Renowned manga artist and comics creator Camilla DErricos beginners guide to drawing her signature Japanese-style characters.From comics to video games to contemporary fine art; the beautiful; wide-eyed-girl look of shoujo manga has infiltrated pop culture; and no artists work today better exemplifies this trend than Camilla DErricos. In her first instructional guide; DErrico reveals techniques for creating her emotive yet playful manga characters; with lessons on drawing basic body construction; capturing action; and creating animals; chibis; and mascots. Plus; she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at her character design process; pointers on creating their own comics; and prompts for finishing her drawings. Pop Manga is both a celebration of creativity and an indespensible guide that is sure to appeal to manga diehards and aspiring artists alike.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy lindalouRequired for my daughters acting class. Cheaper than college bookstore.10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. She blinded me with scienceBy Michael J. Mazza"An Experiment with an Air Pump;" by Shelagh Stephenson; is an intriguing play that takes place in two different time periods: 1799 and 1999. The book notes that the play was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 1998; a biographic note on the author states that she was born in Northumberland and has written a number of plays for BBC Radio.The play switches back and forth between the two time periods. The 1799 story is about scientist and political radical Joseph Fenwick; his family; servant; and professional associates. The 1999 story looks at a married couple in which the wife is a scientist; and at 2 of their associates. The intent is for four of the actors to double and each play one character in each time period."Experiment" makes use of a play-within-a-play motif as some of the 1799 characters work on mounting a little production. Theres also a tip of the hat to the epistolary novel as letters between two characters are read as part of the dialogue. Some of the issues addressed in the play are gender roles; creativity; class oppression; "Englishness" (i.e. English ethnic/national identity); cross-cultural contact; the role of the scientist in society; scientific ethics; and female beauty standards. There are some really cutting lines as the characters explore these issues. Complex and thought-provoking; this is a really remarkable play.