Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
Basic Visual Narration
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Basic Visual Narration
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you about basic visual storytelling, exploring themes such as the composition of a panel, readability and direction, and duration and flow. With some basic rules and tips, you will gain a deeper understanding of how to make your manga enjoyable to read. I will introduce you to the types of sequential visual storytelling and explain when to use them. You will become more aware of how to develop your story in pictures and effectively engage the reader.”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Basic Visual Narration, 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
“In this lesson, I will talk more about basic visual narration. When it comes to drawing comics, it's all about storytelling through pictures and through art. And you also need to post the pictures in a certain pattern on the page, panelling. So now I want to show you how to use that to actually make a story interesting. You will also learn about reading direction, composition of a panel, and duration and flow. Through using all these techniques that I'm telling you in this lesson, you will be able to make a manga that is easy to understand and enjoyable to read. Before we start drawing mang...”
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Course summary for: Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
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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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