mangAnimeおひさま塾: Learn Manga Drawing from Jap Manga Artist ①

Learn to draw eyes from front and side with shaped eyeballs, pupils, and eyelids; upper eyelid is longer and darker, lower eyelid shorter, shaping gazes up or down.

Master drawing a nose from side and front views, using lines, triangles, and shadows to capture the bridge, nostrils, and three-dimensional form across different angles.

Master drawing the mouth by understanding its simple structure, animating the lower jaw, and adding upper and lower lips, tongue, and teeth for open, angled, and shaded expressions.

Learn to draw ears with focus on ear hole, earlobe, back of the ear, and ear profile, adapting to various angles.

Explore how to draw expressive manga faces by moving facial muscles to shape eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth, using outlines and cheek lines to convey varied emotions.

Learn to convey laughter and smiles by adjusting eyebrows, eyes, and mouth to form a smiley face with raised corners and visible teeth.

Directly portray sad expressions by adjusting eyebrows, eyes, and mouth: compact wrinkles between the brows, downward eyebrow tails, closed eyes, and lowered mouth corners, balancing the face with tears.

Learn to draw a surprised manga expression by raising eyebrows, widening the eyes to show more eye white, and rounding the mouth, with subtle pupil adjustments and body angles.

Divide the head into fringe, side, back, and crown to build a three-dimensional hair drawing, following the hairline, temples, sideburns, and radial growth.

Learn to draw short manga hair with volume, placing fringes from crown to forehead while shaping hairline at temple and balancing front, side, and back for a 3-D look.

Master long hair drawing by shaping hairlines and fringes from crown to fringe, with sideburns and the back, to create balance and elegant flow.

Master drawing curly hair by building the fringe, side, and back, tracing s-shaped curls from hairline to bangs, and shaping volume for a three-dimensional look.

Learn to draw a tied-up ponytail with accurate hairline and fringe volume, shaping a round head and 3-D effects while incorporating braided elements.

Practice drawing spiky male hair by emphasizing the hairline, crown center, and radial fringe growth; render zigzag parts, sideburns, and back-view volume for modern styles.

Learn to express richer emotions through hand and wrist movements, combining gestures with facial expressions and shoulder action to convey laughter, anger, sadness, and surprise.

Explore expressing emotions by altering facial orientation, camera angles, and hand movements to convey sadness, loneliness, surprise, or anger in manga.

Learn manga emotion rendering through facial angles, gestures, hair styling, and clothing, using actions and body parts to vividly express happiness, anger, sadness, and surprise.

Learn how to debut as a manga artist in Japan by drawing manga, sending manuscripts to editors, and exploring publisher pathways, including sns posts and posting sites.

Discover manga screen-tone techniques, including grid screen-tone, gradient, and star patterns, and learn to apply them to clothes, shadows, and backgrounds. Choose between sticky-backed sheets or software for easier application.

Explore manga drawing tools such as markers, oily pens, color inks, and watercolor-style colors. Compare traditional shading from dark to light with digital colour methods widely used today.