Manga (Level 1) Course Title: Manga (Level 1) Age Group: 12-18 Tutor: Rachel Hamel Tutor s Phone No. Cost : 800 AED 0567142185 Day / Date: Start time: End time: No. Weeks: Hours: Material Fee: Monday 3.30pm 5.30pm 4 2 AED 10
Manga Course Description: Tell your story through manga! This class will teach you how to draw the faces, bodies, eyes, and hair of manga characters. We will break down the process of illustrating into simple steps so that you will learn how tell a story through pictures. This is an excellent class to for anyone who is interested in manga, graphic novels or anyone who would like to strengthen their story-telling skills in a fun creative environment. Learning Objectives and Outcomes: At the completion of this course, the student will be familiar with the following aspects of drawing manga- 1. Use of colour, blending and shading with following materials: pencils, fine point marker, Copic markers, and charcoal. 2. Understanding of how various art media influence how your characters and plot develop. 3. Drawing manga faces and hair: showing various emotions and expressions in characters. 4. Anatomy of manga characters: proportions, arm, legs, torso, hands and feet. Concerning the projects: Students who love to read manga, love to draw manga, and who want practice outside of class will get the most out of this class. Students should come to class each week with example of their favorite manga images as inspiration. Each lesson will combine demonstrations by the tutor, guided practice as a group, and independent work with the tutor giving individual feedback. Projects are designed to start students out in class with plenty of help and guidance from the tutor but also provide for instructions for guided practice at home. Drawing at home is encouraged. The first part of each class will be a group discussion of any drawing students have done outside of class that week.
PROJECT 1: Hair and faces Students will be able to draw face shape, eyes, nose and mouth and hair of a manga character. Students will understand how to three different kinds of manga faces: one child, one adolescent and one adult. Students will practice drawing characters that show various emotions. sketching lightly, blending, shading and drawing from research. Students will be provided with a variety of examples of manga faces. Students are also responsible to bring in example of their favorite graphic novels and any manga drawings they have done in the past. Students will be guided in a step by step drawing of three different manga characters: a child, an adolescent and an adult. Students will be given example drawings of manga characters showing various emotions. Students will select a drawing to copy. After copying a drawing students will be given a packet to complete with five different drawing prompts. Their task is to first drawing a manga character, then show that character s emotion as he or she reacts to a variety of situations. The final product of this lesson will be three different manga heads showing different age characters, a copy of a manga character showing emotion, and a completed set of drawings showing the same character showing 5 different emotions. PROJECT 2: Bodies Students will understand the proportions of a manga character. Students will understand how to draw three different body types: one child, one adolescent and one adult. Students will practice drawing characters that show various muscle tone. Students will practice drawing torso arms and legs of of manga characters. Students will be provided with a variety of examples of manga bodies. Students are encouraged to bring in research from the internet or manga they have read.
Students will be guided in a step by step drawing the bodies of three different manga characters: a child, an adolescent and an adult. Students will be given outlines of manga characters and will learn how to add shadows to show muscle tone. Students will be given example drawings of manga arms legs and torsos. Students will practice drawing each one. Then students will practice putting the pieces together with the correct proportions to draw a body. Advanced students will put their character in an interesting context and begin developing the character. The final product of this lesson will be three different bodies showing characters of different ages, the body of a manga character with shading to show muscle tone, a drawing of an arm, leg and torso, and a final drawing with correct proportions of a manga character with arms legs and torso drawn accurately. Duration: 2 weeks PROJECT 3: Hands and feet Students will understand the importance of body language and in communicating a story. Students will be able to draw hands and feet of manga characters. Students will be able to draw manga characters showing various gestures to communicate emotion. Students will be provided with a variety of examples of manga hands and feet. Students are encouraged to look closely at their own hands and feet. Students are encouraged to bring in research from the internet or manga they have read. Students will draw their hand from life by observation. Students be guided in a step by step drawing of hands and feet. Students will discuss the importance of various gestures. Students will brain storm various gestures to show various emotions. Students will practice drawing gestures to show emotion. Students will be given a packet describing different gestures. Students will practice drawing the different gestures. Advanced students are challenged to practice drawing faces showing the appropriate emotion as well.
The final product of this lesson will be a drawing of a hand from life, drawn from observation, a drawing of a manga hand and foot, at least one drawing of a gesture to show and emotion, and a completed packet with three drawing of manga characters with expressive gestures. PROJECT 4: Basic Movement Walking and Sitting Students will be able to draw manga characters in that art walking or seated Students will be able to draw characters from a variety of angles. Students will practice drawing manga characters in various active poses. Students will watch several anima clips to observe movement. Students will be provided with a variety of examples of characters in motion. Students are encouraged to bring in research from the internet or manga they have read that shows movement and foreshortening. Students will be guided in two step by step drawings, one of a seated figure and one of a walking figure a which shows movement and foreshortening. Students will be given a choice of copying a manga drawing to practice seated and walking poses. Students will be given a packet with prompts for various drawings of characters in motion to practice drawing. The final product of this lesson will be one drawing done as a class that shows sitting and one that shows walking. There may be time for one drawing done independently that shows a seated or walking figure. Advanced students will complete five drawings of actions related to packet of prompts given by the instructor.