Animé Mania

Animé Mania, subtitled How to Draw Characters for Japanese Animation, is for artists who want to expand their illustrative skills to create more complex and detailed drawings.

Rather than giving step-by-step drawing instructions, author Christopher Hart suggests solutions to common problems that inspire the imagination. Chapter titles include "Fantastic Creatures," "Mecha Madness!" and "Spectacular Special Effects."

The final chapter, "Cool Stuff," is especially popular with aspiring animators. Here, Hart describes the interior of an animation studio, discusses the advantages of going to art school, and includes interviews with an American and a Japanese director. More than 400 illustrations. 150 in color.

Author — Christopher Hart

Paperback. 144 pages. 8½" × 11".  (22 cm × 28 cm).