Manga Muscles
Syu Itadori, Ueno Atsushi, KiKi, GomTang, Tojo Washi, Gom Tang
An Artist's Guide to Drawing Powerful Male Bodies [With Over 500 color and B&W illustrations]
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Release Date: 21/10/2025
An Artist's Guide to Drawing Powerful Male Bodies [With Over 500 color and B&W illustrations]
A must-have guide to drawing muscular physiques from professional manga illustrators!
A must-have guide to drawing muscular physiques—from professional manga illustrators!
Manga Muscles teaches you how to draw powerful male bodies in dynamic styles—from athletic to bodybuilder to fantasy superhero—in hundreds of different situations and from all possible angles. Plus, you'll learn to adjust the physical attributes of each character so they don't all look the same, and how to drape clothes on their bodies in a realistic way.
Every muscular male body type you'll want to draw is described in great detail:
The authors—professional illustrators with deep anatomical knowledge—break down the skeletal and muscular systems to show how structure and posture work together to create bold, expressive figures. With over 500 detailed illustrations and tips on how to emphasize key muscle groups, vary character designs, and suggest different moods through physical form, this book offers both technical guidance and artistic inspiration.
This is an essential reference for artists drawing strong, dynamic characters in manga and beyond!