How To Draw Anime and Manga! The Ultimate Guide

Learn some easy to follow rules when starting to draw the human figure.

Explore the ideal proportions for anime and manga bodies, and learn how to draw them in different poses.

Learn how to draw muscle on your figures. Human Anatomy is a skill you'll always use in this industry!

Not everyone has the 'perfect' body. It's a good artist that can draw all body types.

Learn how to draw anime and manga faces, including the placement of the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, and practice different styles and expressions.

Master how to convey a variety of emotions and expressions through the face, and practice drawing different characters expressing different emotions.

Learn the tips and trick of adding clothing to your characters. because... not everyone can be naked in every scene!!

Learn how to use easily accessible action figures to be able to push your manga scenes even further!

Learn to draw your manga figures in action scenes! get them moving and showing the real POW of Manga comics with dynamic drawings!

Have your anime character stand out at a distance! Understand what makes a character recognizable JUST by looking at famous silhouettes!

Once you have some ideas as to the origins and powers of your character )if any), it's time to start designing the look. Play around with the mannequins supplied, and draw and create as you watch Ed do the same in this video.

You can draw setting and backgrounds without these basic principles. Make sure you spend some time understanding Linear perspective, before you move on.

Discover how to draw anime and manga cities, including buildings, streets, and other elements, and practice drawing your own cityscapes.

Explore how to draw natural landscapes such as mountains, forests, and oceans, and practice drawing different environments.

Learn how to draw interiors, including rooms, furniture, and decor, and practice drawing different interior spaces.

Invest some time in understanding how lighting works, and it'll pay off huge in your manga drawings.

Here are a few approaches for shading/rendering massive muscles

Learn a stripped down no nonsense approach to digitally coloring an anime face.

The cutest thing around!! Drawing Chibis is tons of fun, so join me as I show you an easy way to break them down and draw some of your favourite anime characters.

Don't you love how the characters in Anime have such ridiculous muscles? Well, join me in this unit as I teach you how to use an anatomy base, to really blow them out!!

learn how to draw beings that are... not your typical character. In this unit I cover how to draw a GIANT (Galactus)

Learn how to draw anime and manga mecha and machinery, which is a common element in many anime and manga series, and practice drawing mecha and machinery in different styles.

In this first step of the final project, you'll choose a subject for your concept, and then try a few compositions along side me.