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informative
fast-paced
Thanks to Edelweiss and Tuttle Publishing for an advance copy.
tl;dr
A great resource for intermediate artists looking to up their game.
About
200 brief art lessons from different artists that cover things like anatomy, composition, and coloring for manga and anime.
Thoughts
Just last week I was lamenting the lack of resources for intermediate artists, and now as if in response to my pleas, this book arrives! But before I go any further, I feel I should define what I mean by "intermediate." The ability to draw, and the ability to see something "wrong" with a drawing are two separate skills. In most cases, the first ability improves more slowly than the second. Intermediate artists have been drawing for a while and improving, but they see more and more things in their art that feel off, and often can't figure out exactly what's gone wrong. Learning to identify and correct these "off" parts is a difficult leap, and over the years, many artists have developed tricks and shortcuts to figuring out these problems. That's where this book comes in. It features 200 Lessons: Concise, single-page notes that tackle a multitude of common problems. The first two chapters discuss everything from drawing tricks to anatomy and clothing folds. The third chapter covers honing digital art and coloring, with a focus on Clip Studio (and sometimes Photoshop). Artists using other software might find this section harder to follow, but a lot of the ideas here can still be used in other workspaces. The fourth chapter covers poses and composition, which is probably one of the hardest things for intermediate artists to nail down, so it's great to see this addressed. If you've been drawing for a bit and you're looking for ways to really polish your work, this book is an excellent resource.
tl;dr
A great resource for intermediate artists looking to up their game.
About
200 brief art lessons from different artists that cover things like anatomy, composition, and coloring for manga and anime.
Thoughts
Just last week I was lamenting the lack of resources for intermediate artists, and now as if in response to my pleas, this book arrives! But before I go any further, I feel I should define what I mean by "intermediate." The ability to draw, and the ability to see something "wrong" with a drawing are two separate skills. In most cases, the first ability improves more slowly than the second. Intermediate artists have been drawing for a while and improving, but they see more and more things in their art that feel off, and often can't figure out exactly what's gone wrong. Learning to identify and correct these "off" parts is a difficult leap, and over the years, many artists have developed tricks and shortcuts to figuring out these problems. That's where this book comes in. It features 200 Lessons: Concise, single-page notes that tackle a multitude of common problems. The first two chapters discuss everything from drawing tricks to anatomy and clothing folds. The third chapter covers honing digital art and coloring, with a focus on Clip Studio (and sometimes Photoshop). Artists using other software might find this section harder to follow, but a lot of the ideas here can still be used in other workspaces. The fourth chapter covers poses and composition, which is probably one of the hardest things for intermediate artists to nail down, so it's great to see this addressed. If you've been drawing for a bit and you're looking for ways to really polish your work, this book is an excellent resource.