Keith Sparrow: 5 books

This enchanting how-to guide provides the necessary techniques for drawing manga weapons, including a shuriken throwing star and dagger, katana sword, a staff, and an arm plasma cannon. Budding artists will master drawing vehicles, such as mobile patrol armor, a riot buster, a troop-dispersal carrier,...

Manga’s popularity has spread well beyond Japan and is now firmly entrenched in North American pop culture. Manga has even come to influence visual arts, advertising, and increasingly anime-infused cartoon programming. There are increasing career opportunities for talented artists in this field....

This useful step-by-step guide to drawing manga boys is a must-have for the aspiring artist. The detailed and colorful example characters and simple-to-follow descriptions allow for an exciting read, while sharing basic techniques for drawing, inking, and coloring. Artists will make their own inventive male characters with expressive attributes and energy.

Young artists who love manga and anime will enjoy learning to draw girls with attitude and style. Step-by-step instructions allow readers to master female characters, faces, and figures. Colorful images will entrance girls and boys alike with the magic of manga.

Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war. Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...