Shojo Fashion: Manga Art School

Free your inner drama queen by drawing fantastic fashion shojo manga (Japanese-style girls' comics). Learn how to depict young characters with style using different elements for exciting results. Create fabulous shojo manga clothing and characters with different looks, primarily in pencil and ink. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist, this book demonstrates the Japanese comic-book practices of stylized proportions, clean lines and contrast between black and white (manga is usually published in black and white), with some finished art in colour. Covers basic techniques as well as step-by-step chapters on putting it all together to create specific looks and cool settings. Paperback by Irene Flores, 144 pages.