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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5952 EAN: 9780061137693 ISBN: 0061137693 Label: Collins Design Manufacturer: Collins Design Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 148 Publication Date: November 01, 2006 Publisher: Collins Design Release Date: October 31, 2006 Studio: Collins Design Editorial Review: Product Description: "Mangaka" is a term for someone who creates manga. The artists in MANGAKA AMERICA represent the newest dynamic talents in the field and are professionally creating it for an American audience, something that was unheard of 20 years ago. MANGAKA AMERICA showcases a selection of these US–based mangaka, highlighting each artist's unique contibution to the genre. Manga fans are often anxious to learn new skills and techniques, and this book also provides mini–tutorials in which each artist provides instruction on character design, layouts, digital inking, and coloring. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Average Rating due to Average formatPlease keep in mind my perspective upon reviewing this book: I've been around the industry over 10 years now watching fanartists renaming themselves and branching out using the internet and other sources to realize their dream of becoming mangaka/comic book artists. The book uses quality paper in presenting a number of artists that use the Japanese influence commonly referred to as manga in this book. I did enjoy the introduction by Adam Warren, and I did find some useful information ... Read More Rating: - My beautiful book of knowledge.I love Anime and Manga, and I have for a long time. When I found this book in a book store I thought that it was fascinating. Definitely a great source of inspiration, but not worth 25 bucks. Then I saw one of the tutorials. That book was mine before it knew what happened to it. As an aspiring Graphic Designer and someone who has be trying to teach herself how to draw Manga for years now, this book is indispensable. The artists in this book showed me how to do things I just didn't know how to do before, ... Read More Rating:  - Brilliant idea, perfectly presentedThe book's idea was to showcase the work of a dozen North American manga artists, including "how to" interviews, which many of these artists turned into original pieces of manga (see especially the great outrageous chapter by Felipe Smith). The book is exceptionally well printed and has sewn signatures, so it opens flat and is durable (you will go back to it often). The book is edited by two strong young graphic designers and editors, Tania del Rio, a widely published manga artist herself (one chapter ... Read More Rating: - Visual Candy & Valuable TipsI have been anticipating this book since the start of the year - and pre-ordered it months ago. It was everything I expected/wanted, and more. I expected a few tutorials, much like how I see online, for colouring bit by bit. The techniques, etc. This book, much like those, takes you into the artist's perspective. And then some. They give you so many hints along the way, and explain things simply, so someone who knows only the very basics of painting programs [like me], could understand. ... Read More |
