Draw Manga by Sweatdrop Studios

Draw Manga (Illustrated 2006 Manga Drawing Guide)

A Step-by-Step Colour Course in Drawing Manga Characters, by the Sweatdrop Studios Collective

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Draw Manga: Step-by-Steps*Character Construction*Projects from the Masters (Draw)
• Author: Sweatdrop Studios
• Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• ISBN-13: 9781845374167
• ISBN-10: 1845374169
• Edition Details: First published in 2006.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), portrait format, 96 pages. Heavily illustrated throughout in colour and line drawings.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The glossy illustrated wrappers are clean and bright. The spine is straight and unbroken, with legible lettering. Corners and edges appear sharp, with no tears or creases. A small pale yellowish patch, possibly residue from a removed price label, is present on the lower back cover near the barcode.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing, marks or writing. The binding is tight, though the thin text block curls slightly when opened.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Draw Manga, first published in London in 2006, is a step-by-step art course in the manga style, created by the Sweatdrop Studios collective. It begins with the basics of the style, tools and materials, then moves on to tutorials on the individual elements of a character: eyes, hair, hands, clothing, accessories, lighting and colour.

The book is arranged in three sections, Basic Tutorials, Creation and Projects from the Masters. Creation shows how raw ideas become finished comics, while the closing projects combine the earlier lessons into complete characters of all ages, from children to adults. It is richly illustrated, with around 140 colour illustrations.

A useful used collectible book for those interested in the manga boom of the mid-2000s and in the British artists who helped teach the style to a Western audience.

Author Profile: Sweatdrop Studios

Sweatdrop Studios is a Cambridge-based collective of artists who produce manga comics, described in contemporary sources as a group of 17 creators. It has published over 50 titles, including several anthologies.

Other books credited to the group include 500 Manga Characters and Manga Sketchbook. Sonia Leong, a member of the collective, is named as head contributor to this book.

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