Absolute beginners and intermediate artists can now draw "shoujo" characters in the highly recognizable styles established by celebrated Japanese artists. Most characters in the book are modeled after hit anime shows and manga that are well-known in North America and Europe. It's a dream come true for aspiring "shoujo" manga artists.

From aesthetic subtleties to the slapstick, the heart and soul of manga lies in unique character representation through physiques and expressions. Tadashi Ozawa, the author of the best-selling How to Draw Anime & Game Characters series kicks off instruction with the basics and intricacies of properly proportioned and stylistically deformed characters. Ozawa then focuses on the creation of an entire range of facial expressions, from a slightly lifted eyebrow of doubt to a river of tears, exploring both the nuance and comedy exclusive to manga.

¿Sabes cómo crear al compañero de aventuras de ciencia-ficción ideal? ¿Y cómo era la armadura de un caballero Shaolin? ¿Quieres aumentar la tensión en tu propio manga antes de que aparezca el villano final? Afila tu lápiz y prepárate para aprender a dibujar todo lo relacionado con la fantasí­a dentro del mundo del manga. Con este volumen aprenderás cómo los libros clásicos y las historias de la vida real influyen en los mangas fantásticos más populares. Desde dibujar los detalles del cuerpo o recrear el mundo en el que habitan tus personajes: todo está recogido en esta sencilla y divertida guí­a. Toneladas de ejemplos e instrucciones paso a paso garantizarán que nunca te perderás en el mí­tico bosque del manga... ¡pero ten cuidado con el dragón del final! La exitosa serie Aprende a dibujar manga ofrece orientación y consejos para los aspirantes a dibujante profesionales. En esta ocasión, y capitaneados por la dibujante profesional Aster Noriko, podremos descubrir los trucos clave y pistas para dar forma a tus ideas originales con todo detalle: dibujar el mundo soñado está ahora al alcance de aficionados novatos y curtidos veteranos por igual. Estás a punto de crear tus mundos secretos, armas, ¡y mucho más!

How to Draw the Hottest Shoujo Manga From the creative mind of superstar comic artist Colleen Doran, Girl to Grrrl Manga is your invitation to the drama, high romance and dreamlike settings of shoujo manga! Page after page of step-by-step instruction lets you get right to it as you learn the simple tricks to drawing different shoujo looks. Beautiful, glamorous girls in funky costumes. Gorgeous guys with smoldering, direct gazes and tortured storylines. Dazzling characters with supermodel-lean builds, voluminous hair and those enormous, liquid eyes that swim with emotion. Inside, you'll learn to draw faces and figures from different perspectives and to various dramatic effects. Discover the secrets to drawing hands, tearful eyes, fantastic costumes, and other fun and expressive facets of shoujo art. You'll see how the smallest details, like extra-long eyelashes or a highlight on the lips, can make the biggest difference! So you want to draw like CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura and CLAMP School Detectives), or Mineo Maya (Patalliro), or Fuyumi Soryo (Mars) ... or (best of all) uniquely like YOU?! With Girl to Grrrl Manga, you'll learn to recognize and replicate authentic shoujo styles—classic, contemporary, retro, children's, aesthetic, modern, illustrative—on your way to achieving your own, fabulous, one-of-a-kind style.