This collaborative book explores the artistic and aesthetic development of shojo; or girl; manga and discusses the significance of both shojo manga and the concept of shojo; or girl culture. It features contributions from manga critics; educators; and researchers from both mangarsquo;s home country of Japan and abroad; looking at shojo and shojo mangarsquo;s influence both locally and globally. Finally; it presents original interviews of shojo manga-ka; or artists; who discuss their work and their views on this distinct type of popular visual culture.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Learned Alot!By Timothy L. MattoxI like this book alot. Learned a number of methods through this book. Would recommend to others. Happy painting!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. excellent for beginnersBy liberal sprinklesVery nice book that breaks down the steps required to make various types of acrylic paintings. Author Michael Sanders explains a bit of color theory; the difference between the transparent and the opaque methods; as well as basic techniques - all excellent advice for beginners. The exercises cover various subjects like painting boats on water; simple landscapes; mountains and flowers. They include clear; step-by-step instructions accompanied by photographs that got me; a beginner painter; creating passable and pleasant looking works - very encouraging!Id definitely recommend this book to beginners.
