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Manga artist

How to Draw Manga

This August, KCP students had a blast at a seminar on how to draw a popular Gintama manga character. Manga (Japanese comics or printed cartoons) which is almost as widely popular in the United States as in Japan, incorporates drawing techniques that make the characters easily recognizable.

Manga artist drawing

Manga artist drawing.

They usually have overly big eyes, small mouths and chins, and messy hair.

You can teach yourself to draw manga with the use of tutorials and manga sketch books. Below are three fantastic video tutorials by Mark Crilley on how to draw those distinctive manga facial features, female eyes, and hair.

Stay tuned for future posts on how to draw manga!

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