How to Draw Manga

Transcript Suppose that you have a graphic novel that you want to do; a manga graphic novel that you really believe in. But you’re having trouble. Publishers aren’t that interested in it, or, maybe they are, but you want complete control over your creative vision. You might consider self-publishing. Now, there are two ways to …

Transcript A very popular style of manga is called Shonen. A Shonen is known as the boys action style. It’s got a lot of fighting. It’s got a lot intense characters. A lot of different styles of characters, and beasts, and things like that. The thing that’s kind of neat about Shonen, is that unlike …

Transcript Tiny manga monsters are fan favorites. They have so much personality for their little size. Let’s get some hints on how to draw them. We start with this manga monster. As you can see, he’s a little sad. People think sad, when it’s cute, is very endearing. You don’t want to get too close …

Transcript Hi, my name is Chris Hart. Howcast has selected me to be your how to draw a Manga expert. I am an author of How To Draw a Manga books and many other books on cartooning, on comics, on animals. My books have sold over three million copies domestically and have been translated into …

Transcript Maids and service workers are very popular characters in manga, and they’re often glamorized. That’s the case with the maid, very glamorous with a frilly outfit, and they combine with catgirls often, in order to make a character like this, very appealing. Now, we’re going to learn a few tricks about drawing the maid …

Transcript Here’s some tip for drawing the figure. Some proportions and contours. We’re going to use a manga girl. Now, as you can see, the top of her body is a little bit short, and the bottom of her body is a little bit longer. These are the idealized proportions of the figure. Now the …

Transcript Here are some hints on how to draw a manga boy. Now, there are several different types. The most popular are the teen idol, the sort of like 19-year-old boy. And the other type is a younger boy, like 14. He’s kind of loyal and brave and that kind of stuff. This one is …

Transcript Here are some tips in drawing a Manga girl. Now, this Manga girl is in the Shojo genre, which means it’s kind of cute and perky and she happens to be a cat girl, which is a popular style, popular kind of character. So I’m going to give you some tips that I think …

Transcript Here are some hints for drawing manga hair for a girl. Now I picked a character that has a lot of elements to it. For instance, she’s got a ponytail. She’s got the famous manga ear strands. She’s got a brushed-back set of bangs. So all these things together combine to make a nice-looking …

Transcript Here are some tips for drawing the manga eye. We’re going to concentrate on the pupils, making them shiny, that glisteny look where the shines are. Here’s your basic kimono type manga girl. As you can see, the eyes are arched here, the eyelashes brushed back to the sides. The upper eyelid is always …

Transcript Maybe you haven’t thought of drawing a manga cat, but what about a kitten? What about a Chibi kitten? Who can resist that? So let’s give that a try today. You’ll notice on this guy, that the head is oversized and really cute because his eyes and muzzle are so low and the body …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to draw a manga-style horse. Now as you can see, it’s not just a regular horse. I’ve made a unicorn, and even more than that a fantasy unicorn, because it’s got this ornamentation on its face. Okay. Now let’s start with the basic structure of the horse’s …

Transcript Here’s some tips and some suggestions of how to draw a manga dragon. Now these are very popular in the genres of fantasy manga, shonen manga. They show up a lot of places, and they’re really impressive beasts. And here’s the dragon, the final drawing of the dragon. Now let’s go back to look …

Transcript Now let’s draw a manga schoolgirl. This is a very popular type of character in shojo, which is the girl style of manga, although boys like it, too, because of the intense characters. Now here’s a typical manga shojo schoolgirl. As you can see, she’s wearing her school uniform. And as you can also …

Transcript Here are some tips on drawing a Manga Vampire. Now, the vampire has to be dramatic. Everything about him should look mysterious. You see, he’s got mysterious eyes, his hair is wind swept, he’s got the cape. So let me give you some tips on drawing one of the most important parts of the …

Transcript Hey, let’s draw everybody’s favorite and those are Chibis those adorable mini characters. Now, I love to draw Chibis because I like to drive my readers insane with unbearable cuteness. So let’s get started. Here is a pajama Chibi. I’m going to show you some fine touches on how to draw this guy. Here …

Transcript In manga, shoujo is one of the sub-genres and is perhaps the most popular one of all of manga. It’s thought of generally as girls manga as opposed to shounen which is boys action. However, there’s a lot of boys who really like shoujo because it features intense characters. Teenagers going through angst, and …

Transcript Here are a few tips on developing your own character, an original character. The first thing is to decide on a costume. Now, there’s a question you should ask yourself. Where is he? Where is your character in the story? Is she in school, where she will use a school uniform? Is she or …

Instructions Step 1: Consider the genre of manga Concentrate on proportions that work with the genre of manga. Step 2: Making mistakes is ok Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. If you’re not erasing, you’re not creating. Step 3: Customizing characters When drawing an original character, change features in steps from a template starting with …

Transcript If you’ve never considered drawing a style of manga called Kawaii, you’re in for a treat. Kawaii is perhaps the happiest style in all of manga. It’s also huge in Japan, it’s been huge in Japan for a long time but it’s emerging now in an explosive way in the United States. Where do …

Transcript Here are a few tips for drawing the Manga Head. The first thing I want to cover is the eyes. And, when people draw eyes for a Manga Head, they’re concentrating on those big eyes and making them shiny and all that good stuff. But, one thing you want to also keep in mind, …

Instructions Step 1: The relationship between manga and anime Understand that anime is a derivative of manga. Step 2: Manga traits Manga is known for their intense characters and is read by more girls than boys. Step 3: American comics vs. manga Compared to American comic characters, manga characters having more shading and detailing with …