The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
About Me
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“I am a Swedish manga artist with internationally published works. I’ve created manga characters for manga comics, children’s books, games and merchandise. My works have been published in the USA, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, among other places. While showing you examples of my work, I will also talk about how I relate personally to my manga characters, as they are all a part of me.”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters. Learn how to create a manga character from scratch and reach your visual storytelling potential by exploring original drawing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi. My name is Natalia Batista. I'm a manga artist from Sweden. And I've worked for 15 years with publishing my own manga. Just like you, I started out as a manga reader and a manga fan, and got inspired by the Japanese manga culture. My own interest started when I watched Sailor Moon on television in Sweden together with my little sister. We just started watching and we got inspired and interested in what was this. And of course, we wanted more. Soon thereafter, me and my sister found a local manga club And we started hanging out with them, having friends and talking about manga. We also s...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Manga, Pencil Drawing
Natalia Batista
A course by Natalia Batista
Natalia Batista is a Swedish manga artist and illustrator with over 15 years of experience. Her passion for the Japanese art started as a child watching Sailor Moon with her sister. Soon, she joined a local manga club, and after graduating from high school, she attended a comic art school. While working for a Swedish magazine as a comic artist, she illustrated the comic Lova, about a young girl who wanted to be a singer in a band.
Since then, she has illustrated and published a number of manga pieces that are centered on female characters who are fighting for their rights. She is the artist and storyteller behind Sword Princess Amaltea and Mjau!, which have been published and printed throughout Europe and the United States. Natalia has also been featured in the German magazine Tokyopop for her comic Ein Lied für Elise.
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