How Do You Draw Manga People?
All effective drawing employs similar methods of execution—the accurate depiction of the lines, capturing the way the light falls on an object and blocking out an object into its most basic shapes. What makes drawing manga characters different, then, is in the details. For an artist aspiring to draw manga people, the most important skill to learn after basic drawing skills is the skill of carefully observing what it is stylistically that makes a manga character manga. Study manga artwork. Several different types of manga exist—Shoujo, Shounen, fantasy and science fiction, action and comedy. While all of them share some basic elements, each also has characteristics specific to that type. To draw these successfully, you must know the difference between the types. (See resources for photos.) Learn the stylistic elements of manga before you start drawing your manga people. While it’s true that each type of manga does have its own specific elements, manga in general tends to be very sty
