Drawing in Anime & Manga Style Series

In this 12-week course, students will meet once a week to learn the basics of drawing characters in anime & manga style. We will first learn the basics of drawing faces and bodies, and then delve deeper into the details and build on what we've learned. Students are encouraged to ask questions and modify what we learn to fit their interests. At the end of each class, we will have time for students to share their work. Sharing is encouraged, but not required. The breakdown of each week's lesson is as follows,

Week 1: Faces. We will start by learning how to draw anime & manga style faces. We will learn how to draw the shape of the face, as well as all of the elements that go inside the face. This week we will focus on the eyes, nose, and mouth. 

Week 2: Faces Part 2: This week we will finish the faces we started the previous week by adding the neck, ears, and other details. We will also look at how to draw faces in ¾ view. 

Week 3: Hair Part 1. In this class, we will explore a wide range of hairstyles in anime & manga style. The exact hairstyles taught will vary by class, depending on what the students want to learn, but will include a variety of hairstyles, such as spiky hair, curly hair, pigtails, ponytails, buns, braids, etc. This week we will focus on short hair.

Week 4: Hair Part 2. We will continue our exploration of hair and learn how to draw long hairstyles. 

Week 5: Faces Part 3. This week we will learn how to draw faces in profile (side) view. We will discuss how a different angle changes the way we draw the parts of the face. We will also discuss how to modify hair when shown from the side.  

Week 6: Bodies part 1. We will learn how to draw bodies in anime & manga style. We will learn a technique that starts with a basic outline and uses simple shapes to build the body. We will practice this technique with a basic body, and then look at examples of how the technique can be used to draw any pose. This week we will focus on drawing a female character.

Week 7: Bodies part 2: This week we will review the techniques from the previous week and apply them to a different body type. This week we will focus on drawing a male character. 

Week 8: Emotions Part 1. We will review what we learned in week one and take a deeper look at how to express emotion through our drawings. This week will focus on conveying emotions through facial expressions.

Week 9: Emotions Part 2. This week we will look at how body language can convey emotions. We will build on the previous week to consider how to convey emotions in different situations and with different intensities by using the whole body. 

Week 10: Clothing. This week we will learn to draw a number of outfits step by step. We will look at drawing pants, skirts, and shirts. 

Week 11: Chibis. This week we will look at drawing chibi style anime characters. Chibi characters are miniature, cute versions of characters. 

Week 12: Finale. In our last class, we will use what we have learned throughout the series to draw a complete character, including the full body, face, hair, clothes, and consideration for position and facial expression. The teacher will demonstrate by walking through drawing an example character. Students are welcome to follow along and draw the same character as the teacher, or to follow the same basic steps, but make their own choices for pose, clothing, hair, etc. At the end of class, we will have time to share our final drawings, and ask any remaining questions before we say our goodbyes. 

Don’t see this class at a time that works for you? Feel free to send me a schedule request letting me know what times you would like to see this class listed. If I am unable to accommodate your request, you might consider the flex (flexible schedule) version of this course: https://outschool.com/classes/drawing-in-anime-and-manga-style-series-22Ck4Qxa?usid=eymur0Oq&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link 

Please note that the content of this series will be similar to the content of my one-time classes, if a one-time class exists with the same subject.