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Creation of Manga Characters

Bodies and archetypes III

A course by Andrea Jen , Comic Artist and Illustrator

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Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Bodies and archetypes III

Overview

“Third part of the lesson.”

In this video lesson Andrea Jen addresses the topic: Bodies and archetypes III, 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

“BODIES AND ARCHETYPES Now I'm going to work on my character. I will have this sheet, which is the guide to create the seven and a half head character, and also in turn, the reference images for the clothes. For people who are not very experienced in drawing clothes or folds, what I recommend is that you look for reference images. This will help you see and interpret better the fall of the folds according to the fabric and according to the position of the figure. And in this case, since my character is a strong but sensitive character, what I want to show in this image is that sensitive side...”

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Course summary for: Creation of Manga Characters

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (1611)
56543 students
4 units
18 lessons (2h 36m)
14 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Manga, Traditional illustration

Andrea Jen

A course by Andrea Jen

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Comic Artist and Illustrator

Andrea Jen is an Argentinian manga creator and illustrator born in 1987. From a very young age she has been a fan of Japanese drawings, which led her to become a manga author.

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".