Manga in watercolour is simply magical! Learn how to create beautiful manga illustrations, from pencil sketch to final painting, with this comprehensive guide.

As the popularity of manga art continues to rise, manga and comics artist Lisa Santrau shows beginners how to create subtle and beautiful illustrations using pencil and watercolour, the simplest of art materials. Lisa explains the materials and tools needed and explores the basics of manga drawing: from colour theory and breaking down drawings into basic shapes to body proportions and faces, for both classic manga and chibi figures.

You will learn how to sketch, create depth in your illustrations with shading and master various watercolour techniques, including washes, wet-on-wet and layering. In addition, you will discover special techniques with masking fluid and an innovative "film" method for creating textures and patterns.

Exercises following the basics cover a wide range of techniques, such as manga poses, hair and eyes, and then move on to backgrounds, textures, gradients and much more.

Publisher: David and Charles