500 Manga Villains and Heroes - Softcover

Li, Yishan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061968803 ISBN 13: 9780061968808

Publisher: Harper Design Intl, 2010

Synopsis

The perfect follow-up to the highly successful 500 Manga Characters, this new edition features a compelling clip art library of professionally drawn manga and anime heroes and villains. The disc of 500 Manga Heroes and Villains contains copyright-free manga and anime illustrations and poses that can be printed, saved as PDF or JPEG files, or imported into Photoshop and manipulated; while the book includes detailed instructions for coloring the figures or importing them into backgrounds or text files. Perfect for illustrators and non-illustrators alike!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This giant collection of manga characters presents 500 dynamic villains and heroes, drawn by professional manga artists. Supplied as high-resolution, ready-to-use clip art images on CD, you can now create stunning artwork quickly and easily.

The book includes step-by-step instructions for coloring the designs, and a gallery of the images to help you choose from the vast selection, with colored examples for inspiration.

Find a huge range of characters, from action figures to ninja warriors, sci-fi slickers to gothic ghouls, mythical to cyber punk, contemporary to historical--there are styles to suit any artwork.

500 Villains and Heroes is perfect for both designers seeking a pop-culture look and building mangakas interested in this exciting artistic genre.

About the Author:

Yishan Li is a professional manga artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her work has been published in the UK, U.S., France, Germany, and Switzerland. She drew the monthly strip, The Adventures of CG! for CosmoGIRL!. Her Beijing-based company, Yishan Studio, is made up of a small group of artists who have published many manga titles in the U.S.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design Intl
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061968803
• ISBN 13: 9780061968808
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528