Forum - View topicDrawing Manga
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MrsCeleste
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Hi does anyone here draw manga?
I am pretty good at drawing realistic stuff but want to be able to draw manga too. I bought a few books but there so-o many to choose from, I couldn't get them all. Are there any in perticular you have found useful? I know there is an online manga university but I am guessing the fee's would be pretty high. 
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meander90
Posts: 1 Location: St Louis |
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I love to draw manga too and I want to be manga-ka!
(you can find my manga in my website) I think the "How to draw Manga" series is pretty good and I bought the "Male character" and "illustrating battles" because I am poor at drawing male and batltes. Maybe you can go to Manga Academy... It's an online school and it's free!
http://www.mangaacademy.com/ http://www.geocities.com/meander90/index2.htm 
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MrsCeleste
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I'll check it out thanks!
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bobobobobobobo
SPAMMER
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i draw my own characters, but most of them suck..
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Cloe
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 Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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I dabble in it.
A little. 
I like to think of myself more as an artist who is influenced by manga rather than someone who is actively trying to emulate the manga style, though. This is just how I naturally draw. As for how-to books, I would suggest just buying an art collection by an artist whose work you particularly admire and study the aspects of the art you like. As for basic anatomy and perspective, skip the books and draw from life. |
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darkhunter
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Cloe
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Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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Thank you for the compliment. I hope to have more of my work available for people to see as soon as my website's up (currently under construction). ^^; I've actually been itching to draw some mini comics recently; alas, time is not an easily gained commodity. |
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BoygetsfireD
 Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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http://www.tokyopop.com/aboutus/submissions.php
that isn't all that helpful for learning how do draw, but it is helpful if you want to go into the industry, or even just have some fun with manga |
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Haru to Ashura
 Posts: 617 Location: Termina |
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I don't think that the University actually holds real classes, per say. As for drawing: Yeah, I do that sometimes. Shamless webcomic advertising? :3 As for those how to draw manga books, skip them entirely and just focus on developing your OWN style. The only really helpful how-to book that I've ever read, when it comes to comics/manga/etc, is Understanding Comics by Scott Mcloud. This is an amazing book that teaches you the psychology behind why comics work, and I highly reccommend it. Last edited by Haru to Ashura on Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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.Sy
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I've loitered in the bookstores plenty times, and each time I end up skimming those "How to Draw Manga" books, a series containing books on drawing Action, Mecha, Horror, etc. From these experiences, I would also like to agree with Haru to Ashura that those books really don't help that much. Focus on developing your own style instead. Although some of the techniques in drawing metallics I would have taken a long time to figure out, you're really not going to get much out of many English language guides out there. If you can go to Asia and check out one of those bookstores, I'm sure you'll be there all day, and you'd probably find something specific to your tastes. I hear there are hundreds of manga drawing guides over there.
I get most of my skill (er...tentatively called skill) from practice, although books might be helpful later on. There is also a thread called: "Who likes to draw Manga?", where you may find some helpful posts. |
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Cloe
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Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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I second that recommendation. Understanding Comics is second to none in describing how to tell a good story. Plus (this has nothing to do with anything, really, but I thought I'd bring it up) Scott McCloud is the coolest person EVER. I've been fortunate enough to go out to dinner with him and his family, and he's a fun person to talk to (plus his daughters are uber-cute <3). |
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DarkTenshi90
 Posts: 440 Location: Nebraska |
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I find making your own manga to be quite of a challenge. First off, you must have a story line planned out because if you don't, you're going to be making it up along the way and usually that can end up making the manga a bit rushed.
 second off, usually manga-ka draw so many pictures of just one page. I mean, literally, about 3-4 different versions. I was reading a little extra in the back of a manga I previously have gotten and it was explaining how many times she had to re-make the same page over and over... *checks to see what book it was*.....
Ah! Oh yeah, it was Guru Guru Pon-chan. For one page to be completed with all the different versions there were... it took Satomi Ikezawa three days to produce. But yes, if you're certainly willing to take the challenge (I know I am because I draw too much for my own good), here are a couple of websites that may prove to be helpful... http://www.mangatutorials.com/ and the Manga University one several people stated above. Best of luck! If you wish to check out some of the pictures (not manga, just regular ol' sketches and a crappy digital coloring thingy) I have made, please check it out http://www.bebopit.deviantart.com 
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