The video is a review of five recommended manga drawing books. The presenter explains that these books are suitable for both beginners and advanced artists looking to improve their manga drawing skills. They emphasize that the books are published by Tuttle and chosen for their quality.
The first book, "The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga," focuses on action sequences and offers insights into creating dynamic scenes and characters.
The second book is "Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists," which provides a detailed guide to drawing facial expressions and is designed as a reference book.
The third book, "How to Draw Bold Manga Characters," explores creating dynamic and bold manga characters, including perspectives, poses, and color theory.
The fourth book, "Manga Art Secrets," covers a wide range of topics, including poses, anatomy, and tools, and features guest artists who provide valuable insights.
The fifth and final book focuses on chibi characters, breaking down their proportions, poses, expressions, and diverse body shapes.
The presenter showcases examples and highlights the unique aspects of each book, making them appealing for artists of varying skill levels.
1. The speaker is discussing their top five manga drawing books they've found recently. They mention their pickiness when it comes to manga drawing books, as there are many that are not of high quality.
2. The speaker has been drawing for most of their life, and they were inspired to start drawing manga in the early 90s.
3. They are sharing the books they've found to be good for drawing in the manga style. They also mention that these books are also good for those who want to develop their own style and add some spice to it.
4. The speaker is sharing the name of their first book, "The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga". They mention that it's a step-by-step handbook and that most of these books were published by Tuttle.
5. They mention that the book is good for those who are already an artist and know the fundamentals of drawing. They also mention that the book doesn't go into what every single drawing book has, which is how to draw with pencils and what supplies you need.
6. The speaker is discussing their second book, "Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists". They mention that it goes into a lot of facial expressions and doesn't go into how to draw a circle or what utensils you should use.
7. They are discussing their third book, "How to Draw Bold Manga Characters". They mention that it goes into some perspective and some poses, and it also goes into the color theory of it.
8. They are discussing their fourth book, "Manga Art Secrets". They mention that the main illustrator has a guest artist in each section, so you get to see some different styles.
9. They are discussing their fifth book, which they found to be cute and not super simplified. The book has a bunch of different chibi styles and gives examples of their artwork.
10. They mention that they hope viewers enjoyed the video and they would love to hear any thoughts or recommendations in the comments. They also encourage viewers to subscribe to their channel.