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How to Draw Manga. How To Draw Manga You will need 1.0 Drawing pad 1.0 Drawing pencil 1.0
Kneaded Eraser and 1.0 manga. Step 1. Doodle before starting. Draw a practice figure or two. It will help
give you a feel for your specific equipment. If you’ve not good at drawing, get some
instructional books and practice before trying manga. Step 2. Study some manga and note the
differences between it and Western-style comic drawing. You can buy manga at most bookstore
chains Study manga in the style you’d like to draw. Step 3. Manga characters have a wide
variety of expressions. Practice drawing eyes, noses, mouths, and entire faces that convey
specific emotions. Male faces tend to be angular, and female faces are more rounded. Facial
expressions in manga are often different from their western counterparts. Step 4. Study
the bodies. Practice torsos, arms, and legs, then draw a guideline and practice entire
characters. Use your kneaded eraser for precision erasing. People’s legs are often longer
in manga, which is mainly done in black and white. Step 5. Add hair, clothing, and other
details once you feel you’ve gotten the hang of the basic character. Remember—fabric
has folds and creases, and hair moves along with the character. Step 6. Draw a world for
your characters to inhabit. Start off simply—maybe a plain bedroom—and move up to more specific
places and settings. Draw as much or as little detail as you think is required. Step 7. Starting
on a new sheet, draw a three- or four-panel manga that tells a very short story – two
characters meeting, a boy walking home from school, or maybe a car driving through a city.
Panels in manga are read right to left, top to bottom. Step 8. As with all art, skill
comes from practice. Try to draw every day, read books on advanced drawing specifics in
the manga style, and take an art class if you can. Did you know Manga is a $200 million
yearly market in America alone.