Visually, this book is very nice looking. The colors are bright. Spacing is appropriate. However, the content is severely lacking. Nothing in the book is anything beyond what a novice artist will have figured out on their own in the first setting with alcohol markers. This should be a pamphlet rather than a $25 book. They did address some color combinations for skin tones, showing three marker colors in a square for various skin tones, but not one character has darker skin and none of the techniques address this.

While this might be pretty in a gift basket with artist supplies, I think the money would be better off purchasing more alcohol markers or paper.

Manga Artists' Copic Marker Coloring Techniques is a great resource for amateur marker artists looking to up their game. The book features some excellent tips on blending and shading, colour choices, and creating effects like rain and folds in clothing. Although written with Copic markers in mind, the techniques described in this book are equally valid for other brands of markers, though the successful execution of some effects may depend on the quality of the markers you are using. The book's layout is pleasing to the eye and easy to read, with plenty of accompanying illustrations to demonstrate each point. Some of the tips I have seen described in other books about drawing manga, but often they just encompass a single, brief chapter, whereas this work concentrates fully on colouring technique, rather than drawing figures etc. Recommended for those creating manga with marker pens who wish to take their colouring to the next level.

Very impressed! Love my Copic Markers!! Such lovely illustrations in this book and great step-by-step was instructions! Love the coloring suggestions! A great book on Copics!