The Art and Artists of Manga
Author | : Stuart A. Kallen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 1678202207 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781678202200 |
Rating | : 4/5 (200 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Art and Artists of Manga written by Stuart A. Kallen and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2019 the Anime Expo attracted over 115,000 people from all over the world to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The expo, which is the largest anime convention in North America, would not exist without Japanese comics called manga. While appealing to the masses, most mangaka work alone. They write the scripts for the stories and draw every panel themselves. Because manga are a black-and-white medium, most mangaka shun computers and digital art programs. Instead they create art the old-fashioned way, with ink pens that allow them to draw sweeping dramatic lines that can range from light to very heavy"--