Creation of Manga Characters
A course by Andrea JenComic Artist and Illustrator
A course by Andrea Jen, Comic Artist and Illustrator
Learn to design and illustrate Japanese comic characters from the idea to its technical sheet
Ever wanted to channel your inspiration from Japanese comics and series to create your own stunning manga characters? Join Argentine illustrator Andrea Jen, one of the champions of Hispanic manga, and learn how to do just that!
In this course, learn to create your own manga-style characters, from the initial concept to the main views and facial expressions, under the expert guidance of Andrea.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 20 downloads
What are we going to do?
1 minute, 29 seconds
Bodies and archetypes I
15 minutes, 6 seconds
Bodies and archetypes II
12 minutes, 49 seconds
Faces and heads I
12 minutes, 2 seconds
Faces and heads II
12 minutes, 49 seconds
Movement
10 minutes, 46 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet Andrea Jen and hear about her first steps in the world of comics and her artistic influences. Then delve into the history of manga, how it originated, and why its characters are deeply significant in Japanese society.
Next, learn to recognize and draw the different female and male facial prototypes. See that emotions are everything for manga characters and, for that reason, learn to draw each of the basic expressions and their varying intensities.
Discover how to draw and distinguish the complete female and male anatomical prototype using the front, side, three-quarter, and back views. Next, learn how to make your characters move and act, illustrating some everyday situations.
Once you've got the previous concepts down, create your own manga character including its main views, emotions, and actions. Afterwards, clean up your work with a stylus or whatever tool you feel most comfortable working with.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create the technical sheet of your own manga character with its main views, expressions, and personality traits.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All manga and anime lovers who want to create their own characters for comics, illustrated stories, or any other means of communication.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of drawing, a desire to learn, and lots of perseverance.
In terms of materials, you need paper, a pencil, an eraser, black stylographs, and a ruler.
Reviews
- 1 month ago
¡Tiene muy buenas bases, me encanto!
- christiandcm_2PLUS3 months ago
Muy bueno!
- 3 months ago
Muy bueno y bastante completo
- 4 months ago
o curso é muito bom, didático, e os materias ajudam na hora de fazer, gosto da criatividade que é possível!
- daolazabalPLUS4 months ago
Buen curso con buenos materiale para aprender.
In 2015 she published his first work: El Delirio de Ani, a 184-page manga, through the Ivrea Argentina publishing house. In 2016, she won the Silent Manga Audition contest with his Smiling Blossom comic and traveled to Fukushima (Japan) to promote the manga among children in the area.
Her most recent work consists of a series of watercolor illustrations for his illustrated book, from free illustrations to characters from his manga "El caminante de los sueños".
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What are we going to do?
- U2
The ABC of manga
- Introduction to manga I
- Introduction to manga II
- Importance of the characters and how to create them
- U3
I learned the technique and created your character
- materials
- Bodies and archetypes I
- Bodies and archetypes II
- Bodies and archetypes III
- Faces and heads I
- Faces and heads II
- Face Expressions I
- Face Expressions II
- Movement
- U4
Data sheet and conclusions
- Passed to ink
- Data sheet
- Last conclusions
- FP
Final project
- Creation of manga characters
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to design original manga characters, apply both traditional and digital illustration techniques, build well-proportioned human figures, express facial emotions, and tell visual stories using classic manga storytelling tools.
This course is aimed at people with basic to intermediate drawing skills. You don’t need to be an expert, but some prior illustration experience is recommended to get the most out of it.
You’ll need H and B pencils, a fine eraser, ruler, microfiber cloth, technical pens, alcohol markers, watercolors, a lightbox (optional), sketch paper, and materials for digital inking and coloring.
Yes, the course covers both traditional and digital inking techniques, as well as methods for digitally coloring your artwork and preparing it for editing and publication.
Yes, you’ll learn how to draw manga and anime-style eyes, plus how to capture both simple and complex expressions to bring your characters to life.
The course covers visual storytelling, silent story construction, sequential panel use, and kinetic effects to convey action and emotion in manga.
Yes, it explores the origins, cultural influences, ukiyo-e art, the evolution of modern manga, and how it differs from Western comics.