How to Draw Manga Animals

The popularity of manga among young people who love to draw continues to grow. In her third manga book, J.C. Amberlyn focuses on her favourite subject matter, animals, with a fun and lively how-to-draw book aimed at beginners. How to Draw Manga Animals takes readers through all the step-by-step drawing instructions they need to learn how to successfully create their own super-cute manga animal characters, as well as the worlds they live in.

In How to Draw Manga Animals, J.C. Amberlyn guides readers through all the drawing techniques they'll need to create a cast of manga-style animal characters. What makes a good character design? This book explores elements in creating a manga-style animal character with appeal, examining archetypes and other familiar types of characters, as well as how to add unexpected or unique elements that give characters a memorable twist.

In addition, readers will learn to draw cute chibi critters and dangerous-looking monsters, and everything in between, for comics, games, or simply their own personal enjoyment. This book includes chapters on some common or notable real and mythological Japanese animals to provide readers a foundation of knowledge to start their own animal character designs.