How To Draw Manga Volume 20: Female Characters

How To Draw Manga is an English-language digital PDF guide to drawing female manga characters. It is available as an instant download for readers studying figure construction, anatomy, clothing, and visual detail.

Written by Hikaru Hayashi and published by Graphic-Sha, this volume focuses on the female figure and the techniques used to make manga characters clear, expressive, and visually convincing.

The digital edition contains 127 pages and is intended for use with appropriate reading and drawing apps on compatible devices.

Book Overview

How To Draw Manga Volume 20: Female Characters begins with the basic rules for drawing the female figure. It explains how rounded lines, body proportions, skeletal structure, flesh, and contour shadows help define a character.

The book then examines individual body parts and the effects created through shape, shading, clothing, and detail. Its coverage includes breasts, buttocks, the crotch, the neck, the lower body, nails, eyes, eyelids, eyelashes, ears, earrings, hair, undergarments, and bathing suits.

Later material applies these ideas to clothing and everyday situations, including school uniforms, dressing, a locker room, gym class, playground scenes, cycling, and walking. A final chapter presents examples attributed to professional artists.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Basic rules for constructing the female figure with rounded lines and proportional guides.
• Methods for viewing the body through wire frames, skeletons, contour shadows, and three-dimensional forms.
• Ways to differentiate body types and show differences connected with age.
• Techniques for drawing body parts, including the breasts, buttocks, neck, eyes, ears, nails, and hair.
• Use of shading, screentones, water droplets, beads of sweat, undergarments, and bathing suits for visual effect.
• Examples of female characters in school, sports, dressing, movement, and other everyday scenes.
• Artist examples including Masaru Kaku, Jun Matsubara, Yasuo Matsumoto, Morio Harada, Bancho Hoshino, Ganma Suzuki, Shoko Ando, Yu Manabe, and Noriyoshi Inoue.

Why How To Draw Manga Matters

This volume provides a focused study of manga figure drawing through structured explanations and illustrated examples. It connects basic anatomy and proportion with clothing, pose, shading, and character presentation.

For artists working on manga or anime-inspired characters, the book’s scope makes it a practical reference for studying the female figure from construction through finished details.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, not a physical book. No physical shipping is included, and access is available after purchase.

The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps. A Kindle device is not required when using a supported app.

FAQ

When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase through the digital download.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital PDF download, so there is no physical shipping.

What devices can open the file?
The PDF can be read with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps.

Download the digital edition and keep this focused manga figure-drawing reference available for study on a compatible device.

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