Mastering Manga 3: Power Up with Mark Crilley

I bought this book without hesitation mostly because I was so happy with Mark Crilley's first two book in this series. (I hope he makes a 4th) Again, Mark takes it one next level, improving techniques for a more advanced style while still not rushing things through the book. More advanced poses, character interactions and character types are covered in the book as well as some techniques to help you speed up your drawing a little bit. There's also tips and coverage of scenery, shadowing and backgrounds, some clothing and costume tips and coloring covered. I recommend this book for those of you who are pretty good already, but are stuck on how to improve your art and bring it to the next level, although I did debate as to whether to give it 4 or 5 stars for a bit because I felt there could be a little bit more in this one.

Love the product, the love the author. Seller was great, too. No complaints. Sorry it took me so long to review: I forgot. I'd buy from this seller again. The Mastering Manga series in general is great because it doesn't teach you to just copy the pictures: It details how to build the bodies/forms, as well as touching upon techniques. You're not just given a copy paste method, but the understanding of how the shapes connect and what they represent. In addition, the author/illustrator goes into details about paneling, composition, value, and other elements besides constructing figures. Great books all around, and the this first volume I actually READ through. The text is conversational and engaging, which is not always the case with instructive texts.

I was a little nervous about buying a how to draw manga guide from a non-Asian guy. But to be honest, his whole how-to-draw manga series is amazing. I'm on deployment just trying to learn a new skill so I don't have a lot of fancy art supplies. These books only require the basics. Pen (inking), pencil, paper, eraser, and sometimes ruler. I can actually draw characters now and do silly quick sketches that I'm not ashamed to have people see. I definitely would buy more of his books! They are SUPER simple to understand and even the most un-artistic person can follow along.

Mark has hit the "mark" once again with the 3rd volume of "Mastering Manga 3". The 3 volumes can take a novice and piece by piece teach the art of Manga starting with character faces to Background drawing to polishing off your drawings. Just remember this is Manga and not Anime,however, using techniques provided in this series can be used for Keyframes whether you're drawing by hand or by computer (whether you use painter or vector). As always Mark is the most notable Manga artist in the U.S. with hundreds of "how to" video's on YouTUBE. I personally consider Mark at the top of my lists as mentors. Just a quick note... I've had reputable production companies (no free advertising here) De-spline each volume and I take the pages home and have all 3 volumes "holed" and placed in a 3 ring binder scanning and page marking are as easy as... 1, 2, 3.... Oh hell I might as well tell you but Fedex/Kinko's and the UPS stores ought to be able to de-spline your volumes or direct you to someone who will. The cost is cheap.. just a few bucks. Good luck to all you amateur Manga Artists.. as well as those who are experienced. I believe "Mastering Manga" can help anyone whether novice or experienced find ways to improve their drawing experience. Remember, anyone can draw you just need to take that first step.

Good. My teen daughter likes that it has a lot of different poses, objects and characters. Could be more detailed. Good breadth, depth needs a little improvement.

Mark has yet to disappoint with his mastering manga. At one point i have owned at least one of each of his entries is the mastering manga series. They are beautifully written it feels like he was giving you the lesson himself. All the lessons in the book are straight to the point.

This book is both beautiful and helpful. Mark Crilley is very talented with not only with illustration by drawing, but also with delivering advice and instruction. I love the topics and examples. Especially the chapters which deal with other aspects of manga production.

I bought all three books and am very excited to give these to my granddaughter birthday in November she an Anime fan in every since of the word. She can draw the faces but not the body's these books will help her. Books have amazing details for learning.