Draw with Mei: How to Draw Anime Characters is an essential guide for artists ages 8 and up who want to learn how to draw anime-style people.
Young readers of manga and fans of anime series can create their own anime-style characters with the help of Mei Yu, a popular YouTube artist with nearly 1.8 million subscribers. This book offers a wide variety of templates that serve as starting points. From here, readers can follow easy step-by-step drawing lessons to transform these shapes into finished drawings.
This easy-to-follow process helps guide young artists every step of the way. The templates and lessons cover the topics that beginners want to learn, including how to draw eyes, expressions and faces, hairstyles, full bodies and poses, outfits, and more. Each chapter includes templates for practice, and the last chapter offers more templates to trace or to draw on as readers get more comfortable with techniques.
With its appealing and approachable style, Draw with Mei: How to Draw Anime Characters encourages first-time artists to put their imaginations to paper. Mei Yu has over 30 years of drawing experience and 20 years of anime, manga, and cartoon art teaching experience in Canada. Since 2004, she has been teaching kids and teens her popular anime, manga, and cartoon art lessons in schools and libraries in Vancouver. Since 2011, Mei has produced over 1,000 art lessons and art videos on YouTube, with over 450 million views. Mei continues to inform, entertain, and inspire youth with her beautiful artwork, positive attitude, and cheerful personality. Find her on YouTube @MeiYu.
