Anime/Manga Drawing – Illustration

Anime/Manga Drawing – Illustration

Welcome, young artists with vivid imaginations! In Anime & Manga Magic: A Drawing Adventure, you’ll embark on a fun-filled journey into the world of anime and manga, learning how to create your own unique characters. With each lesson, you’ll see your progress take shape through tangible artworks, giving you the chance to unleash your creativity.

Details

Duration: 12 Weeks
Level: Beginner
Format: Live video lessons, downloadable worksheets, interactive Q&A sessions, and a final project

Course Start Date:

13 June 2025

Friday (Every Friday for 12 Weeks)

Course Time: 

10 AM PT | 1 PM EST | 7 PM CET

About the course

Welcome, young artists with vivid imaginations! In Anime & Manga Magic: A Drawing Adventure for Kids, you’ll embark on a fun-filled journey into the world of anime and manga, learning how to create your own unique characters. With each lesson, you’ll see your progress take shape through tangible artworks, giving you the chance to unleash your creativity.

Key Points

In this course, you will:

  • Discover the basics of anime and manga drawing through engaging activities.
  • Learn how to draw expressive eyes, facial expressions, and hair details that bring your characters to life.
  • Explore dynamic poses, action-packed illustrations, and short storytelling to enhance your artwork.
  • Work on a new project every week, taking steady steps toward creating your own manga scene.

Required Materials

  • Pencil – 2B, 4B, 6B
  • Eraser
  • Loose drawing paper 
  • Sketchbook with Ink-Friendly Paper (180 gsm or more)
  • Markers
  • Watercolor
  • Digital drawing tablet (Optional) 

Course Lessons

•Topics: What is anime and manga? Understanding the differences and basic drawing techniques.

•Practical Exercise: Sketching your first manga character using simple shapes.

•Homework: Complete your first character sketch!

•Topics: The heart of manga characters – eyes, eyebrows, and mouths. Techniques for conveying emotions.

•Practical Exercise: Drawing various facial expressions for your character.

•Homework: Create a series of expressive faces for your character.

•Topics: Designing unique hairstyles and fun accessories to make your character stand out.

•Practical Exercise: Drawing different hairstyles and accessories that reflect your style.

•Homework: Redesign your character with a unique hairstyle and accessories.

•Topics: Understanding correct body proportions, energetic poses, and dynamic drawing techniques.

•Practical Exercise: Sketching your character in different action poses.

•Homework: Create a motion-based pose sketch that tells a mini story.

•Topics: Designing outfits that reflect your character’s personality and style.

•Practical Exercise: Experimenting with different costume designs to enhance your character’s look.

•Homework: Draw a full-body outfit design for your character.

•Topics: Simple perspective rules, creating backgrounds, and designing scenes that complement your characters.

•Practical Exercise: Drawing an appropriate background that enhances your character’s setting.

•Homework: Create an engaging environment for your character to interact with.

•Topics: The fundamentals of visual storytelling, panel organization, and smooth narrative flow.

•Practical Exercise: Creating a short three-panel manga scene.

•Homework: Develop a mini comic strip featuring your main character.

•Topics: Bringing together all learned techniques to craft a detailed manga scene.

•Practical Exercise: Integrating characters, backgrounds, and storytelling elements into one final project.

•Final Project: Illustrate a full manga scene that tells a unique story and showcases your skills!

Additional Resources

•Bonus Videos: Extra lessons on inking, line work, and coloring techniques.

•Student Community: A private online group where students can share their work, receive feedback, and find inspiration.

$120 Per Month

Instructors

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Ali Karatay

Ali Karatay is an artist with 20+ years of experience in visual arts and Ph.D.s in Islamic Arts and a traditional icazet (calligraphy masery certification)

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