Manga Drawing Deluxe

Renowned Japanese manga artist, international instructor, and illustrator of the Wedding Peach series Nao Yazawa guides you step by step through all phases of manga drawing, from developing characters to creating a story line and story boards. With this detailed guide, learn every aspect of how to draw manga, including poses, movement, perspective, and props. Starting with rough sketches, you’ll learn to add ink, coloration, special effects, and finishing touches to create dynamic manga characters and stories.
You’ll also find tips on how to give your characters lively facial expressions and how to create backgrounds with simple perspective. Learn authentic manga drawing from a manga master.

Author Biography

Nao Yazawa is a Japanese manga artist residing in Tokyo, Japan. She is most well known for her manga series Wedding Peach, which was made into an anime series of the same name. Both the manga and anime series were translated into several languages. Since 2008, she has been teaching manga workshops (in English) internationally, in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Canada, and the United States. She is the founder of Nakano Manga School, started in 2011, in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, where she teaches in-person workshops and maintains the studio where she hosts her online classes.