Manga for Adults

This course is designed for adult manga lovers, who are eager to master their favorite art style. A professional manga artist Austin Bath will guide you through this journey. The class will be held IN-PERSON in our San Francisco Studio. 

This course will teach you:

• Drawing faces and figures in various Manga styles
• Working on graphic novels

High-quality art materials are provided and included in the course price.

Detailed Curriculum

Day 1: Introduction: what is manga?

• Defining the characteristics of the manga style and how to begin drawing in this way.
• Observing various examples.
• Sketch simple flowing shapes and graphic elements.
• Study different proportions for character design.

Day 2: Manga vs realism.

• Tips on drawing eyes, hair, neck, and head shapes.
• Choose an established character to draw in your own style and begin to draw his or her face.

• Tips on drawing hair and clothing.
• Finding center lines and contour lines.
• Establishing the separation of light and shadow to suggest volume.
• Finish character portrait from Day 2.

• Focus on relative proportions of the male and female figures.
• Start a new pencil drawing, this time showing a character from head to toe.
• The focus is on fitting the character on the page with correct anatomical proportions.
• The body should be composed of primitive shapes.

• Adding details to drawing from the previous session.
• Strong focus on proper anatomy of torso, legs, and arms.

• Finish character anatomy drawing.
• Tips on hands and feet.

Day 7:

• Focus on gesture drawing.
• Begin a new drawing featuring a character in a simple pose.
• This drawing should have the whole character within the frame of the composition.

Day 9:

• Focus on dynamic poses.
• Begin a new drawing featuring a character in an action scene.

• Focus on environmental effects.
• Add smoke, debris, dust, and speed lines to our action scene to amplify its energy!

• Focus on facial expressions.
• Add ink and color to the action scene to finish it as a completed illustration.

• Focus on nonhuman characters.
• How to draw animals, monsters, and robots in the manga style.
• Begin drawing an original non-human or partially human character.

Day 14: Finish any incomplete work or begin a new drawing of your choice.