japan

Describes how to draw human figures in manga style, using step-by-step instructions to guide readers on selecting materials, mastering basic techniques, and using perspective in a completed drawing.

Discusses the holidays and festivals that people in Japan celebrate each year, including family occasions, national holidays, and other events, as well as ancient traditions handed down from their ancestors and specific to their culture.

Step-by-step instructions give budding artists all they need to learn how to draw heads, faces, hands, action poses, and backgrounds. Perspective and basic techniques are explained, and activities are included to start your budding manga enthusiasts on their way to creating fabulous original works.

Budding artists will master drawing vehicles, such as mobile patrol armor, a riot buster, a troop-dispersal carrier, and a cruise ship. Each manga feature is accompanied by step-by-step sequences and a finished example. Examples have been drawn from different manga sub-genres to provide the most complete overview possible.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing manga characters.

Provides background information and instructions for recipes and crafts that introduce the food and culture of Japan.

Contains illustrated retellings of twelve stories based on traditional Japanese tales, originally written in English by Yuri Yasuda, and includes Japanese text.

Provides instructions for drawing manga characters of various body types; includes directions and tips for sketching fashions and settings; and offers fourteen complete demonstrations.

Describes how the culture of Japan is reflected in its festivals and explains the traditions, foods, and activities found at the country's most popular festivals.

In 1611 Japan, English orphan Jack Fletcher continues his difficult training during his first year at samurai school while Dragon Eye, the ninja who killed his father, seeks him out to obtain a navigational logbook, and Jack's only hope of survival rests on his success in an ancient ritual.