Kawaii Manga: Adorable! - Softcover

Minguet, Eva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062348604 ISBN 13: 9780062348609

Publisher: HarperDes, 2014

Synopsis

Kawaii Manga is the ultimate full-color instructional guide to drawing the kawaii (super cute) manga popular in contemporary cartoons, video games, advertising, and fashion designs around the world.

The word “Kawaii” originated in 1970s with Japan schoolgirls who used the term to describe everything they considered to be cute. Common worldwide today, kawaii identifies a particular trend of visual aesthetics such as Hello Kitty, the most famous example of this style. Kawaii is also a recognizable art form practiced by artists from around the world. Produced by both painters—including the acclaimed Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara—as well as commercial artists, kawaii can be found in museums and galleries, as well as on stickers, clothing, calendars, pens, pencils, erasers, video games, and other commercial items.

With this comprehensive, engaging manual, both new and experienced manga artists can master the steps for creating this colorful form—both freehand and digital—to draw a host of stunning kawaii characters. Detailed step-by-step instructions take them from initial character sketches to bright, finished designs, and show them how to master such techniques as applying digital color and 3-D vectorial drawing.

Featuring graphic full-color illustrations and detailed instructions, Kawaii Manga is sure to become the definitive how-to guide and reference for artists and manga lovers.

About this title

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Title: Kawaii Manga( Adorable!) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: EvaMinguet <>Publisher: HarperDesign

From the Back Cover:

The ultimate guide to creating your very own adorable kawaii manga characters

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperDes
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062348604
• ISBN 13: 9780062348609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352