Anime Art Class: A Complete Course in Drawing Manga Cuties

by Yoai

Learn to draw the popular Japanese style of anime and manga like a pro with renowned Instagram artist Yoai in this follow-up to her best-selling Chibi Art Class.

In Anime Art Class, you will learn how to draw Yoai’s signature cute characters, from their bodies and facial features, including their dreamy eyes, to trendy clothes and accessories and fun hair.
 
The 20 tutorials, with simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions, guide you from drawing characters in pencil and pen to coloring and shading them in with colored pencils, markers, and watercolor paints.

Also find:
 

• An overview of the tools and materials you can use to create anime art
• Anime basics, including demonstrations for drawing every part of the body and article of clothing
• Techniques for refining your pencil sketches, inking your drawings, and adding color
• Tips and troubleshooting advice for perfecting your drawings
• An inspiration gallery of different eyes, hairstyles, clothing, accessories, and poses that you can also use as coloring pages

Soon you will be enhancing your notebooks, stationery, artwork, and more with your own unique anime world. 
 
Anime Art Class is now in session!

Learn even more fun drawing techniques from Yoai with:Chibi Art Class, Mini Chibi Art Class, Anime Art Class Sketchbook, and Anime + Chibi Art Class.

• ISBN13: 9781631067648
• Publish Date: 24 August 2021 (first published 20 July 2021)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Rock Point
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 144
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Anime Art Class is a really nice style guide with tutorials by artist and youtuber Anny Zhou (yoaihime). Due out 24th Aug 2021 from Quarto on their Rock Point imprint, it's 144 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats (ebook available now).

This a fun and accessible tutorial guide aimed at beginners to slightly more advanced readers and usable for all-ages. The author has an engaging and encouraging style of teaching and writes understandably. The book includes an abbreviated introduction with a (very) short primer on tools and supplies, followed by very general anime anatomy and physiological features and how to progress from rough sketch through the refining process.

The technique chapters include general tips on shading, inking,coloring, blending, troubleshooting, and a worthwhile tip on safety and ergonomics. The book's tutorial chapters include step by step tutorials for different characters focusing on facial features, character personalities (see cover), and step by step instructions (including materials and tools) for producing a finished sketch.

There are a number of template pages at the end for practicing eyes, hairstyles, clothes, and accessories as well as silhouette poses for inspiration.

This would make a good choice for public or school library acquisition, home use, or gift giving (perhaps bundled with some basic drawing supplies).

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.