The Manga Artist's Handbook: Drawing Dynamic Manga Characters. Junka Morozumi

      

      THE MANGA ARTIST’s HANDBOOK

      DRAWING DYNAMIC

       MANGA CHARACTERS

      THE EASY 1-2-3 METHOD FOR BEGINNERS

      Tomomi Mizuna

       Junka Morozumi

      CONTENTS

       HOW CAN I MAKE MY CHARACTERS MORE DYNAMIC 4

       WHAT IS BLOCKING-IN? 5

       HOW TO MAKE (EVEN BETTER!) FRIENDS WITH BLOCKING-IN 6

       GALLERY OF EXPRESSIONS 8

       COMBINE EXPRESSIONS AND POSES FOR AMAZING ILLUSTRATIONS! 10

       HOW TO TRACE THE BLOCKED-IN PARTS 11

       EXAMPLE 1 12

       EXAMPLE 2 13

       EXAMPLE 3 14

       EXAMPLE 4 16

       CREATING ORIGINAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS 17

       HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 18

       CHAPTER 1

       Basic Expressions

       REGULAR EXPRESSION AND SMILING 20

       ANNOYANCE AND SURPRISE 21

       POUTING AND WINKING 22

       CRYING AND AMUSED 23

       FRUSTRATION AND LOST IN THOUGHT 24

       EXCITED AND SMUG 25

       GLARING AND SNEERING 26

       ENDURING PAIN AND COMING TO ONE‛S SENSES 27

       LAUGHING MANIACALLY AND SMILING WARMLY 28

       DECLARING LOVE AND SCREAMING 29

       EXPERT TIPS 1 30

       ADDING EFFECTS

       CHAPTER 2

       Adding Emotions

       FACE BASICS 32

       STANDING STRAIGHT 34

       SMILING AND FLASHING THE PEACE SIGN 35

       EXPRESSING SURPRISE 36

       POUTING WITH FOLDED ARMS 37

       FISTS CLENCHED IN RAGE 38

       JUMPING FOR JOY 39

       WIPING TEARS AWAY 40

       POINTING AND LAUGHING HEARTILY 41

       HOLDING ONESELF 42

       RESTING A CHEEK ON ONE’S HAND 43

       GETTING IN A HUFF 44

       FEELING DEPRESSED 45

       SINGING AND DANCING 46

       FALLING DOWN IN DESPAIR 47

       EXPERT TIPS 2 48

       SEASONAL TOUCHES

       CHAPTER 3

       Action and Conflict

       EXPRESSIONS FOR FIGHT SCENES 50

       BEING GRABBED BY THE SHIRT FRONT 51

       WINCING IN PAIN 52

       RAISING AN ARM IN SELF-DEFENCE 53

       A CONDESCENDING SMILE 54

       POINTING A DAGGER 55

       SMUGLY FOLDING THE ARMS 56

       STANDING ONE‛S GROUND 57

       ENTERING INTO BATTLE 58