The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Illustrated, 2nd Edition

Amber loves to draw. Loves, loves, loves it.  She's pretty good at it too, and that's not just a biased mom talking, really it's not. 

When I was approached to review some of The Complete Idiot's Guide books (see my review of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking), I right away knew that Amber would flip if I got this one for her.  What a great mom I am, heh?  So the following is a review from my guest blogger Amber who also has her own blog at Hyper's Corner.

To put it simply, this book is amazing.
I found this book to be extremely insightful on everything you need to know about drawing Manga.

It covers topics ranging from body types to speech bubbles, expressions to weapons, characters to speed lines, and even my personal nemesis:  the art of drawing hands. 

There are guides on backdrops and shading, close-ups, and drawing critters.

My only complaint is that the step-by-step guides don't have enough steps, so I get lost trying to figure out what to do.

This book is for anyone who thinks they want to draw Manga, and doesn't think they can do it!  However, the book is not for all ages, as some of the pictures (while not drawn to be bad) for the women charcter aren't quite right for young kids.

The following picture was drawn by me, with inspiration and teaching from the book.  It was sketched in pencil and gone over with black pen.