Some error made it so I could only see the first few pages of this book. But of the few pages I saw, I enjoyed it.

I liked the art style and thought the explanations were helpful to aspiring artists.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book, as this book has already been published, I will not share my review on Netgalley at this time.

I absolutely need a physical copy of this. The way that things are broken down is just so helpful and made a big difference in how I think about direction and movement with hair and styles. A lot of the poses also just hit that creative button in me that makes me want to create characters and draw. An excellent reference!

This was interesting. I learned a lot about how different hairstyles come impact on different views of people and I like the step-by-step aspect. The reference And just book in general I thought it was very informative.

Very descriptive and easy to follow. I have learnt lots of drawing hair tips from this book. It is also good for beginners..
Highly recommend for manga artist who want to learn how to draw hairstyles.

Gives some nice ideas but not really thorough or a how to guide..
If you want to see manga hairstyles in action, look at actual manga. If you want to learn how to draw it step by step, the internet is free and there are much better books as well.

This Book on Anime Hairstyles is Great for anime lovers wanting to get into drawing.
(Thanks to Net Galley & Studio Hard Deluxe for this Book).

How To Draw Hairstyles for Manga
4 Stars

I am not sure How To Draw Hairstyles for Magna fits, as beginner friendly or How-To books. It's definitely misleading, because there aren't step-by-step tutorials, breaking down complex shapes, or following along with an artist. I'd say it's a reference book; all the illustrations are finished, from various angles, expressions, and hairstyles. There's guided instruction, tips, tricks, and so many illustrations. All great to use as reference! However, this book requires a person to have some basic art skills mastered.
Overall, this book covers a lot of material. I think this would be a great book for someone interested in upping their Magda hairstyle game. I liked how this book addresses understanding how hair grows and movement, because it's so important to draw realistic hair styles. Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group, for an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

tl;dr
A useful reference book for artists moving past beginner level artwork.

Thoughts
I was initially drawn (ha!) to this book because I liked the art style on the cover. I am happy to say that the art inside is also excellent. There are several artists featured in this book, and I found all the art and hair styles extremely pleasing to look at. If you want to learn, you could do a lot worse than the skill presented here.

This is more a reference book than a how-to book. When I see a book is "how-to" I usually expect a lot of numbered step-by-step instructions, and complex images broken down into simple shapes. Reference books include a lot more finished drawings (or photos), often with notes. How-to books are a great benefit for beginners who haven't yet exercised breaking down bigger ideas into smaller shapes. The downside is that they don't leave a lot of room for creativity - you either follow the steps or you don't. Reference books assume that you've been doing this long enough that you can simply take what you need and leave the rest. There comes a point in time when an artist moves from how-to books to reference books, and this book seems to sit exactly on that line. The front part covers the basic breakdown of sectioning off hair, setting a hairline, and finding the crown and the part. But more complex ideas like braids and curls aren't given a similar breakdown - only finished drawings with notes. There's a large portion dedicated to hair physics that I liked, including working with gravity, wind, water, and human interactions. I feel like I learned the most in this section. Would recommend this book for artists who have moved past beginner level, are developing their own style, and are looking to expand. Of note: This book does not include much by way of textured hair or extremely short styles.

This is an excellent and very useful guide to drawing various lengths and styles of hair. I learned a LOT, and found the discussion of combining hair and movement especially useful.

The book discusses accurate representation of hairstyles, shadows, combining style with movement, emotion, and personality, wet hair, windblown hair, and power stances.

It includes just about every hairstyle you could want -- if you don't want to include Black hair. While it is specifically for manga, it still seems like an oversight to not include any Black hairstyles.

Each style is clearly illustrated in black and white and has a short text explanation of what is happening and why it is drawn that way as well as a step-by step guide to guide the reader in recreating that style.

*Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group, and Rockport Publishers for providing an e-arc for review.