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Welcome to Manga Tutorials! We have over 80 manga drawing instructions from basics to publishing - and we're constantly growing. Best of all, instructions are:
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Basics
Introduction
The Path of an Artist
Doodles: Junk or Goldmine?
Drawing Materials
Color: Color Wheel
Shade and Shadow: Basic Shapes
Writing:
Storymaking
Manga Basics:
Making a Manga
Characters:
Profiling,
Character Creation System,
Creating Names,
Stereotypical Ren'ai Characters
Paneling:
Basics,
Transition
AnatomyEyes: Basics
Emotional Expressions
Head:
Front,
Side,
Quarter,
Back,
Down,
Up,
Misc,
Lips,
Eyebrows
Ear:
Basics,
Types
Nose:
Basics,
Types
Hair:
Basics,
Types,
Colors,
Movement,
Bangs,
Braids,
Spiked,
Curly,
Straight
Hands:
Flat,
Nails
The Body: SDs
Torso:
Basics,
Wings,
Male
Hips:
Basics,
Tail
Legs: Basics
Feet:
Basics
GearFantasy Clothes:
Cape,
Armor
Accessories:
Glasses
Clothes:
Folds,
Skirts,
Tops,
Pants
Greek Clothing Reference
Shoes:
Basics
School Uniforms:
Boys,
Girls,
Gym,
Misc
Weapons:
Part I,
Part II,
Reference
DetailsSound Effects:
Reference
Tones:
Basics,
Digital Toning
Weaponry Effects
Motion Lines
Effects:
Fire,
Smoke & Explosions
Forest:
Trees,
Grass,
Shrubs,
Rocks,
Putting It All Together
Screentone Depot
Machines:
Helicopter Profile
Mecha's:
The Basics
Publishing, CGing, & BeyondSelf-Publishing
Going to a Publisher
Printing Comics
Digital Comics
CGing:
Eyes,
CG and Original Lineart,
Cleaning Up an Image,
Coloring Your Work
Manga Studio:
Getting Started,
Paneling the Easy Way,
Advanced Paneling Techniques,
Drawing & Importing Images Part I,
Drawing & Importing Images Part II,
Setting Tones,
Adding Speed & Focus Lines,
Word Balloons,
Making Word Balloons with EX,
Lettering,
Saving & Beyond
Model Painting
Surviving the Artist Alley
Resources - Publishers, Small Presses, Distributors, Anime Schools, and more!
ArticlesManga Tutorials @ AnimeNext 2006
Life in a Japanese School: Introduction,
The Subjects We Study, Events,
Physical Education Class, Juku School,
English Class, Ensoku,
Bunkasai