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| How to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and Beyond | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 54 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41765
Category: Book
Author: Tadashi Ozawa
Publisher: Graphic-Sha
Studio: Graphic-Sha
Manufacturer: Graphic-Sha
Label: Graphic-Sha
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 4766111206
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
UPC: 824869000120
EAN: 9784766111200
ASIN: 4766111206
Publication Date: September 5, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 "Let's get down to the basics!" September 9, 2005
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I'd only suggest this book for total beginners -- the first portion of the book is spent on proportions of the face/body, and how to make things look 3D. The rest is spent studying a few generic characters that have been already created; their clothes, what the shape of their eyes mean, so on. So if you need to work on giving your characters proper body sizes, or need to give them dimension, or if you just want some reference material, this book will show you all of this. Otherwise, I'd look elsewhere.
 ....yawn... June 4, 2005
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
When I 1st picked this book up I was rather excited...only to be dissapointed.the only reason that I gave it 2 (instead of 1) stars was because I found the page on head angles and body proportions rather helpful. And thats about the only thing you'll find of much use(and it's only 1 page!).The book has you drawing cubes to break down the body when circles and cylinders are much faster, easier, and far more effective. There is also no section on how to do hair or hands,and a very bland,unhelpful section on eyes.just"how to's" for generic characters.NOT a must buy,so dont waste your money.
 Perfect for beginner May 27, 2005
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book has really helped me build skills in manga drawing. Out of the 20 or so books I've purchased for manga instruction, this is by far my favorite. Vol 2 (Expressing Emotions) is also a great find - definitely pickup both.
A Best Buy May 23, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
THis is a defenatly the best how to draw manga book i've ever bought. although it is hard to understand at the begining of the book(especailly if your a beginer) it moves along quickly and gets easier to understand. i was very good at drawing manga, but this book defianatly helped me make it much better.if anyone wants to learn or refine their skills, i recomend this book.
Think 3-Dimensional November 22, 2004
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Ozawa covers parts of the body he deems important (head, feet, hands, eyes, hair) and the rest of the book focuses examples of 15 character-archetypes on the head and whole character body shown in different views giving a lot of examples of various character types. You get to know different ways of drawing the hair, eyes, nose, and other details while learning various tips. He even has a nice section on character arrangement for a pin-up and a critique section of artists with various skill levels.
The approach of this book to drawing is in a different manner than the typical drawing book. He doesn't go into sections on how to draw specific sections of the body such as the hips, arms, etc. He starts you off drawing the whole body and getting you into the mindset of critiqueing your own drawing and improving it. He also gets you into thinking of your characters in terms of 3D. Some people may be detered by this and others may not.
The highest form of nudity in this book is the wire frame and nothing further. An excellent book for younger artists.
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