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Drawing the Female Figure

A Guide for Manga, Hentai and Comic Book Artists
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Drawing the Female Figure by Hikaru Hayashi offers artists, especially those interested in manga and comics, a distinctive guide to capturing sensuality and sex appeal in female characters. Unlike conventional life drawing books, it embraces provocative themes, teaching how to construct shapely figures, depict gestures, and render details such as faces, hair, underwear, cleavage, and bone structure. This richly illustrated manual combines practical instruction with creative inspiration to boost your confidence and enhance your drawing skills.
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This book is ideal for aspiring and practising manga and comic book artists eager to develop skills in drawing sensual and alluring female figures. It suits art students and enthusiasts seeking detailed anatomical guidance with a focus on sex appeal within artistic expression.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Most life drawing books tend to avoid anything remotely sensual or seductive, let alone risque or provocative. That's not this book. Aimed at manga and comic book artists, Drawing the Female Figure is here to teach you the tricks of the trade when it comes to sex appeal and sensuality.

Learn how to construct a shapely figure, add gesture, and capture the alluring. Packed with instruction and profusely illustrated, the contents include how to draw the face, hair, underwear, cleavage, and boobs, along with detailed explanations of poses and bone structure.

A book full of inspiration to help you develop your skills, build your confidence, and most importantly, get you drawing!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781912740130

Publisher: Korero Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Korero Press

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Born in Tokyo in 1961, Hikaru Hayashi started his activity as a manga artist after graduating from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tokyo Metropolitan University. After working as an assistant, he made his professional debut with the manga Story of Aja Kong, then went on to found the manga and design agency "Go office" in 1997. Since then he has created over 250 manuals on drawing manga, many of which have been successful internationally.

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