Targeted at the countless manga fans from all over the world who love the dark, mysterious charm of monsters and other dark characters.
Introduction 9
The Basics 11
Major Character Types 12
Drawing Heads 21
Powerful Male Goth 22
Victim 24
The Wild One 26
The Seductress 28
Young Teen Goth: Male 30
Young Teen Goth: Female 32
Drawing Bodies 35
Front View Basics: Male 36
Front View Basics: Female 39
Girls from the Dark Side 43
Gothic and Lolita-Style
Female 44
Dark Gothic Girl 48
Possessed Child 52
Girl Witch 56
Zombie Girlfriend 60
Boys with Lost Souls 65
Vampire Boy 66
Hunter of Vampires 70
Sorcerer 74
Fallen Angel 78
Vampires: Rulers of the Underworld 83
The Ever-Popular Victorian-Style Vampires 84
Modern Vampires: The New Stars of Graphic Novels 92
The Bewitching Beauty of Female Vampires 102
Magical Beasts 111
Dragon 112
Werewolf 114
Human-Creature Hybrid 116
Magical White Tiger 118
Elk Monster 120
Flying Snow Fox 122
Unicorn 124
Backgrounds 127
In the Garden of Death 128
The Baron’s Castle 130
Church Steeple 132
Lost in the Woods 134
Abandoned Farmhouse 136
Things That Go Bump in the Night 138
Color Theory 145
Color Palettes for
Supernatural Characters 146
Color Backgrounds 152
Interpretive Colors 156
Black-and-White versus Color 158
Combining Genres and Expanding your Art 161
Sports and Supernatural 162
Traditional Japanese Characters and Goth 164
Fantasy (Fairies) and Horror 166
Samurai and Goth 168
Magical Girl and Horror 170
Moe and Goth 172
Taking Your A.R.T. to the Next Level 174
Index 176
CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 7.4 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.
PRAISE for Christopher Hart:
“Hart is an excellent teacher, and the easy-to-follow, kid-friendly
instructions of Young Artists Draw Manga will inspire,
not frustrate, a beginning artist, just as previous books of
the series have done. In fact, Hart’s books have sold more than 3.1
million English-language copies; have been translated into 20
languages; and have been selected by the American Library
Association for special notice.”—Examiner.com
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