How to Draw Anime Books effectively starts with mastering basic character anatomy and understanding manga-style proportions. This comprehensive guide will teach you essential techniques for creating compelling anime characters and storylines. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to improve your skills, these step-by-step methods will help you develop your own anime drawing style.

How to Draw Anime Books

LEARN TO DRAW ANIME LIKE A PRO!

My name is Joseph Stevenson and I’ve created the how to draw anime and manga drawing books. I’ve spent thousands of hours creating these 5 books meant to help everyone become an amazing anime and manga artist.

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I appreciate you visiting my site and checking out my books. By purchasing directly from my site vs. other stores you support me and my family directly and allow us to keep the books as affordable as I can make them. From one parent to another… THANK YOU!

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VERY DURABLE AND OVER 400 PAGES

The books will hold up under a lot of throwing, page turning, sitting on, bending etc. On top of that each book is over 100 pages each giving you over 400 pages of content which will keep the reader busy for hours learning to draw like an Anime or Manga pro!

FUN MANGA STYLE LESSONS

Learning should be fun, so I’ve laid the lessons out in a way that kids like. I’ve put lots of pictures and manga formatted lessons so that kids will relate and enjoy learning.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

All of the lessons in the book provide in depth and advanced techniques. I have seen so many bad educational books out there that have a picture you are just meant to copy on your own without any directions or help. I provide constant ideas, lessons and steps that will actually help you learn anime and manga drawing skills.

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FUN STICKERS!

I buy these stickers in bulk. They are fun, you can put them anywhere and that’s about it! I don’t know how waterproof they are or if they will fade over time but since I’m just including them free I figured it’s a fun addition.

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THICK BLEED PROOF SKETCH PAD

I specifically wanted a sketch pad that would allow everyone to use markers and paints without it bleeding through to the next pages. You will see some bleed on to the back of the page for certain alcohol markers but you won’t get bleed onto the next pages with how thick the paper is 🙂

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12 PACK OF PRO SKETCH PENCILS

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ARE YOU DEALING WITH:

Your kids being on technology too much or only wanting to be on their tablet or phone? Schools have moved most education to chromebooks and parents are constantly fighting their kids on their screen time.

Ai created books that offer no real value and waste your money? It feels almost like nothing valuable exists anymore and instead everything is packaged and produced by Ai.

Your kids are into anime but most of it is full of nudity or pornographic content? Your kids should be able to have an interest or hobby without you needing to worry about what is being put in front of them.

I have thought about all of these problems when making my books. Decrease your childs screen time, give them a book that has had many thoughtful hours put into it and that is completely free from filth.

ANIME PART 1: FACIAL TECHNIQUES

Beginner artists generally want to start with drawing the face. Getting eyes right, the head structure looking good and of course the daunting hair styles looking good are every new artists’ dream. Part 1 of my series covers everything to do with the face and head.

ANIME PART 2: FIGURES

Once you have the face and head down, it’s time to move on to figures and poses. In the part 2 book of my series I cover all things figure related so you can learn the male and female figure, how to pose them, and make them realistic looking.

MANGA PART 1: COMIC FACES

Like anime part 1, manga part 1 also covers faces but in the manga style. I get asked all the time what’s the difference. Manga is meant for comic book style drawings and for static images. Anime is animation and generally has less detail and simpler styles. Both have their place in the anime/manga verse.

MANGA PART 2: BODIES AND POSES

Just like anime part 2, manga part 2 covers figures and poses as well but in the manga style. I also include chibi and kawaii style posing and figures in my part 2 book of this series.

A Message from Me (Joseph)

I have always loved drawing. I didn’t know much about anime or manga until I was an adult and my kids and friends asked me if I could draw anime characters. My first intro to anime (many people tell me this doesn’t qualify) but was through Avatar the Last Airbender.

It’s the first time I personally fell in love with the animation style, humor, intense storytelling and frankly animation that actually broke the laws of physics in an interesting way instead of what was expected.

I mean don’t get me wrong, I love an anvil getting dropped on someone as much as the next guy, but there’s something magical about people who can fly through the air on hand-build flyers or who can run accross ice because they have the ability to bend water. Just kind of cool.

I started out drawing like most kids but I don’t remember every owning a how to draw anime book or really any how to draw books. I had to learn to draw by copying other artists and images to the best of my ability and just learn through osmosis.

When I got a little older I had a teacher named BJ Morgan who taught me to paint in sand like the Navajo Indians. It was a wonderful time for me and I learned that there is a lot more to art than just drawing with a pencil.

My next mentor was Cameron Daines who was a wonderful artist and very good at caricatures. He had a great way of looking at things and I remember he and his wife kept a shattered window from their car in a jar as art and it actually looked really amazing. Great people.

As I got older I started to paint holiday window decorations for fun but also got paid a little for it. When September 11, 2001 happened I had a lot of stores in Kingman Arizona where I grew up that wanted me to paint american flags for them. It was a scary time but also a unifying one.

After my teenage years I stepped away from art for quite a while. I enjoyed it but had a hard time supporting myself with art. I had a not so great experience in college with art teachers and my love for it kind of just went away for a while.

It wasn’t until I was married with 2 children that my wife thought it would be good for me to get back into it. I was occasionally painting and drawing but I wasn’t drawing anime or manga characters and the idea of creating a how to draw anime and how to draw manga book were completely out of my mind.

I finally relented though and created the first book in my anime series “how to draw anime” part 1. The first year my book was out it sold over 10,000 copies and although for others that’s not much, for me it was a dream come true. The next year I released “how to draw anime” part 2 and also “how to draw manga” part 1.

Oddly enough I actually created “how to draw manga” part 2 after how to draw anime part 1 thinking it would be a good fit for the part 1 book. The issue though was that the titles were confusing and so I realized I needed a separate how to draw anime series and a separate how to draw manga series.

Long story a bit shorter… I ended up releasing how to draw anime part 1, how to draw anime part 2, how to draw manga part 1 and how to draw manga part 2 in the space of 2 years.

All four of these books teach artists how to draw anime faces, expressions, hair, figures, gestures, and actions. I have gotten over 14,000 reviews online and mostly good from everyone which makes me happy since a lot of other art books get a bad wrap because they didn’t really teach much. I wanted my books to be different and actually teach people who wanted to learn to draw anime and manga how to do it.

Recently I knew I needed a third book to finish off the lessons. This one is how to draw anime part 3 and focuses on landscapes and perspecitves so that artists can add their characters to the pages in a way that makes them look like they are in a comic instead of just floating on top of the paper.

I have been so blessed to be able to create how to draw anime books for a living and also how to draw manga books. I truly hope you’ll enjoy these books and that they will be part of your journey as an artist.

Sincerely,

Joseph Stevenson

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