Draw Manga Characters
Manga artistry can be an awesome skill when mastered. It's simple, easy and with practice can become a skill that can help you in many ways. Eg - doing projects (at school), designing clothes and heaps more. One of the most satisfying things is bringing your character to life and personalizing them with clothes and more. Read on to learn how.
Steps
- Start with the basic frame, lines indicating the bones of your person and dots representing joints. For examples buy one of those modeling dolls from a craft store or look in the mirror. Making your pose realistic is important, but start of with something basic, a person standing with hands behind their back. Draw a large circle for the hips, the legs connected on.
- Draw an oblong/egg shape for the head.
- Add some flesh. Draw circles/oblongs around your lines, making sure again it's realistic. If you're a man, start off drawing men, if you're a woman start by drawing a woman. Start off according to your gender and learn to know the male/female body better before you draw any boy/girl characters. Turn your dots into larger circles, for example, around the knees (this eventually makes the kneecap).
- Smooth out your lines and put your waist in. Women have a slimmer waist while a man's is less defined. Add some lines for the neck and make some triangle shapes for the feet. Erase all the original 'skeletal' lines leaving only your border.
- Put on clothing and decoration. You can basically design any clothes but an important part is the fold. They make the look realistic (that ever so important word again). Start basic though, a simple robe or something. If you need help, get a rag and hang it the same way. Gravity applies to fabric as well so make sure it falls the right way.
- Buy a cheap Visual Art diary and do a drawing a day. You'll soon see the difference.
Tips
- Go on DeviantArt and search up 'Anime', and find one to try to do a quick sketch. That way you can observe it and do a similar one yourself. It can help build skill of drawing Anime Characters.
- Buy a Anime/Manga drawing book for a more comprehensive guide.
- Watching anime while drawing helps with expressions and more and sometimes trying to draw a character from your favorite anime then comparing with an actual picture can really help with technique.
- Buy an art diary and keep a record of your drawings.
Things You'll Need
- Good pencils
- Good eraser
- Good work space
- Art diary
- Anime/manga drawing book
