How To Draw Manga Faces: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw Easy-to-Follow Anime Characters (Black & White Saver Series Book 5)

The author gets into great detail to explain about how one goes about drawing manga faces, but here is the kicker; even though Mr. Kutcher mentions human anatomy and topics such as refraction of light, anyone can utilize the tips and begin drawing from the start. It is useful for everyone, beginner artists and those that are more experienced. Not only that, but the author clearly has a passion for drawing and with providing his own backstory, I would think that any artist could relate to this. So, this is not just a picture book, but one with detailed explanations and step-by-step instructions. By the end of this book, you will be more confident in your drawing manga faces. Get this book, as it is at a bargain price for the knowledge you could receive after reading this. In the end, this is not just a book that you can read one time, but one that any artist can reuse time and time again during their own drawing.

Bought this book hoping it would explain more than just the basics of laying out a manga face. The author does a decent job of introducing the basics of face building, but doesn't do much to elaborate on facial features, different head shapes, or expressions. Not to mention the art is kind of terrible. The face on the cover is one of three in the whole book that are drawn well. Most of them are close to looking like manga, but come off as though a child had drawn them. Not very helpful as a lesson or a reference.

Stan Bendis Kutcher has created an exceptionally complete drawing book that may be focused on artists who create comics, but is so well written and filled with a surplus of visual diagrams that it could just as easily be a textbook for basic figure drawing classes in art schools. But Manga art is the goal here and Kutcher states that goal well. As he explains in his book, `Manga is in essence comic art or characters done in Japanese way and style. Anime is the sequential `animation' of imagery which would include many of these eastern Japanese stylistic elements found in Manga. Unlike more traditional western comic art and animation, Manga and Anime have many characteristics in common which consistently makes the style recognizable. In Manga the backgrounds are often more luscious and realistic while the actual figure may at times be more stylized.Manga portrait/facial art is the goal here and Kutcher states that goal well: `Comic art or sequential art is a means to capture a sequence or moment in time by telling a story. The aim of this book is to advance your understanding of anatomy so that your overall quality will improve in both the short and long term.' From that statement of definition of this art form Kutcher proceeds to share the materials needed for creating Manga face drawing and from that point the lessons are on!He divides his book into chapters that slowly advance the reader from the materials to the completed drawing. In the opening chapter he thoroughly discusses materials, listing all the items necessary from pencil and ink and paper and including digital mediums to draw with, mixed media - very complete and accompanied with photographs of each of the tools needed just to make it simple. Next he advances to Basic Face Proportions (forms from one to 3 dimensional), Manga Eyes in Detail, Features and Expressions, Old School Manga Faces, Modern Manga Face (exceptionally fine illustrations here and through the book), and the 4 step Manga. His emphasis is on basic anatomy and he offers ample illustrations in drawings.Then comes the magic - just sitting back and slowly leafing through this book for the beauty of Stan’s art. Stan Bendis Kutcher is a very fine artist, and now he proves he is as fine a teacher. All artists approaching the figure should buy this book! Grady Harp, May 18

This book is informative and wonderful for beginners! Would definitely recommend it.

O.K. not a bad book but there are better and cheaper books to the same theme or with this theme included.So especially if you are a beginner there are better books to look for !

I have to be honest and say this book is rather childlike in its construction. The examples are not what I would call professional quality and as far as a reference book it is just not very useful for today’s quality of Manga.