HOW TO DRAW Vol.5 Sketching PropsContents eoecocoo5e The Elliptical World of Manga. If You Can Draw a Mug, You Can Draw Anything! There Are Fixed Rules Guiding How an Object Appears. Chapter 1: The Basics in Drawing Characters and Props. 15 Capturing Objects Using Circles, Triangles, and Squares. sn — re ‘The Angle of Perspective Is the Key to Compositing Objects / The Basic Rules of Eipses Drawing Elipses: How to Use a Template : ee 20 Drawing a Can Hatching... 26 Using Light and Shadow to Suggest Three-Dimensionalty / Ligt-and-Snadaw Produced "Light, Medium, and Dark Shades" / Portraying Texture Chapter 2: Letting the Props Narrate about the Character. 31 What is Meant by "Props Narrating about a Character" 32 Building a Character from Solid Stapes The Head... soon Eyeglasses / Goggles / Headbands and Other Headpieces: Wraparound Headpieces / Hats / Heimets / Headphones Props That Tell about the Arms, Legs, and Body 60 ‘The Basics of Clothing / Belts and Buckles / Suspenders ‘Arms and Hands 68 Wristwatches / Celi Phones / Bags” Footwear 82 The Slipper Is the Most Basic Shoe / Common Footwear That Tells about a Character Chapter 3: Letting Props Narrate a Scene ” 7 ss os - 87 What Is Meant by "Props Narrating @ Scene"? 88 Sketching Characters Drinking 0 Drinking Glasses / Holding a Glass / Mugs / Coffee Cups and Teacups / Yunomi/ Kyusu and Dobin / Stemware / Plastic Bottles and Beer Bottles ‘Making Props Look Authentic. os o 114 Composing Cooking, Eating, and Dining SoeNES ..0.nmnnn or « 116 Pots and Pans / At the Table / Serving Food / Desserts Activity Scenes 132 Tennis Racquets / Shinai Bamboo Swords) / Guitars / Taiko (Traditional Large Drums) Stepping Out. _ : es . 140 Umbrellas / Bicycies / Motoreycies / Scooters / Cars Chapter 4: Spicing up a Scene with Weapons 163 Weapons That Narrate a Setting. - v - 164 ‘Sketching Swords and Blades “ ‘ “ 7 166 Japanese Swords / How to Draw a Hand Gripping 7 Stafis and ‘Spears Bows, Arrows, and Weapons with Chains 174 Bows and Arrows / Weapons with Chains Firearms 178 Handguns / Shotgun / Fully Automatic Rifles ("Machine Guns") Echoing Elipses. 192 ‘The Myriad Props of Manga Characters..0.0. cranes a : . 194 eeoeeovecccsThe Elliptical World of Manga Oks DD ee z SS Ye PP)