this is a realy good book and i would love it if she has done one on anime because it is just awesome if she isnt already she could be a graphics designer, i would also recomend this to anyone who can read, the only thing i did not like was the fact she did not show us how to draw the hair on its own that was a real let down for me. Other than that the drawings were perfect and the fact that she drew all that is just amazing (and im still on the basic face) before i found this book i was realy up myself about my drawing, i could draw manga faces and i designed my own bodies but when i found this book i realised there is alot more to it than putting pencil to paper and creating something you have to plan what you wanted it to look like than find the right pencil and the right type of paper and allsorts. to make a long story short I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE it thank you katy (if anyone wants to get back to me E-mail me @ [email protected] oh and check out my kool website @ mamgames.net & place domain in the top bar not google) by zach silvester

I picked her second book up infact a few years back at the age of about 13 or 14. It was going cheap at a discount book shop and as I was finding out about this cool manga stuff I thought it'd be useful at the time.
Although about five years on at the age of 18 I've moved on from Manga style art (I didn't do it for long) I found this book useful at the time.
Sure it's priobabaly not the best book around, but please bare in mind the artist herself was about 16 when she made this and is now 25 (and yes I've found her recent work and it is very much improved).
So not the best, has some good basics in there for the beginner, this book infact made me realise how to put people together by showing me the 'stick man'trick.

So although the art isn't that good, I did gain some usefulness from it back in the day so it's not too bad.

This is a very good book and I think that when you are reading the book you will fully understand and it is easy to pick up.
It builds up your confidence when drawing, it is good for inspiration and you can even add your own personality to your drawing.