Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition
How to create manga rhythm 1
A course by Kenny Ruiz , Comic Artist
About the video: How to create manga rhythm 1
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to explain how to compose a manga page to speed up and narrate at a good pace. Through some of my favorite manga, we will see different options that work when generating the rhythm in a manga.”
In this video lesson Kenny Ruiz addresses the topic: How to create manga rhythm 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition. Captivate your readers by learning to narrate and compose stories with Clip Studio Paint that follow the energetic rhythm of a manga.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to create the manga rhythm What is this manga? People talk about big eyes, hair standing on end, highly foreshortened characters. What sets manga apart from other comics is how it's told and it is also because of how it is consumed. Have you ever seen a tochal like this? It's a normal manga magazine, the "Champion", in which I appear. These are all manga stories that come out once a week and that the reader consumes on the journey from home to work by subway. That means the reader must be able to assume all the information from here in about 20 minutes. How did something so frenetic end...”
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Course summary for: Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition
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Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Manga, Narrative, Traditional illustration

Kenny Ruiz
A course by Kenny Ruiz
Kenny Ruiz has been a comic artist for as long as he can remember, and has extensive professional experience within the sector. He is the author of El Cazador de Rayos and Barcelona with Paquet publishers, and the series Dos Espadas and Malefic Time: Soum, with Norma Comics. He worked alongside scriptwriter Mathieu Gabella and colorist Maz! on El Misterio del Capitán Nemo (Delcourt), Víctor Santos on Infinity, Outrage, and scriptwriter Kid Toussain and colorist Noiry on the Magic 7 and Telemachus series (Dupuis).
He currently produces his own manga series titled Team Phoenix for the Japanese publishing house Akita, whose protagonists are characters created by manga maestro Osamu Tezuka. He also teaches at U-Tad, Escola Joso, and ESDIP.
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