Creation of Manga Characters

Overview

“In this lesson I will show you how to draw prototypes of female and male heads in front, three quarters, profile and back. Also, we will see how to draw the eyes, nose and mouth. Finally, I will explain how I draw the hair and how it can accentuate the personality of the character. ”

In this video lesson Andrea Jen addresses the topic: Faces and heads I, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of Manga Characters. Learn to design and illustrate Japanese comic characters from the idea to its technical sheet.

Partial transcription of the video

“FACES AND HEADS Now that you have learned to draw the bodies, I will explain in this new lesson how to draw male and female faces. We have two standards here. For the girl I usually draw the eyes so that they are large. You can see here the pupils and the iris with shadows, generating also highlights. The nose a little smaller, the neck a little longer and thinner. And there are other authors who draw slightly thinner eyebrows. I have the peculiarity to draw the figures with slightly thicker eyebrows, but that is something you can choose and design in you own way. Then, for the male figure,...”

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Course summary for: Creation of Manga Characters

• Level: Beginner
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• 56551 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (2h 36m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Comic, Manga, Traditional illustration