Yishan Li is a professional manga artist who lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Yishan has been drawing manga since 1998 when she was in high school and she has subsequently been published internationally including China, North America, France and the UK.
So easy to understand with step by step instructions. This came in
handy for my daughter who is studying art at school. She loved the
book and took bits from it and made her own characters too. For
anyone who loves to draw anime this book will show the basics and
you will hunger to learn more
*Jenny Cooper*
spent a fun afternoon with my son drawing these little characters,
the book makes it so easy to draw, step by step - a great place to
start for budding manga artists, i think we will be moving on to
some more advanced characters soon. A4 sized paperback book.
*Sallyanne Rose*
I received 'How To Draw: Manga Chibis' last month and it really is
a great way of showing you how to get started when it comes to
drawing manga characters. The book is made up almost exclusively of
step-by-step figures which, in my opinion, is the best way to teach
someone how to draw. I mean, who can learn to draw from superfluous
paragraphs of text?!
Each stage of the drawing process is clearly outlined, you simply
start off with lines and circles as a guide, and you add a little
more with each step. You'll be surprised at how quickly your
character develops and you'll soon be able to draw without the aid
of the book at all.
With the run-up to Christmas, this would make an ideal gift for
both kids and adults alike. Yishan Li really has provided a truly
great resource for learning how to draw manga figures.
Recommended.
*Derek Wilson*
I got this book with my 11 year old in mind. He loves to draw and
is always practising. This book shows lots of different manga
figures to draw broken down into simple easy to follow steps. My
son loves it and has expanded his drawing skills.
*Lisa Mayles*
My stepson is a big Manga fan, and was trying to start drawing his
own characters, this book, with its step-by-step illustrations has
really helped him to improve.
The book itself, with the eight-stage technique, is really easy to
follow, even for beginners (I had a go myself!), and I'd recommend
it for anyone wanting to have a go at Manga.
*Susie Wilkinson*
'How To Draw Manga Chibis' is a simple, yet very effective book
which can help start you on your way to drawing brilliant manga
figures. The book features very little text (apart from the first
page) which makes it a very easy to understand book. There are
plenty of figures (28) to practise drawing and these can be adapted
to create your own manga chibis. Each page shows roughly seven or
eight drawings, right from the basic circles and lines to start
with, each picture then adding more detail next time. I haven't
really tried drawing before I had this book and have practised
using the figures in the book. I am very pleased with how simply it
is set out and none of the pictures seems overwhelming. It is an A4
sized book of 32 pages. It is informative and well worth a try.
*Kaiserin Maggs*
This book was given to me to review and I found it to be very
pleasing. I've tried drawing manga before now, and own several "How
to books" by various authors, so was very pleased to receive this
one to review. The book starts off with a short introduction about
what Chiblis are and an explanation on how to understand the
drawing stages that has been used in the book, to aid you in
drawing them, followed by some recommendations on what to use to
draw and colour each character.
This book contains 28 cute little Chibis to draw, in several "how
to draw" stages. These include a cute Cat Maid, a Sorceress, a
delightfully fluffy, Polar Bear Mascot and a fun Footballer,
besides many other wonderfully drawn, fun, cute and creative
characters, to draw and colour yourself. The designs in this book,
are suitable for any ability in drawing, as there are a few
"easier" ones to draw and a few other more "challenging" ones to
enjoy.
Yishian uses several stages to show how to draw each Chibis,
starting from the basic outline to get the sizing right, on limbs,
heads etc. All the way up to the final finished stage - a complete
Chibis. The stages are very easy to follow, with her using
different coloured outlines to highlight the different stages of
drawing, making it easy to follow and see how each layer goes on
top of each prior layer, to build up to the final picture. This
also gives you a wonderful insight on how to, maybe go on, and draw
your own styled Chibis, using the same ideas as you get used to
copying, throughout the book.
I would personally recommend this book to anyone who enjoys drawing
manga or anyone thinking about trying to learn how to draw it, as
its gives you plenty of guidance and clear stages on how to draw
these cute little characters.
*Kelly Biss*
Great book. Easy to understand and a great fun way to start
drawing.
*Jo Udall*
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