Colored Marker Techniques for Manga
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Lessons
- 18 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Tania Oksentiuk
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Coloring your manga characters with markers requires focusing on blending tones and finishes and employing specific techniques like gradients, lights, and shadows. Artist Tania Oksentiuk, known as Taniidraw, is an expert in creating Japanese-style illustrations, taking inspiration from anime and other traditional Japanese genres that she references in her work.
In this course, learn how to color characters with markers in the Japanese style of manga. Tania teaches you how to work with strokes of the brush and the pen to achieve harmony and special effects in your drawing. Discover how to color the different elements of your character, including skin, hair, eyes, clothing, and small details, and prepare your final illustration to share on social media.
Description
Get to know Tania and see her first steps as an illustrator in the world of Japanese drawing. She shares her artistic influences and favorite mangakas (manga illustrators) before going through the layout of the course.
In the second unit, get introduced to the technique of marker painting. Tania gives advice on the uses and types of two tools: paper and markers. Then, explore some basic elements of color theory and learn how to create more harmonic palettes.
Before you start coloring, learn the origins of manga and anime. Understand the main aesthetic characteristics of each, including their distinct forms of expression.
Next, Tania teaches you some different coloring techniques used for manga. Dive into lights and shadows, skin tones, and hair and eye colors before illustrating the clothes and small details of each character.
In the last unit, it’s time to edit the final version of your composition. Learn how to photograph and edit your material using a free application. Then prepare your final illustration and get it ready to share on social media.
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