Creation of Manga Characters (Spanish, Multisub)

Learn to design and illustrate Japanese comic characters from the idea to its technical sheet Ever wanted to channel your inspiration from Japanese comics and series to create your own stunning manga characters? Join Argentine illustrator Andrea Jen, one of the champions of Hispanic manga, and learn how to do just that!

In this course, learn to create your own manga-style characters, from the initial concept to the main views and facial expressions, under the expert guidance of Andrea.

About this course Meet Andrea Jen and hear about her first steps in the world of comics and her artistic influences. Then delve into the history of manga, how it originated, and why its characters are deeply significant in Japanese society.

Next, learn to recognize and draw the different female and male facial prototypes. See that emotions are everything for manga characters and, for that reason, learn to draw each of the basic expressions and their varying intensities.

Discover how to draw and distinguish the complete female and male anatomical prototype using the front, side, three-quarter, and back views. Next, learn how to make your characters move and act, illustrating some everyday situations.

Once you’ve got the previous concepts down, create your own manga character including its main views, emotions, and actions. Afterwards, clean up your work with a stylus or whatever tool you feel most comfortable working with.

What is this course’s project? Create the technical sheet of your own manga character with its main views, expressions, and personality traits.

Who is it for? All manga and anime lovers who want to create their own characters for comics, illustrated stories, or any other means of communication.

What you need You need basic knowledge of drawing, a desire to learn, and lots of perseverance.

In terms of materials, you need paper, a pencil, an eraser, black stylographs, and a ruler.

01 – Presentation 02 – Influences 03 – What are we going to do 04 – Introduction to manga I 05 – Introduction to manga II 06 – Importance of the characters and how to create them 07 – materials 08 – Bodies and archetypes I 09 – Bodies and archetypes II 10 – Bodies and archetypes III 11 – Faces and heads I 12 – Faces and heads II 13 – Face Expressions I 14 – Face Expressions II 15 – Movement 16 – Passed to ink 17 – Data sheet 18 – Last conclusions 19 – Creation of manga characters Creation of Manga Characters_Subtitles.7z

[Domestika] Creation of Manga Characters by Andrea Jen – project files.7z

  Channel    and      Group