--- product_id: 169108888 title: "How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions" price: "VT5895" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/169108888-how-to-create-manga-drawing-facial-expressions store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions **Price:** VT5895 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions - **How much does it cost?** VT5895 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/169108888-how-to-create-manga-drawing-facial-expressions) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions: The Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists (With Over 1,250 Illustrations) (How to Create Manga Guides): 9784805315620: NextCreator Henshubu: Books Review: BOOK COMPARISON!!! - So I got this book along with “Drawing Manga Faces for Expressive Characters” (I couldn’t decide between the two, so I ordered both to find out which one is better). Here’s my synopsis… “Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters” (NOT THIS BOOK): - The beginning of this book briefly covers the basics for drawing faces (like proportions and whatnot) from different angles - including frontal view, side profile and three-quarter angles, as well as high and low angles. It also covers the different ways that people of varying age/gender combinations express basic emotions (for example, the way a 10-12 year old boy cries looks a little different from that of a teenage boy). - The book also goes over different character types and the kinds of faces they typically make… Character types include anti-heroes, villains, kind-hearted characters, troublemakers, etc. - The bulk of the book is then broken down into two sections: positive and negative facial expressions. Each page shows sketches of different facial expressions typically used by boys, girls, men and women for each emotion. **As someone else stated in another review, this book is just a reference for different facial expressions, and it will NOT help you discover your drawing “style”. This book is valuable to artists who already know how to draw manga and are looking for ways to make their characters more expressive.** - After that, the author goes into detail about the process she uses to create fully-colored manga illustrations (sketching, line drawing, color, shading, etc). - Yes, there are a couple of busty/risqué illustrations of females in the back, but honestly, anyone who actually watches anime or reads manga knows that this sort of stuff can be found there. So if you got this book for your kid who watches anime/reads manga, chances are they’ve already seen something like that at least once. Also, if you feel like women are being objectified with these images, keep in mind that this book was actually written/illustrated by a woman. If these pages really bother you, just rip them out. “Drawing Facial Expressions” (THIS BOOK): - This book is a little bit less straightforward, and is broken into three main sections: “Basic expressions”, “Facial expressions that add color and detail” and “Animated expressions”. I won’t go into detail about the latter two, but “Basic expressions” covers “joy”, “sadness”, “dislike”, “anger”, “surprise” and “fear”, and shows the basic structure of the face for each emotion as well as the various expressions associated with them (such as smiling, enjoyment/delight and laughter for the “joy” emotion). “Facial expressions that add color and detail” covers things like romance, food and drink (like savoring a taste or eating something that tastes bad), and resting. “Animated expressions” shows more animated versions of both positive and negative emotions. - Each expression is illustrated from different angles, and includes variations for each expression (such as “feeling fainthearted” or “unease” - found under the “fear” emotion). Some of the expressions include symbols and how to use them (such as the vein-popping mark on the forehead to show agitation) and more cartoon-y examples (like chibi-style characters). - Throughout the book, the authors added “Discussion” sections, that go into more detail about specific things… Such as “Using the body to express emotion” and “The difference between smiling and laughing”, and even artistic techniques for digital illustrations like “Using the brush to draw background effects” and “Changing the shape of the brush”. - This book shows great examples of different character styles (likely because this book was written/illustrated by more than just one person), and can help a beginning manga artist discover a drawing style that works for them. Review: Excellent instructional book. - Very good book. My kid came to me asking how to draw anime characters, as it is all the rage in her school right now (4th grade). After some search online, there were a few recommendations on the books, this was one of them. Very clear instructions and really good illustrations. This one is probably not the one to start out with though, as it is purely facial expressions and emotions, so there is a lot of base ground that needs to be covered on overall face construction and drawing, but as a supplement, it is a great book. Highly recommend! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #81,352 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #69 in Comics & Manga Coloring Books for Grown-Ups #98 in Pencil Drawing #269 in Pop Culture Art | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (407) | | Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.7 x 10 inches | | ISBN-10 | 4805315628 | | ISBN-13 | 978-4805315620 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Part of series | How to Create Manga | | Print length | 176 pages | | Publication date | April 21, 2020 | | Publisher | Tuttle Publishing | ## Images ![How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JVHaP24cL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BOOK COMPARISON!!! *by N***. on February 28, 2021* So I got this book along with “Drawing Manga Faces for Expressive Characters” (I couldn’t decide between the two, so I ordered both to find out which one is better). Here’s my synopsis… “Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters” (NOT THIS BOOK): - The beginning of this book briefly covers the basics for drawing faces (like proportions and whatnot) from different angles - including frontal view, side profile and three-quarter angles, as well as high and low angles. It also covers the different ways that people of varying age/gender combinations express basic emotions (for example, the way a 10-12 year old boy cries looks a little different from that of a teenage boy). - The book also goes over different character types and the kinds of faces they typically make… Character types include anti-heroes, villains, kind-hearted characters, troublemakers, etc. - The bulk of the book is then broken down into two sections: positive and negative facial expressions. Each page shows sketches of different facial expressions typically used by boys, girls, men and women for each emotion. **As someone else stated in another review, this book is just a reference for different facial expressions, and it will NOT help you discover your drawing “style”. This book is valuable to artists who already know how to draw manga and are looking for ways to make their characters more expressive.** - After that, the author goes into detail about the process she uses to create fully-colored manga illustrations (sketching, line drawing, color, shading, etc). - Yes, there are a couple of busty/risqué illustrations of females in the back, but honestly, anyone who actually watches anime or reads manga knows that this sort of stuff can be found there. So if you got this book for your kid who watches anime/reads manga, chances are they’ve already seen something like that at least once. Also, if you feel like women are being objectified with these images, keep in mind that this book was actually written/illustrated by a woman. If these pages really bother you, just rip them out. “Drawing Facial Expressions” (THIS BOOK): - This book is a little bit less straightforward, and is broken into three main sections: “Basic expressions”, “Facial expressions that add color and detail” and “Animated expressions”. I won’t go into detail about the latter two, but “Basic expressions” covers “joy”, “sadness”, “dislike”, “anger”, “surprise” and “fear”, and shows the basic structure of the face for each emotion as well as the various expressions associated with them (such as smiling, enjoyment/delight and laughter for the “joy” emotion). “Facial expressions that add color and detail” covers things like romance, food and drink (like savoring a taste or eating something that tastes bad), and resting. “Animated expressions” shows more animated versions of both positive and negative emotions. - Each expression is illustrated from different angles, and includes variations for each expression (such as “feeling fainthearted” or “unease” - found under the “fear” emotion). Some of the expressions include symbols and how to use them (such as the vein-popping mark on the forehead to show agitation) and more cartoon-y examples (like chibi-style characters). - Throughout the book, the authors added “Discussion” sections, that go into more detail about specific things… Such as “Using the body to express emotion” and “The difference between smiling and laughing”, and even artistic techniques for digital illustrations like “Using the brush to draw background effects” and “Changing the shape of the brush”. - This book shows great examples of different character styles (likely because this book was written/illustrated by more than just one person), and can help a beginning manga artist discover a drawing style that works for them. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent instructional book. *by S***I on November 2, 2025* Very good book. My kid came to me asking how to draw anime characters, as it is all the rage in her school right now (4th grade). After some search online, there were a few recommendations on the books, this was one of them. Very clear instructions and really good illustrations. This one is probably not the one to start out with though, as it is purely facial expressions and emotions, so there is a lot of base ground that needs to be covered on overall face construction and drawing, but as a supplement, it is a great book. Highly recommend! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ AUTHORS, you need this book *by S***N on February 1, 2026* AUTHORS, you need this book. In telling artists how to draw expressions, it is telling us authors how to describe the emotions. It sounds weird, I know, but it works extremely well. It has saved me a ton of brain power. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions: The Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists (With Over 1,250 Illustrations) (How to Create Manga Guides) - How to Create Manga: Drawing the Human Body: The Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists (With Over 1,500 Illustrations) (How to Create Manga Guides) - How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and Accessories: The Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists (With Over 900 Illustrations) (How to Create Manga Guides) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/169108888-how-to-create-manga-drawing-facial-expressions](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/169108888-how-to-create-manga-drawing-facial-expressions) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*