How to Draw Diverse Manga (Saturday AM Presents)

For beginner to intermediate artists, How to Draw Diverse Manga (Saturday AM Presents) demonstrates how to conceive and draw original characters that reflect diverse racial, ethnic, and gender identities, featuring work by the artists represented in Saturday AM magazine, a recognized global brand that unites the two biggest trends in Young Adult graphic novels/comic books: diversity and manga.

Learn how to create diverse manga-style characters from the talented team of artists at Saturday AM magazine, the world's leading showcase of diverse anime and manga stories and characters.

How to Draw Diverse Manga (Saturday AM Presents) features Saturday AM's most popular artists, who themselves represent racial identities, ethnicities, and cultures from all over the world as well as diverse gender identities. The reader-friendly, step-by-step presentation, which is accessible even to beginning artists, shares drawing guidance for:

- Faces, features, and expressions
- Bodies, proportions, and body positivity
- Hair, including afros, braids, and waves
- Developing character design through the language of shape, silhouette, and color schemes
- Avoiding stereotypes and caricatures

Perfect for beginning to intermediate manga and anime artists, character designers, fantasy illustrators, animators, and cartoonists, How to Draw Diverse Manga (Saturday AM Presents) offers an insider's point of view and expertise on how to design and draw authentic manga characters that reflect diverse identities and backgrounds.

About the Author

Saturday AM is a unique digital comics brand featuring an ever-growing catalog of popular, exclusive, and diverse action manga-style webcomics by independent creators from around the world. Among the nearly 50 visionary artists on the Saturday AM team are @WhytManga (Apple Black), @JeyOdin (Hammer), and @saigaimiproject (Saigami).