How To Draw Manga Volume 15: Girls' Life Illustration File Paperback – September 15, 2003

I’m glad I got this book again. I had another copy of it, but I misplaced it somewhere. It has so much info on what goes on in a girls life and what accessories they use during their day to night activities. It would be great if there was a “How to draw manga: Boys life” book as well. That would be cool. I give this seller of this book 5 stars for the condition of this book, the shipment speed and commitment to please it’s customers to the fullest with excellent service.

this not a basic how to draw book , but a great reference book it's show you the thing that a young girl would own and have if you did not grow up arould girls and like to draw them this is A must have book . I would also say get this book if you have a young girl living with you plases get it you wont look like a idoit not knowing what all that stuff is laying arould

This makes five of the "How to Draw Manga..." series I own, and I have browsed others at the bookstore. I also own a fair smattering of books about the art and architecture of modern Japan, and have visited (briefly) myself. Thus my reaction to this book is that it basically duplicates information you can get elsewhere, but it is nice to have it collected in one place.The best part is the actual floor plans of several girl's bedrooms/apartments, although these would be even more useful if they included a little more of the complete house/flat/apartment floor. Annoyingly, these are not duplicated by floor plans of locker room, classroom, sento...these are annoyingly difficult for a westerner to get right, in the detail needed to draw a complete manga scene in one of those settings.The details of bedroom and entry-way furniture are a handy reference, as are the cosmetics, and some of the handbag and other contents give tantalizing glimpses into activities (like blotting paper or mini-photo books) that could be worked into great little bits of on-stage business in a well-drawn manga.As with many of the books in this series, I could do with a smaller font that would allow at least twice the text. Too often the captions or explanations are too brief to be informative.This book contains essentially nothing on anatomy, perspective, manga drawing conventions, or how to draw. It is strictly a reference, and a very specific reference at that. If you are building up the books to draw your own shoujo manga (or something very similar), this fits on the short shelf. If your interests are larger, look elsewhere in the series.

It's exactly what I was looking for! (as a guide to building characters)

I've had this book for years and years and it's always been one of my favorites.It's mostly best for getting inspo to flesh out characters and their lifestyles. It shows the lifestyle / clothing /rooms etc of a group of girls and it's very nice to compare them and get excited. I've done of few similar things with ocs of my own.I don't think it's really a "how to draw" sort of book. It's just comparing lifestyles of a group of girls.I LOVE this kind of thing personally, but if you're looking for something that will give you step by step instructions, this isn't it.

This is a great beginnners book for ppl learning to draw young girls ! ANd there rooms and personalities..great book over all. But there is nude pictures for considered parents . I'm only going to post video to give you an idea.sorry if I went kinda quick my hand cramped up

When I saw this book, I knew I had to have it! The illustrations are wonderful, and packed full of ideas you can use for a girls manga. This book contains info about the kind of things young women like to buy. It gives you examples of different kind of girl personalities, what that specific girl would wear, how she would behave, and what she enjoys doing. If you're looking for a book that shows some Yukata's, as well as how young women put on makeup, then this is definately a book for you! I think it is very adorable. If you are looking for more than what the title suggests, then you will be sorely dissapointed. This book is not misleading at all. It depicts exactly what the title advertises, girls' life illustration file. I would definately recommend this book if you would like to have a reference on girls activities.

This is a great book to give you an idea of various girls of variours personalities ranging from a perky girl to a shy girl. This shows some of the most loveliest illustrations that are both black and white and color. It's mostly in color though which is absolutely amazing and great! I recommend this book for those who like to draw females to kimonos to various other things. Perfect if you want to make your female character come out great