The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
Character Sheet 1
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Character Sheet 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I show you how to make a character sheet. This is one of the most important things you need before starting a manga, animation or any other visual medium with a character in it. The character sheet should be your complete guide to what your character looks like. With this sheet, you can always keep track of the details in your characters' design when you want to draw them again.”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Character Sheet 1, 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
“Character Sheet Now, we're going to make the character sheets. A character sheet is a complete picture with all parts of the character. The face, the body, and facial expressions You need a character sheet because it's a complete character guide. If you're going to make a visual narrative with your character, for example, through manga, animation, or game, with the character sheet, you can keep track on the character details, which is key when you're making a longer story and repeatedly draw the character. We'll make the sheet in black and white as for a manga comic, but if you'd like to ma...”
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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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