99% of orders dispatched within 24hrs, delivery times may vary.


Adding item to the basket

× Item added

This item has been added to your basket.

Proceed to checkout
US Flag Australian Flag
Search the site...
North American Customers North America US and Canadadian Customers Australian Customers Australian Customers Australian Customers
How to Draw Manga and Anime
  • Publisher: Vault Editions
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 21 November 2025
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781922966735
  • Stock: Temporarily Out of Stock
  • Size: 220x280 mm
  • Pages: 142
  • RRP: £16.99
  • Series: Vault Editions: How to Draw

How to Draw Manga and Anime

£16.99

Step-by-Step Lessons for Drawing Faces, Figures, Poses and Anime Characters by Vault Editions & Kale James

Out of Stock - Add to basket
Book Description

Start your journey into manga and anime illustration with a structured, beginner-friendly approach that teaches you exactly how to draw with confidence. This book gives you the foundations, proportions, and character-building skills used throughout authentic manga and anime art.

A Complete System for Learning Manga Drawing:

  • The Vault Editions 12-Step Drawing Method: Our proven framework breaks every subject into simple, repeatable stages. You’ll understand exactly what to do at each step, making complex drawings manageable and helping you improve quickly from your very first page.
  • Anatomy and Proportion Made Simple: Master the essential measurements and structures for male, female and chibi characters. Learn expressive faces, natural poses, body balance, and simplified proportions that make your drawings look convincing and consistent.
  • Master the Essentials: Gain practical techniques for drawing faces, hands, feet, hair, clothing and accessories. Each section focuses on clarity and accuracy so you can build reliable drawing habits.

  • 40 Essential Manga Archetypes: Learn the underlying structure, gesture and storytelling logic behind 40 iconic manga archetypes. Instead of copying images, you’ll understand how to design your own characters with personality, purpose and visual impact.

Download Included:

  • A custom set of Procreate brushes (liners and shaders) optimised for drawing manga characters
  • A free digital copy of the publication perfect for drawing on your tablet or on the go

  • A printable, gridded practice workbook to support your drawing progression

Skip the vague tutorials and guesswork. This book gives you a structured path, reliable techniques and the visual foundations needed to build expressive, original manga characters.

About the Author

About Vault Editions

Vault Editions is an independent, family-run business based in London, England, dedicated to helping the creative community unlock their potential by providing captivating visual reference books, instructive tutorials on various areas of art and design, and business advice tailored to the creative industries. Vault Editions offer an invaluable resource for artists and designers of all levels to develop their techniques and expand their knowledge. They are passionate about celebrating and sharing the valuable heritage of artistic expression while nurturing the talents of tomorrow's creatives. They are committed to inspiring creativity in everyone, fostering growth with practical guidance, and fueling excellence with knowledge-rich resources.

About Kale James

Kale James is an illustrator, graphic designer, and Creative Director of Vault Editions. He is an Amazon best-selling author with 60+ acclaimed art and design books.

Out of Stock - Add to basket
Also by this author:
How to Draw Monsters and Beasts

How to Draw Monsters and Beasts

By Vault Editions & Kale James

How to Draw Skulls

How to Draw Skulls

By Vault Editions & Kale James

How to Draw Dragons

How to Draw Dragons

By Vault Editions & Kale James

We use cookies to personalise your experience and to analyse our traffic. Do you want to allow all cookies or view and change settings?

Change your cookie preferences
Close Cookies

Privacy Preference Center

General Description

General Description

This cookie tool will help you understand who is using cookies to collect information from your device, for what purposes they use the information, and how you can control the use of cookies for non-essential activities.

Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA).

If you opt out of advertising cookies, you may still see Search Press ads on other sites, but those ads will not be customized by us or our service providers and we will continue to customize your experience on our website via our use of cookies you have not refused.

Alternatively, privacy settings in most browsers will allow you to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have it notify you when you receive a new cookie, or disable cookies altogether. If your browser is set to not accept any cookies, you will not receive Interest-Based Advertising, but your use of the Search Press service may be impaired or unavailable. In addition, if you use our cookie tool to opt-out of certain cookies, your opt-out preferences will be remembered by placing a cookie on your device. It is therefore important that your browser is configured to accept cookies for your preferences to take effect. If you delete or clear your cookies, or if you change which web browser you are using, you will need to set your cookie preferences again.

Note that from time to time we are over-inclusive in which cookies are listed in the opt-out tool. For example, we do not use Facebook, Twitter or Google cookies in all regions.

For more information on our use of cookies, please read our Cookies Policy.

Essential Cookies
Performance and Functionality Cookies
Advertising Cookies