Valentine’s Day is coming up, and there are few things more romantic than a first date. One of my favorite lines in a song (Sweet Avenue, by Jets to Brazil) is “This day could someday be/an anniversary” and it captures all that nervous hope and anticipation. Such a heady feeling! Can you capture those feelings [...]

Category: Art Tutorials - Learn to Draw Step by Step, IMPACT Updates - General Fantasy, Comic, Manga & Graffiti Art Instruction, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga

Irene Flores (Beanclam on tumblr, if you’re on there) is having a booksigning for her manga art  instruction book, Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Year 2. If you’re in the area for either of these Michael’s stores, go check it out! You won’t be disappointed. To celebrate this announcement, we posted an image on our [...]

Category: IMPACT Updates - General Fantasy, Comic, Manga & Graffiti Art Instruction, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga, Supittha "Annie" Bunyapen - How to Draw Manga with Markers

After previously sharing the news that Irene Flores has a book signing coming up, we decided to stick with that theme and show off some of her manga for IMPACT’s Art of the Week! Taken from Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Year 2, the image shows three teens hanging out, presumably outside of a café, [...]

Category: Art of the Week, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga

Irene Flores, of Shojo Fashion Manga Art School fame, will be having a pair of signing sessions next weekend, after the release of her second book with IMPACT! The signings will take place from 2 to 4pm, Saturday, June 23, at Michaels Arts & Crafts in San Luis Obispo, California (3880 Broad St) and from [...]

Category: Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga

Want another sneak peek at Shojo Fashion Manga Art School Year 2? We think you’re going to love seeing this fashion manga art, so we’re offering a look inside. Find out more about IMPACT Books by liking us on Facebook and following us on Pinterest and Twitter! And if you like Manga, you’re going to [...]

Category: IMPACT Updates - General Fantasy, Comic, Manga & Graffiti Art Instruction, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga

Check out Mark Crilley’s video on drawing a winking chibi character. And while you’re picking up Mark’s book, preorder Irene Flores and Krisanne McSpadden’s Shojo Fashion Manga Art School Year 2 so that your characters can be dressed in fine style! Find out more about IMPACT Books by liking us on Facebook and following us [...]

Category: Creative Videos & How to Draw Lessons, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga, Mark Crilley - Drawing Manga: How to Draw Eyes, Faces & More

“The heart and soul of great art is the ability for the artist to be vulnerable.” ~Bert McCracken (via Facebook) Check out our pinterest for the stuff that caught our eye this week and follow us to see what we add to it. What caught your eye? Did you catch our quick tutorial on embellishing [...]

Category: Angela R. Sasser - How to Draw Angels & Fantasy, Art Tutorials - Learn to Draw Step by Step, Comic Art - Connect with Artists & Superheroes, Graffiti Art: How To's & Techniques for Alphabets, Letters & Art, IMPACT Updates - General Fantasy, Comic, Manga & Graffiti Art Instruction, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga, Mark Crilley - Drawing Manga: How to Draw Eyes, Faces & More, Roundup

Want to see what’s in store for you when you buy Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley? Check out this copy from Scribd. Once you’ve learned how to draw bodies from Mark, you might also be interested in pre-ordering Shojo Fashion Manga Art School Year 2 for all the great fashion tips and tricks. Just click [...]

Category: Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga, Mark Crilley - Drawing Manga: How to Draw Eyes, Faces & More

This weekend I saw Midnight in Paris, a movie about a writer who is vacationing in Paris when he accidentally travels back to the ‘20s and meets writers and artists of the time. Although the movie only included Picasso and Matisse, it got me wondering about the other artists and art that was around back [...]

Category: Buddy Scalera - How to Create and Publish a Comic Book, Colleen Doran - How to Draw Manga Faces, Girl Manga & Shoujo, Comic Art - Connect with Artists & Superheroes, IMPACT Updates - General Fantasy, Comic, Manga & Graffiti Art Instruction, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga

Hi everyone! My name’s Kirstie and I’m the intern for the summer at IMPACT books. During my time here, I’m going to update you on what’s going on behind the scenes, what I’ve been working on and other cool stuff that we’re all interested in. So far this summer, I have been very busy with [...]

Category: Comic Art - Connect with Artists & Superheroes, Irene Flores - How to Draw Manga Clothing & Shojo Fashion, Manga