Mina Petrovic
Autor von Manga Crash Course: Drawing Manga Characters and Scenes from Start to Finish
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Petrovic, Mina
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Petrovic, Mina
- Andere Namen
- Mistiqarts
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Serbia
- Berufe
- illustrator
- Kurzbiographie
- Mistiqarts is the online alias of Mina Petrovic, a Serbian manga artist, teacher, illustrator and cosplayer. She is the author of two books: Manga Crash Course and Cosplay Crash Course. She also has a YouTube channel with over 1.4 million views where she posts tutorials, reviews and vlogs about manga and Japanese culture. She has an Instagram account with over 14.9K followers where she shares her art and cosplay photos. She is also active on DeviantArt where she uploads her drawings and commissions.
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- #405,584
- Bewertung
- 4.4
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From this point on, the book has a lot of tips and tricks, not only about the technical aspects of drawing but for designing your characters. Sometimes you have the right proportions and style, yet your characters look wishy washy, lack expression, impact and originality. If you are in that intermediate stage of "I'm not a newbie, not yet awesome" this is a good reference book for polishing your drawings. Things like: creating original outfits by fusing clothes from different eras, color combinations, dynamic facial expressions and many other little details that are not properly discussed in other manga books.
Something that caught my attention was the introduction of advanced art concepts: dynamic pose, silhouette method for character creation, color theory and composition. They are not discussed in detail, just enough that you are aware of their existence while still having fun drawing and using that knowledge to your advantage. This is specially useful for those who plan to further develop their skills. They will be familiar with these concepts and have a smoother transition to the more advanced material. Specially recommended for those who struggle coming up with original characters. I got my eArc from Netgalley… (mehr)