Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
Influences
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my influences and what inspires me, introducing some of my absolute favourite storytellers in the field of manga. These artists have shown me what kind of stories I want to make and how to bring this art form to its fullest potential. They each work with different styles and genres, which has broadened my own creativity and is definitely something I would encourage you to do as well. Now, let me show you why I get inspired by these very opposing creations, and how I pick and choose what to get inspired by. ”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation. Learn how to write and create a manga comic from scratch using professional techniques used by Japanese artists for storytelling and character design.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I will show you some of my influences. These artists have created works that inspire me in my own creativity. When I read their works, it makes me think of how I can develop my own style and how I can challenge myself in my manga creation. This is a manga I read very early on and it left a huge mark in me. It's a story about young girls and their troubles, things like sexual abuse and mental illness or bullying. This manga is a collection of short stories. They make me think of how to create manga for a huge audience, young teen girls, and how to talk specifically...”
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Course summary for: Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
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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