Anime Art & Social Club

Students will draw characters from various anime such as Demon Slayer, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and More. Students will also be given weeks where they create their own Original Characters (OCs). The instructor will screen-share as he draws the subject matter (anime character), provides a character reference, and sharing drawing advice.

The class has a laid-back vibe. Students are encouraged to talk to each other, make friends and provide feedback. 

Each week students will draw a new character selected by the instructor and from student suggestions. Some weeks the students get to create their own original anime characters, other weeks students are challenged to draw an anime character fusion and sometimes students will get the chance to choose the anime character they draw in class.  

Check out the Breakdown below to see what we are doing in 2025:

January 5: Majin Buu from Dragon Ball Z fused together with Jinbei from One Piece
January 12: Goku (Dragon Ball)
January 19: Create Your Original Anime Hero
January 26: Focus: Drawing Anime Eyes

February 2: Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
February 9: Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)
February 16: Anime Fusion: Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) + Luffy (One Piece)
February 23: Focus: Anime Anatomy Basics

March 2: Yuno Gasai (Future Diary)
March 9: Gojo Satoru (Jujutsu Kaisen)
March 16: Create Your Original Villain
March 23: Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
March 30: Focus: Dynamic Poses in Anime

April 6: Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer)
April 13: Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
April 20: Anime Fusion: Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan) + Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
April 27: Focus: Drawing Anime Hair

May 4: Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
May 11: Deku/Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
May 18: Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
May 25: Pikachu or Your Favorite Pokémon (Pokémon)

June 1: Focus: Drawing Anime Expressions
June 8: Create Your Original Magical Girl
June 15: Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket)
June 22: Anime Fusion: Saitama (One Punch Man) + Ryuk (Death Note)
June 29: Nami (One Piece)

July 6: Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
July 13: Rem (Re:Zero)
July 20: Focus: Perspective in Anime Scenes
July 27: Zoro (One Piece)

August 3: Light Yagami (Death Note)
August 10: Anime Fusion: Gohan (Dragon Ball) + Yuno Grinberryall (Black Clover)
August 17: Chopper (One Piece)
August 24: Create Your Original Rival
August 31: Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)

September 7: Focus: Shading and Highlights in Anime Art
September 14: Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)
September 21: Anime Fusion: Todoroki Shoto (My Hero Academia) + Lucy (Elfen Lied)
September 28: Hinata Shoyo (Haikyuu!!)

October 5: Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
October 12: Yuki Cross (Vampire Knight)
October 19: Focus: Backgrounds in Anime Art
October 26: Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)

November 2: Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
November 9: Anime Fusion: Zenitsu Agatsuma (Demon Slayer) + Kaname Kuran (Vampire Knight)
November 16: Create Your Original Post-Apocalyptic Survivor
November 23: Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
November 30: Sanji (One Piece)

December 7: Focus: Clothing and Fabric in Anime
December 14: Anime Fusion: Hinata Hyuga (Naruto) + Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
December 21: Create Your Original Anime Protagonist
December 28: Yusei Fudo or Favorite Yugioh Card (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)

Due to the nature of this course, students are free to join and leave this course at any time. The class does not build from week to week. The only thing that changes is the subject matter/anime character we are drawing.

Experience:
No previous experience or knowledge is required. I would recommend this class to any student interested in improving their art skills. This class is a great way to learn different techniques and about a variety anime.

Materials:
Each week students will need a pencil, paper, eraser, pen/fine liner (optional for outlining drawing). Students may also draw digitally if they have the accessibility.  I will be using my drawing tablet with the program Clip Studio Paint to draw our selected character during our sessions.