The must-have workbook companion to the mega-selling Step-by-Step Manga, by celebrated manga artist Gecko Keck.This practical workbook with drawing prompts, practical manga tips and space to draw can be used alongside
Step-by-Step Manga, or as a standalone drawing guide, and is the perfect tool for beginners.
- All the key drawing elements are covered: Gecko Keck explains the techniques required to bring manga characters to life on the page, from an exploration of the essential tools and materials to creating outlines and hatching, sketching key facial features, capturing movement and perspective. Keck reveals his own secrets for conveying emotion, as well as adding depth to characters through hairstyles and fashion choices right through to mystical or fantastical details such as animal ears and even tails!
- Space to draw and practise throughout: Provided throughout are a variety of drawing prompts to get you started. This includes some partial images for you to complete or add further detail to so that you can practice specific elements such as hair or clothing; some simple faint outlines for you to build on; and some completely blank spaces for you to experiment with.
- Take it further: Discover how to create a world around your characters using considered color choices and graphic effects. Then put all your skills into practice to plan out a graphic novel of your own!
Recenzijas
This practical workbook with drawing prompts, practical manga tips and space to draw can be used alongside Step-by-Step Manga, or as a standalone drawing guide, and is the perfect tool for beginners.
All the key drawing elements are covered. Gecko Keck explains the techniques required to bring manga characters to life on the page, from an exploration of the essential tools and materials to creating outlines and hatching, sketching key facial features, capturing movement and perspective. Keck reveals his own secrets for conveying emotion, as well as adding depth to characters through hairstyles and fashion choices right through to mystical or fantastical details such as animal ears and even tails!
Theres space to draw and practise and provided throughout are a variety of drawing prompts to get you started. This includes partial images for you to complete or add further detail to so that you can practise specific elements such as hair or clothing; simple faint outlines for you to build on; and some completely blank spaces for you to experiment with. * Craft Focus *
MANGA BASICS
Materials, Outlines and hatching, Starting with the head, Magical manga eyes,
Secrets of the nose and mouth, Hairstyles, Typical manga hair, Young heroes
strong emotions, Hands and feet, Anatomy of a manga character, Manga
movement, Perspective and the manga figure
FASHION AND EMOTIONS
The school uniform, Student groups, Whats your style?, Colour makes all the
difference, Boys fashion, Magical transformation, Limitless emotions,
Utterly in love, Enchanting faces from other worlds
DRAWING ESSENTIALS
Perspective, Colouring, Graphic symbols and effects
ITS ALL CUTE
Chibis, Mythical creatures, animals, dolls
MY OWN MANGA
Bringing in the action, Ballerina, Football star, Young gun, Basketball
player, A manga story is born
CHARACTERS AND STYLE
The Ruler of the Seas, Cat Girl, Sci-fi hero, Young fighter, Dark teen boy
and teen girl, Cosplay
Gecko Keck (the pen name of Gerhard Wörner) is a German artist, designer and author.
He has published around 90 books since 2007, including Step-by-Step Manga, which has sold over 55,000 copies, and has created more than 25,000 drawings, paintings and figures.
Keck is married, and has two daughters. He spends a large part of his time on the Tuscan archipelago island of Elba, Italy.
Visit Gecko Keck online:
Facebook: @geckomanga, @GeckoKeckBuecher and @GeckoKeckGraphicArt
Instagram: @geckomanga and @gecko_keck
