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  • Manga Watercolor: Step-by-step manga art techniques from pencil to paint

    Manga Watercolor by Santrau, Lisa;

    Step-by-step manga art techniques from pencil to paint

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    Product details:

    • Publisher David & Charles
    • Date of Publication 9 March 2021

    • ISBN 9781446308479
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages144 pages
    • Size 235x200 mm
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    Learn how to create manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. Start by exploring a wide range of techniques including how to draw manga faces, poses, hair and eyes, then learn about background textures, colors and more. Finally, complete 12 step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills.

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    Long description:

    Simply magical manga in watercolor! Learn how to create beautiful manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. 




    As the popularity of Manga art continues to soar, manga and comic book artist Lisa Santrau shows beginners how to create subtle and beautiful manga pictures using pencil and watercolors - the simplest of art materials. Lisa explains the materials and tools needed and then explores the fundamentals of how to draw manga – from color theory and breaking down drawings into basic shapes, to body proportions and faces for both classic manga and chibi manga figures.




    You will learn how to sketch, how to create depth in your work with shading, and a range of watercolor techniques including washes, wet-on-wet and layering, as well as special techniques involving masking fluid and an innovative 'film' technique for creating texture and patterns.




    The exercises that follow the basics explore a wide range of techniques including manga poses, hair and eyes, then learn about backgrounds, textures, gradients and more. 




    Finally, there are 12 step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills, with downloadable templates if you want to skip the drawing and get straight to the painting. The projects are varied and fun, and comprise:


    • Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake, using the dry technique

    • Steampunk chibis against a bright background, using the wet-on-wet technique

    • Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup, with a galaxy background

    • Chibi Harry, aka a world-famous wizard, teaching you character design

    • Young girl framed by a romantic floral design, using a monochrome palette

    • Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle, created with masking fluid

    • Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers, using the white of the paper

    • Historical heroine in a voluminous ballgown, using the film technique

    • Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background, with the film technique

    • Silhouette in the evening sunset, using the wet-on-wet technique

    • Food overload boy in the land of plenty, featuring surface textures

    • Girl's face with expressive eyes, exploring cool versus warm colors



    This easy-to-follow book by the creator of the popular Mechanical Princess comics, contains all you need to successfully paint your own watercolor manga art.

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    Table of Contents:

    Foreword 4
    Materials 7
    Paints 8
    Basics 11
    Paper 16
    Preparation 18
    Brushes 19
    Techniques 21
    Color theory 22
    Color selection 24
    Effect of color 25
    Examples 26
    Basics 28
    Proportions 29
    Faces 32
    Shading 34
    Sketching 36
    Wet on wet 37
    Dry technique 39
    White areas 40
    Special techniques 41
    Exercises 43
    Gradients 44
    Doodles 48
    Gemstones 56
    Feathers 58
    Snakeskin 60
    Dragon scales 62
    Walls 64
    Water 66
    Trees 68
    Landscape 72
    Gouache 74
    Hair 75
    Eyes 76
    Projects 79
    Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake 81
    Fresh steampunk chibis against a bright background 85
    Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup 91
    Chibi Harry aka a world
    -famous wizard 97
    Young girl framed by a romantic floral design 101
    Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle 107
    Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers 113
    Historic heroine in a voluminous ball gown 119
    Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background 123
    Silhouette in the evening sunset 127
    Food overload: boy in the land of plenty 131
    Girl's face with expressive eyes 137
    About the author/Acknowledgements 142

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