Creating Urban Manga Characters
Thumbnails and composition proposals
A course by Nemupan , Illustrator
About the video: Thumbnails and composition proposals
Overview
“Let's start drawing! In this lesson we are going to create thumbnails to apply what we learned in the composition lesson and take the first steps towards creating our final work. ”
In this video lesson Nemupan addresses the topic: Thumbnails and composition proposals, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Urban Manga Characters . Learn to design manga characters with a focus on street style fashion, composition, and the use of references..
Partial transcription of the video
“Finally we will start drawing. In this lesson we are going to create thumbnails to apply what we learned about composition and take the first steps towards creating our final work. Let's start. Now that we have our mood board ready, We finish the preparation phase of our work. It's time to start drawing, What we are going to do is not start drawing on our canvas and that's it. To make our work easier, let's create thumbnails. Thumbnails are small images that serve as a preview. And how will we use them? What we are going to do is on our canvas create a series of quick and small drawings, ju...”
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Course summary for: Creating Urban Manga Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration

Nemupan
A course by Nemupan
Florencia Namur, known in the art world as Nemupan, is a Chilean illustrator whose work is deeply inspired by Japanese culture, anime, and video games.
Her career as a freelance illustrator has led her to collaborate with renowned brands such as Intel, XP-Pen, WIU, and Vapor 95. She also participates and works at international anime conventions like Anime Expo and Anime New York City, where her original designs have captured the attention of a global audience.
With a focus on characters that blend modern aesthetics with visual narratives, Nemu continues to explore new forms of expression through her art, always maintaining a close dialogue with her followers and the online creative community.
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