Books like How to draw manga made easy by Rikki Simons

Learn an intuitive, step‑by‑step method for inventing and drawing original characters, from sci‑fi and steampunk to comic book heroes, animal familiars and alien races.

Learn to illustrate fantasy manga with step‑by‑step guidance on characters, costumes, weapons, beasts, and worlds, covering techniques in drawing and cartooning.

"An insight into the creation of manga art, focusing on coloring, drawing and designing characters using traditional and digital methods. Manga is an increasingly popular art form, particularly with the recent influx of Far Eastern games, anime and comics into the western world. A term originally describing a Japanese comic art style of the late 19th century, manga has come to be applied to a variety of mediums in recent years and is receiving more and more mainstream interest and attention. Beginner's Guide to Creating Manga Art explores the topic of manga art, starting from basic character design and progressing to full color images. Industry greats including Steven Cummings and Gonzalo Ordoñez open a window into their world and present tutorials covering everything from drawing features, anatomy and expressions to designing clothing, perfecting poses and coloring characters with a variety of traditional and digital artistic tools. Bursting with knowledge and brilliant artwork, Beginner's Guide to Creating Manga Art is an unmissable title for anyone wanting to learn how to capture that classic manga style"--Publisher's description.

This guide teaches manga lovers how to create their own characters and stories. From bodies to the nuts and bolts of “mech” (manga for anything mechanical), readers will learn all the basics necessary to start rendering the exotic worlds and creative characters that attracted them to manga as readers. Over 200 illustrations will show readers exactly how to draw everything from heroes to vehicles to backgrounds.