Techniques for Drawing ‘J FEMALE MANGA Ga PACT Ny —< M A \\ yy < 1 | \ Written by Hikaru Hayashi \Techniques for Drawing Female Manga CharactersTable of Contents Chapter 1 Drawing the Female Figure: The Basic Rules. The Tivee Basic Rules for Drawing the Female Fig... “The Human Boy. ‘Characteristics of the Female Figure ‘Seeing the Body as a Wire Frame and with Contour Shadows .. Ditlerentaing Body Types. ‘Some Tips for Differentiating the Three Physical Types. Dierences in Figure According to Age Ditferences of Face According to Age. an Chapter 2 Drawing the Female Figure: The Parts of the Body. Trueso-Life vs. Manga ‘What to Exaggerate and What to Simplty THe BrO ast. Ettecs YouCan Achieve With the Breas. Bust Line Fashion Statements ‘The Butocks. Diferent Views of the Buttocks... ‘The Contour ofthe Buttocks. Etfects YouCan Achieve with the Buttocks TH CHOC ne Using Curved Lines o Show Dimension in the Crotch ‘The Lower Body in Acton... ‘TheRelaton Betweenthe Butlocks, Crotch, and Logs TreLegs, ‘TeNeck- Comecingthe Headto the Body... ‘The BantBack - When You Can’ Draw a Tapered Waist, ‘The Etfectof Underwear and Bathing Suits on the Female Figure \Walgr Droplets and Beads of Sweat. Wire Frames - Getting a Grasp of the Body's Curves: Using Wire Frames. aA, Chapter 3 Drawing the Female Figure: Using Detail for Effect. Ditetent Types of Nails yes, Eyelids, and Eyelashes. SRNSRSRHLKSRER TE BBRB Bay The Mouth and Lips... 2 Effects You Can Achieve wih Black and Shading & The Ears and Earings 8 The Hair... o Coloring the Hair 8 ‘ACatalogue of Undergarments © Q&A 6 ‘The Female Figure Goes to School. a 1. Getting Dressed: The Blouse. wT 2. Getting Dressed: Shoes and Socks. % 23. Geting Dressed: In Front ofthe Miror, ® 4, Running Down the Hallway 100 5. Siting on a Chair 101 6. On the Playground at Noon: In Uniform 102 7. Inthe Locker Room... : 108 8. Dressed for GYM ClAS8......nne 104 9. More Tips for Drawing Gym Clothe... 105 10. Reguiaton Bathing Suits 106 11. Riding a Bicycle. ve OT 12. Onthe Way Home: Walking Outdoors 108 Chapter 4 Leam from the Pros.... Git in My Unitorm (Masaru Kak). 110 Beauty with Bouquet(Jun Matsubara). M2 ‘Alluring Adut (Yasuo Matsumoto)... 14 Dream Fantasy (Morio Harada) 16 Girt Attiete (Bancho Hoshino). 118 ‘Sexy Babe (Ganma Suzuki) 120 Humorous Iilustration (Shoko Ando). 12 Coquetish Maiden (Yu Manabe). ct Glamourous Beauty Noriyoshi nove). 25