{"product_id":"manga-for-the-beginner-isbn-9780823030835","title":"Manga for the Beginner","description":"\u003cb\u003eGot manga?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Hart’s got manga, and he wants to share it with all his millions  of readers—especially the beginners. With \u003ci\u003eManga for the Beginner\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 6 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice.Ever wonder what makes a professional artist's action poses look so cool? Well, you're about to find out. You're going to see that certain principles are used over and over again to make poses more dramatic. They are: (1) having the figures lean into the pose, (2) using speed lines and forced perspective, (3) creating emphatic facial expressions, (4) indicating secondary actions, and (5) adding background motion.","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300486500581,"sku":"NP9780823030835","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823030835.jpg?v=1767732211","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/manga-for-the-beginner-isbn-9780823030835","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}