Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
Japanese aesthetics, its clichés and how to break them
A course by Akimaro , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Japanese aesthetics, its clichés and how to break them
Overview
“Before starting the project, I want to tell you where what is known as “manga style” comes from, its beginnings, the way it has evolved thanks to cultural exchange and the arrival of anime in the West.”
In this video lesson Akimaro addresses the topic: Japanese aesthetics, its clichés and how to break them, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence. Learn how to create atmospheric scenes and emotional characters with Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Japanese Aesthetic, its Clichés, and How to Break Them Before starting the project, I want to tell you the origins of what we know about manga, its beginnings, and how it's changed with cultural blending. Then I'll show you how to use those features of manga that you like or that most help you. Let's take a look. Manga is the name by which comics are known in Japan. It's a massive industry that's very important to the country. As such, it has a series of formal and structural elements like reading direction, serialization in issues, or its characteristic black and white style. Outside of Ja...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Akimaro
A course by Akimaro
Adriana De la Torre, also known as Akimaro, is a designer by profession and an illustrator by trade. Combining these two arts, she has devoted herself to helping clients find their voice and telling stories through images. Since she was 16, Adriana has been publishing comics independently and is the co-author of the webcomic Parellet, published since 2012 and with two volumes in print.
Recently, she has worked with publishers like Penguin Random House to create illustrations for a teenage demographic. She loves to experiment and combines her experience in graphic design with her interest in modern Japanese culture.
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