MANGA ART SCHOOL
r 2 a Y e
Draw modern looks
Irene Flores and Krisanne McSpadden
Table of contents
Introduction Tools & Techniques
4 6
1 | Around the Home
14
5 | School Uniforms
2 | Hanging Out
32
6 | Work Clothes
102
3 | Prom
54
7 | Sports
118
4 | Weddings
64
8 | Seasonal
128
Index About the Authors
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Int roduct ion W hen cr eating Sho jo F ashion Man ga Ar t School Y ear 1— that is to say , the �r st book!— we hit upon som ething that we f elt was under re pr esented, not only in the wor ld of a r t g uides, but mang a and comic ar t in g ener al. Clothing . W e f ound it dif �cult to �nd mang a or comic books with color fu l, unique, cr eativ e, r ealistic clot hing . Clothes that chang e ev er y day , because most char acter s hav e mor e than one out�t. Clothes that g et r ipped or d ir ty in r ealistic way s. Clothes tha t say something about a char acter ’s per sonality . For Y ear 2, we’v e cr eated a mang a-sty le how-to-dr aw book center ed entir ely ar ound clothes. In the f ollowing pag es y ou will �nd inf or mation on casual clothin g , clothing f or g oing out, wor k clothes, school clothes and ev en how to desig n y our own school unif or m. Fr om pr om to wedding s , and spor ts to seasonal, we hav e cov er ed the basics f or mang a in a moder n-day setting . Y ou’ll �nd tips on ev er y step of the pr ocess and hundr eds of pieces of ar t to use f or y our own r ef er ence. W hile this book is by no means exh austiv e— how could it be? It would take thousand of pag es!— we hav e done our best to cr eate something wor thy of a spot on y our shelf . And with any luck, this expedition into the wor ld of clot hing in mang a / comic mediums will continue in Y ear 3.
racters Kno w Your C ha c harmang a to create e ver y T here is a tendenc y in ta utif u l, so tr y to represen acter young , �t and bea to your racters to appea l more ha c of rum ect sp r de wi rs exer w muc h your c haracte audience. Consider ho ct t heir appearg enetics af fe cise and eat, and ho w e l ves to ss to represent t hems dre y he t do w Ho ce. an ters of raid to inc lude c harac t he wor ld? Don’t be af s in your mang a. rent ag es and s hape dif fe
MATCHING CLOT HES AND PERSONALITY
How you dress your characters accentuates their personalities. Putting the same woman in different outfits gives you a vastly different assumption of who she really is.
CLOTHING ON DIFFERENT BODY TYPES
Bodies don’t come in only one shape. People develop muscle differently and put on weight in different areas. Here are the basic outlines of chubby, skinny and muscular male body types. Consider what sort of body type you are dressing, as it will affect the way the fabric lies.
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T y kes and Tots vers to resem b le miniature C hi ldren’s c lot hing tend y and emp hasis on dura bi lit an h t wi ks, loo er ld o sions of hemse l ves, en too sma l l to dress t ldr hi c r Fo s. lor co ht ig br ate t he a popu lar wa y to na vig onesies and dresses are d lers. pers and un wi l ling tod hurd les created b y dia
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DRAWING DIRT ON CLOTHES
1
When you want to make clothes look dirt smudged, pick a few spots and start drawing groups of lines.
2
Crosshatch the lines going in several directions. The crosshatching should be very messy. The more lines there are, the more dirty it will look. Leave fewer lines for lighter patches of dirt.
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| Prom to g et rea l l y g ussied up For most peop le, ca l ls y ma ke g reat e vents he t ut , b ns sio ca oc e are rar t momentous e vents, bu f or mang a —not on l y as f ho w your c haracters as a c hance to s ho w of rt into l l y put some ef fo wou ld loo k if t he y rea ers f ocus on prom and it! T he next t wo c hapt ess-up e vents t hat wedding s, t wo ma jor dr to attend. Forma l most peop le are li ke l y site end of c lot hes f a l l at t he oppo l dress. t he spectrum of casua
Scenes Fr om t he N ig h t Af ter the dancing and r ev elr y has w or n ev er y one dow n, that much excitemen t has an equal amount of dow ntime to balance it out. As the nig ht comes to a close, dances slow dow n, the king and queen ar e cr ow ned, and g ir ls ar e g ra tef ul f or th e chance to take of f thos e heels.
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Ties Bow Ties
Mary Janes
Socks
Dress slip-ons
Oxfords
Loafers 85
T w o-Point Per spect iv e Y ou can f or ce per specti v e to cr eate a w or m’sey e v iew that w ill tur n an inter esting pose into a dy n amic and memor able one.T o f o r ce per spectiv e in this example, dr aw the low er par ts of her body lar ge r than they should be, so they app ear closer in the f or eg ro und. Bir d’s-ey e v iew is w hen the action is v iew ed f r om abov e instead of below .
straight on
worm’s-eye view
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Running
Hockey
Wrestling
Swimming
Basketball
Gymnastics
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Sung lasses r y. sentia l summer accesso lasses are t he quintes Sung , f un, sex y, ht l y co lored, wi ld, weird T he y can be brig ation t hereof . simp le or an y com bin
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Padded Fa bric , and lar wa y to keep warm outer wear is a popu Puf f y or f ur han t hic k woo len coats t se ha rc pu to er ap he it’s c t peop le ats come in an y co lor, bu lined leat her. T hese co ear t hem utra ls because t he y w tend to bu y t hem in ne winter mont hs. a lmost e ver y da y in t he
DRAW A PADDED COAT
1 2
Sketch the body. Keep the form tight to ward off the cold.
Outline the clothing. Note that the big coat makes him look a lot thicker than he is.
3
Clean up the outline. Create wrinkles that pinch around the seams of the padded coat. Add some dark lines to convey depth, but not too thick or the coat will look flat.
4
When colored, the inked seam lines disappear though their shape is still conveyed. The shading is flat and two-toned, because this fabric isn’t prone to shine.
DRAW A PADDED SLEEVE
1
Sketch the padded surface of the jacket over the arm. The outline will come up away from the arm. The stretchy, cuff fabric should hug the skin.
2 3
Draw the stitching lines of the cuff and sleeve.
Clean up the outline. Pinch the seams and add a few wrinkles around them.
4
The darker lines in the seams convey the depth of the padded, stuffed fabric. Add a few wrinkles in the middle of each fabric segment but keep the focus on the seams. Long, straight lights with a few straight creases will do for the cuff.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Irene Flores is an illustrator, part-time framer, occasional author and full-time coffee drinker. She is the co-creator of the manga trilogy Mark of the Succubus with writer Ashly Raiti published by TOKYOPOP. She has also worked for DC/WildStorm and Marvel Comics, and has been featured in TOKYOPOP’s Rising Stars of Manga volumes 3 and 5. Irene posts on deviantART under the name beanclam. Growing up in the Philippines, she was heavily influenced by both Japanese animation and American comics. In 1994, Irene and her family moved to the United States, and she currently resides in San Luis Obispo, California. Visit her website at beanclamchowder.com. Krisanne McSpadden was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and has been having vivid fantasies of rain ever since. She is currently working on a BA in psychology, and hopes to use it as a gat eway to traveling all around the world and teaching in many countries. Her passions are writing, world design, characters and story, and her preferred medium is manga. Thi s is her first book. Contact Krisanne at
[email protected].
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ART TECHNIQUES/DRAWING
EVERYTHING you need to know to DRESS, STYLE and ACCESSORIZE your characters!
What you wear (and how you wear it) reveals as much about you as what you say and do. Same goes for the characters you create. This book will help you visualize what’s in their closets, from t-shirts and sleepwear to work clothes and school uniforms. With Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Year 2 whatever the scenario—from bumming around the house to high-styling at prom—you’ll have a wardrobe full of options for dressing your characters with style and personality. More than 20 step-by-step demonstrations
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Hundreds of examples for every occasion— casual styles, fancy formal wear, uniforms, seasonal looks, kids’ clothes and more
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Accessories galore, including backpacks, sunglasses, shoes and electronic devices
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Expert tips for matching clothes to your characters’ personalities, dressing different body types and ages, making clothing move naturally with different poses and more
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A fashionable follow-up to the bestselling Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, this book will help you create an endless variety of current, cutting-edge looks. Use it to give your favorite characters attitude, and inject more expression into your stories.
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