Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint
Learn how to create beautiful manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. 
 
As the popularity of Manga art continues to soar, manga and comic book artist Lisa Santrau shows beginners how to create subtle and beautiful manga pictures using pencil and watercolors—the simplest of art materials. Lisa explains the materials and tools needed and then explores the fundamentals of how to draw manga—from color theory and breaking down drawings into basic shapes, to body proportions and faces for both classic manga and chibi manga figures.
 
You will learn how to sketch, how to create depth in your work with shading, and a range of watercolor techniques including washes, wet-on-wet and layering, as well as special techniques involving masking fluid and an innovative "film" technique for creating texture and patterns.
The exercises that follow the basics explore a wide range of techniques including manga poses, hair and eyes, then learn about backgrounds, textures, gradients and more. 
 
Finally, there are twelve step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills, with downloadable templates if you want to skip the drawing and get straight to the painting. The projects are varied and fun, and comprise:
 
  • Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake, using the dry technique
  • Fresh steampunk chibis against a bright background, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup, with a galaxy background
  • Chibi Harry, aka a world-famous wizard, teaching you character design
  • Young girl framed by a romantic floral design, using a monochrome palette
  • Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle, created with masking fluid
  • Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers, using the white of the paper
  • Historical heroine in a voluminous ballgown, using the film technique
  • Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background, again with the film technique
  • Silhouette in the evening sunset, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Food overload boy in the land of plenty, featuring surface textures
  • Girl's face with expressive eyes, exploring cool versus warm colors
 
This easy-to-follow book by the creator of the popular Mechanical Princess comics, contains all you need to successfully paint your own watercolor manga art.
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Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint
Learn how to create beautiful manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. 
 
As the popularity of Manga art continues to soar, manga and comic book artist Lisa Santrau shows beginners how to create subtle and beautiful manga pictures using pencil and watercolors—the simplest of art materials. Lisa explains the materials and tools needed and then explores the fundamentals of how to draw manga—from color theory and breaking down drawings into basic shapes, to body proportions and faces for both classic manga and chibi manga figures.
 
You will learn how to sketch, how to create depth in your work with shading, and a range of watercolor techniques including washes, wet-on-wet and layering, as well as special techniques involving masking fluid and an innovative "film" technique for creating texture and patterns.
The exercises that follow the basics explore a wide range of techniques including manga poses, hair and eyes, then learn about backgrounds, textures, gradients and more. 
 
Finally, there are twelve step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills, with downloadable templates if you want to skip the drawing and get straight to the painting. The projects are varied and fun, and comprise:
 
  • Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake, using the dry technique
  • Fresh steampunk chibis against a bright background, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup, with a galaxy background
  • Chibi Harry, aka a world-famous wizard, teaching you character design
  • Young girl framed by a romantic floral design, using a monochrome palette
  • Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle, created with masking fluid
  • Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers, using the white of the paper
  • Historical heroine in a voluminous ballgown, using the film technique
  • Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background, again with the film technique
  • Silhouette in the evening sunset, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Food overload boy in the land of plenty, featuring surface textures
  • Girl's face with expressive eyes, exploring cool versus warm colors
 
This easy-to-follow book by the creator of the popular Mechanical Princess comics, contains all you need to successfully paint your own watercolor manga art.
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Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint

Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint

by Lisa Santrau
Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint

Manga Watercolor: Step-by-Step Manga Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint

by Lisa Santrau

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Learn how to create beautiful manga art from pencil sketch to finished painting, with this comprehensive guide. 
 
As the popularity of Manga art continues to soar, manga and comic book artist Lisa Santrau shows beginners how to create subtle and beautiful manga pictures using pencil and watercolors—the simplest of art materials. Lisa explains the materials and tools needed and then explores the fundamentals of how to draw manga—from color theory and breaking down drawings into basic shapes, to body proportions and faces for both classic manga and chibi manga figures.
 
You will learn how to sketch, how to create depth in your work with shading, and a range of watercolor techniques including washes, wet-on-wet and layering, as well as special techniques involving masking fluid and an innovative "film" technique for creating texture and patterns.
The exercises that follow the basics explore a wide range of techniques including manga poses, hair and eyes, then learn about backgrounds, textures, gradients and more. 
 
Finally, there are twelve step-by-step painting projects to perfect your manga art skills, with downloadable templates if you want to skip the drawing and get straight to the painting. The projects are varied and fun, and comprise:
 
  • Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake, using the dry technique
  • Fresh steampunk chibis against a bright background, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup, with a galaxy background
  • Chibi Harry, aka a world-famous wizard, teaching you character design
  • Young girl framed by a romantic floral design, using a monochrome palette
  • Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle, created with masking fluid
  • Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers, using the white of the paper
  • Historical heroine in a voluminous ballgown, using the film technique
  • Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background, again with the film technique
  • Silhouette in the evening sunset, using the wet-on-wet technique
  • Food overload boy in the land of plenty, featuring surface textures
  • Girl's face with expressive eyes, exploring cool versus warm colors
 
This easy-to-follow book by the creator of the popular Mechanical Princess comics, contains all you need to successfully paint your own watercolor manga art.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781446381540
Publisher: David & Charles
Publication date: 07/13/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 141
File size: 192 MB
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About the Author

Lisa Santrau is a graphic designer with a focus on illustration and has worked for over 15 years in the German manga and anime scene. She has published her successful manga series Mechanical Princess since 2012.

Table of Contents

Foreword 4 Materials 7 Paints 8 Basics 11 Paper 16 Preparation 18 Brushes 19 Techniques 21 Color theory 22 Color selection 24 Effect of color 25 Examples 26 Basics 28 Proportions 29 Faces 32 Shading 34 Sketching 36 Wet on wet 37 Dry technique 39 White areas 40 Special techniques 41 Exercises 43 Gradients 44 Doodles 48 Gemstones 56 Feathers 58 Snakeskin 60 Dragon scales 62 Walls 64 Water 66 Trees 68 Landscape 72 Gouache 74 Hair 75 Eyes 76 Projects 79 Sweet chibi girl on a slice of cake 81 Fresh steampunk chibis against a bright background 85 Chibi sorcerer's apprentice in a flying teacup 91 Chibi Harry aka a world-famous wizard 97 Young girl framed by a romantic floral design 101 Sailor boy in a symbolic sun circle 107 Girl in a kimono backlit by a window with flowers 113 Historic heroine in a voluminous ball gown 119 Melancholic schoolgirl against a fluorescent background 123 Silhouette in the evening sunset 127 Food overload: boy in the land of plenty 131 Girl's face with expressive eyes 137 About the author/Acknowledgements 142
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