illustration

Manga & Anime Drawing

Draw Manga Characters and Pages That Read

12 lessons4 modules9h 45m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This beginner course teaches the concrete craft behind manga and anime art, not vague art tips. Through measured proportion systems, step-by-step face construction, named tools and papers, and digital and traditional inking drills, you will build characters that feel alive, ink lines that stay clean, lay screentone that reads in print, and compose panels that carry a story across the page.

Curriculum

Module 1: Manga Anatomy and Head-Count Proportions3 lessons

Measuring the Body in HeadsPreview45m
Gesture, Line of Action, and Simplified Forms🔒50m
Hands, Feet, and Keeping a Character On-Model🔒45m

Module 2: Expressive Eyes and Faces3 lessons

The Manga Head Grid and Feature Placement🔒50m
Drawing the Manga Eye🔒50m
Expressions: Brows, Mouths, and Manga Emotion Symbols🔒45m

Module 3: Inking Clean Lines3 lessons

Inking Tools: Nibs, Brush Pens, and Digital Pens🔒50m
Confident Lines and Line-Weight Variation🔒50m
Hatching, Solid Blacks, and Inking Hair🔒50m

Module 4: Screentone and Panel Composition3 lessons

Screentone Basics: Densities, Line Counts, and Application🔒50m
Panel Shapes, Gutters, and Reading Order🔒45m
Guiding the Eye and Building a One-Page Sequence🔒55m