This course is designed for adult manga lovers, who are eager to master their favorite art style. A professional manga artist Austin Bath will guide you through this journey. The class will be held IN-PERSON in our San Francisco Studio.
This course will teach you:
- Drawing faces and figures in various Manga styles
- Working on graphic novels.
- High-quality art materials are provided and included in the course price.
Detailed Curriculum:
Day 1:
- Introduction: what is manga?
- Defining the characteristics of the manga style and how to begin drawing in this way.
- Observing various examples.
- Sketch simple flowing shapes and graphic elements.
- Study different proportions for character design.
Day 2:
- Manga vs realism.
- Tips on drawing eyes, hair, neck, and head shapes.
- Choose an established character to draw in your own style and begin to draw his or her face.
Day 3:
- Tips on drawing hair and clothing.
- Finding center lines and contour lines.
- Establishing the separation of light and shadow to suggest volume.
- Finish character portrait from Day 2.
Day 4:
- Focus on relative proportions of the male and female figures.
- Start a new pencil drawing, this time showing a character from head to toe.
- The focus is on fitting the character on the page with correct anatomical proportions.
- The body should be composed of primitive shapes.
Day 5:
- Adding details to drawing from the previous session.
- Strong focus on proper anatomy of torso, legs, and arms.
Day 6:
- Finish character anatomy drawing.
- Tips on hands and feet.
Day 7:
- Focus on gesture drawing.
- Begin a new drawing featuring a character in a simple pose.
- This drawing should have the whole character within the frame of the composition.
Day 8: Finish Day 7’s drawing and add color to create a fully completed illustration.
Day 9:
- Focus on dynamic poses.
- Begin a new drawing featuring a character in an action scene.
Day 10:
- Focus on environmental effects.
- Add smoke, debris, dust, and speed lines to our action scene to amplify its energy!
Day 11:
- Focus on facial expressions.
- Add ink and color to the action scene to finish it as a completed illustration.
Day 12:
- Focus on nonhuman characters.
- How to draw animals, monsters, and robots in the manga style.
- Begin drawing an original non-human or partially human character.
Day 13: Finish drawing your animal, monster, robot, or cyborg character.
Day 14: Finish any incomplete work or begin a new drawing of your choice.
