Pop Manga: How to Draw the Coolest, Cutest Characters, Animals, Mascots, and More

Camilla d'Errico · Stephen W. Martin

Oct 2013 · Sold by Watson-Guptill

About this ebook

Renowned manga artist and comics creator Camilla D'Errico's beginner's guide to drawing her signature Japanese-style characters.

From comics to video games to contemporary fine art, the beautiful, wide-eyed-girl look of shoujo manga has infiltrated pop culture, and no artist's work today better exemplifies this trend than Camilla D'Errico's.  In her first instructional guide, D'Errico reveals  techniques for creating her emotive yet playful manga characters, with lessons on drawing basic body construction, capturing action, and creating animals, chibis, and mascots.  Plus, she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at her character design process, pointers on creating their own comics, and prompts for finishing her drawings.

Pop Manga is both a celebration of creativity and an indespensible guide that is sure to appeal to manga diehards and aspiring artists alike.

Ratings and reviews

I get it it's supposed to be easy but the beginning drawings don't even look like anime I haven't seen the other drawings cuz I just tried the sample but so far off to a bad start

I've been a pro comic book artist for nearly 2 decades. This book showed me that there is so much I still have to learn. A true work of art.

And yes do i absolutely find it very helpful to draw manga. I really would recommend reading this book.

About the author

Camilla d’Errico is the author of The Pop Manga Sketchbook, Pop Manga Cute and Creepy Coloring Book, Pop Manga Drawing, Pop Manga Mermaids and Other Sea Creatures, Pop Manga Coloring Book, Pop Painting, Pop Manga Dragons and Other Magically Mythical Creatures, Best of Pop Manga Coloring Book, Pop Manga Beauties and Beasties Coloring Book, and Pop Manga, which she co-authored with award-winning writer and director Stephen W. Martin. She has worked with Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Hasbro, Disney, and Sanrio. She is also well known for her melting rainbow, big-eyed girl oil paintings, which have made her a hit in the international Pop Surrealism Art movement.

STEPHEN W. MARTIN is a screenwriter and story editor in film and comics. He lives in Vancouver.