shoes, how you dress and style your characters says a lot about who they are, before they even utter a word. Whether your story calls for a flashy drama queen or a mousy bookworm, this guide contains everything you need to know to create fabulous shojo manga characters with personality.

  • The Figure. Follow these simple basics to draw the guys and girls of various body types, in any pose.
  • The Face. Learn how to draw an endless variety of features. Get the feeling across with facial expressions from a subtle quirk of the mouth to all-out crocodile tears. Then add the perfect hairstyle—the icing on the cake.
  • The Look. "Shop" from an illustrated gallery of clothing and accessories for every season and occasion, from formal dresses to bunny slippers, with demonstrations and tips on designing your own original fashions.
  • The Setting. Portray your character's world with demonstrations on how to create classic hangouts like classrooms, coffee shops and bedrooms.

Complete with 14 start-to-finish demonstrations for drawing a range of character types, from the girl next door to the punk guy, from single characters to couples and groups, this book will help you bring a world of unique and memorable characters to life...and have lots of fun doing it!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440317149
Publisher: F+W Media
Publication date: 10/23/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 364,100
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

Irene Flores is the author of IMPACT's bestselling Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, as well as co-creator of Tokyopop's trilogy Mark of the Succubus, Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 with writer Ashly Raiti. Her deviantART website has had more than 137,072 pageviews and her work has been reviewed in Ain't it Cool News, Manga Life, IGN.com, Tokyopop, and Newsarama among others. Flores organized and co-wrote both of her IMPACT books with writer Krisanne McSpadden. Visit Irene at BeanClamChowder.com

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