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Drawing American Manga Superheroes (Paperback)
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Description
Capture the best of American-style manga comic art to create exciting superheroes.
For years, American comic book artists have been inspired by the style of Japanese manga artists. Manga has transformed the work of cutting-edge American comic-book artists such as Joe Madureira (Uncanny X-Men) and Ed McGinnis (Superman) so much that a new term has evolved: amerimanga. In Drawing American Manga Superheroes, author Andy Smith uses his own clear, informative step-by-step format to show artists exactly how to create their own amerimanga by giving traditional American figures and storytelling a twist with manga style and techniques. Tips on form, rendering, perspective, penciling, and inking, plus an easy-to-understand compare-and-contrast method that shows how to capture the best of both worlds, makes this book valuable to both aspiring artists and working professionals.
• At last! A follow-up to Andy Smith’s the best-selling Drawing Dynamic Comics—more than 50,000 sold!
• Author graduated from the highly respected Joe Kubert School
• Unique compare-and-contrast method shows beginners and experienced artists how to create "amerimanga"
About the Author
Andy Smith, an alumni of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, has been drawing comics for more than a decade. He has worked for Marvel, DC, Acclaim, and others, contributing to such top titles as X-Men, Gen X, Green Lantern, and many more. His own comic book, First Man, was published by Image Comics. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.


