The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
Hair Design
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Hair Design
Overview
“The manga character’s most remarkable visual characteristic is, by no doubt, the hairdo. I will guide you through the process of learning how to draw hair in a simplified manner to fit your style. I will teach you the importance of line practice and flow to achieve a feeling of softness and lightness.”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Hair Design, 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
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to design your character's hairstyle The hairstyle is no doubt the most important part of the character's visual characteristics. It's the one that you see the first. If the character is very small on the paper or very big, you will always see the hairstyle first. And that's how you identify the characters. The silhouette is the first most important. I want to show you one manga book. Sailor Moon is definitely nostalgia for me. And she has a very particular hair design. It's a silhouette that is rememberable. She has these kind of balls in her hair the bags...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
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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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