The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist
Learn how to create a manga character from scratch and reach your visual storytelling potential by exploring original drawing techniques
Learn how to create a manga character from scratch and reach your visual storytelling potential by exploring original drawing techniques
The illustrations and stories found in manga can transport readers to fictional universes designed by its artist. Manga artist and storyteller Natalia Batista has been illustrating manga characters inspired by her passion for female empowerment. The worlds she has created in her art vary from fantasy and action to romance and comedy.
In this course, Natalia Batista teaches you how to draw manga characters from scratch. She shows you how to illustrate the Japanese-inspired protagonists with the correct proportions, and how to give them their own unique style and personality. Are you ready to draw a world of your own?
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 27 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (181)
- 7,447 students
- 21 lessons (5h 20m)
- 27 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design and draw a manga character and make a character sheet for them.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is great for those who want to learn how to draw, or for experienced artists who would like to explore the world of manga.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience necessary.
To take this course, all you need is paper, pencil, and an eraser.
Reviews
A course by Natalia Batista
Natalia Batista is a Swedish manga artist and illustrator with over 15 years of experience. Her passion for the Japanese art started as a child watching Sailor Moon with her sister. Soon, she joined a local manga club, and after graduating from high school, she attended a comic art school. While working for a Swedish magazine as a comic artist, she illustrated the comic Lova, about a young girl who wanted to be a singer in a band.
Since then, she has illustrated and published a number of manga pieces that are centered on female characters who are fighting for their rights. She is the artist and storyteller behind Sword Princess Amaltea and Mjau!, which have been published and printed throughout Europe and the United States. Natalia has also been featured in the German magazine Tokyopop for her comic Ein Lied für Elise."
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Materials and Basic Manga Character Design
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Tools & How to Use Them
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Manga Character Archetypes
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Introduction to Drawing and Sketching
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U3
A Manga Character’s Facial Features
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Basic Facial Proportions 1
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Basic Facial Proportions 2
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Facial Expressions
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Hair Design
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Head in Different Positions
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U4
Character’s Body
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Basic Body Proportions 1
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Basic Body Proportions 2
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Drawing Your Character’s Hands
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Fashion Design 1
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Fashion Design 2
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Posing and Moving Your Character 1
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Posing and Moving Your Character 2
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U5
Character Sheet and Personality
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Character Sheet 1
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Character Sheet 2
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Character Sheet 3
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Your Character’s Personality
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FP
Final project
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X Creation of a Manga Character
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
agvp1521
Excelente curso muy completo es interesante.
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luis_pegoraro94
PlusMe ayuda a aprender con mis dibujos
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ingles_atualizado
Great course! I just loved it!! Thanks
narasilva
Adoro esse curso e a facilidade com que Natalia explica, tem excelentes recusos!
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diegosalinas730
Buen Curso, me encanto
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