Strange things happen when kids see a book on drawing manga: They'll walk right over to that book and pick it up, mesmerized, as if it's the only one in the store. Manga is all-powerful. Unleash that power with Xtreme Art: Draw Mini-Manga! This fifth installment in the best-selling Xtreme Art series offers those obsessed kids a fun-filled tutorial on drawing the cute, chunky mini-people of manga. Young artists progress quickly from basic tips on drawing faces and bodies to sketching pages and pages of exciting characters—sweet and fuzzy mischief-makers, silly sidekicks, and dozens more. Each kooky manga character is shown the Chris Hart way, broken down into four simple steps with new lines highlighted, so it's easy to build the final drawing. All hail the power of manga!
· More than 100,000 Xtreme Art books sold!
· Xtreme Art: Draw Manga Chibi! has sold more than 12,000 copies in just six months.
· Kids are drawn to manga like moths to a flame
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About the Author:
CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 6 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 1-5 This title offers clear, concise writing and large, bold, easy-to-follow instructions. Hart uses his typically simple shape-based, step-by-step methods to illustrate the large-headed denizens of the chibis genre. With just four wordless steps to a complete drawing, even young children will feel that they can create their own mini manga characters. Steev Baker, Kewaskum Public Library, WI
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- PublisherWatson-Guptill
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0823003736
- ISBN 13 9780823003730
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages64
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