Free Theoretical Guide for Manga Characters Creation

Get your Japanese comic book project going and learn how to design your characters

Andrea Jen (@andrea_jen) is an Argentinian illustrator and author specialized in manga creation. Since 2010 she has made almost a dozen publications in this genre, and has won important recognizing such as the Silent Manga Audition Masterclass Certificate (2017).

For her, the most important thing in a manga project is the creation of the characters that will star in the core idea or concept that you have in mind. "What do you want to tell?". It's the first question that according to this artist you should ask yourself, so that you can get down to work and define the universe of characters that will tell the story for you by answering questions such as "What are their ideals?", "What moves them?" or "What experiences have marked you?".

To help you take the first step in your manga creation project, Andrea shares with you a theoretical guide to character design that includes basic rules of mangakas and Japanese editors, formulas and tests that will help you define the personality traits of protagonists and secondary characters, and more information that will help you create the figures that will bring your stories to life.

By clicking on the button below, a file in .pdf format will appear in the Downloads folder of your computer, with the Theoretical Guide for Manga Characters Creation, by Andrea Jen.

This download will be available until August 2nd, 2020. If after that date you want to use the material, sign up for the Andrea Jen's Creation of Manga Characters course, where you will learn how to design and illustrate Japanese comic characters, from the idea up to its technical file.

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