The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
Fashion Design 2
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Fashion Design 2
Overview
“Let's see some details and accessories you can add to your character's clothing to make it more interesting. This lesson also includes how to shadow the clothing to create a sense of depth. I will also talk about the importance of making unique design choices to make your character stand out and be remembered.”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Fashion Design 2, 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
“These are details that you can add to the clothing. I made like a map full of details here, and I'm going to show how to draw different of them. So first of all, one thing is ribbons or kind of knots in different ways. learn how to draw something that is knotted together like a string or a piece of cloth. First, start with the actual knot in the middle. Like this. This is the folds of the knot. You can make more or less of them, but Think of it as fabric that is folded over on top of each other. So you can have some fabric that is behind, From one side and the other side, there's going to b...”
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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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