JAPANESE COMIC BOOK (MANGA) Storyboard to Become MANGAKA (漫画家) (13+ YEARS OLD AND ADULT)
Subject Headings:
Shōnen manga 少年漫画
The word means young man. Young Man Manga Novels
Shōjo manga 少女漫画,
The word means young girl. Young Girl Manga Novels
Seinen manga 青年漫画
The word means adult male
Josei manga 女性漫画,
The word means adult female
PURPOSE
If you enjoy reading Japanese comics or watching anime and have a talent for writing and drawing, then a career as a manga artist may be an exciting endeavor. Mangaka are respected professionals in the publishing industry, and manga’s popularity continues to spread beyond its homeland of Japan. Learning more about the steps you can take to work as a manga artist can help you decide if this is the right career for you.
With this program, we explain the job of a mangaka and provide steps and tips to help you get started in the manga industry.
WHAT IS MANGAKA?
A mangaka is a graphic artist and writer who creates Japanese-style comics. Manga is a Japanese name used to describe a particular artistic style and form of comics originating in Japan. It also describes a comic book or graphic novel published in serial magazines or as a multi-volume collection. Many manga stories have also been used as inspiration for anime, animated films, and television shows created in the manga style.
• Shojo: Shojo manga are typically made for a young female audience, with themes of love, magic, and drama. These stories often feature coming-of-age stories involving friendship and romance.
• Shonen : Created for boys, shonen manga features content that focuses on coming-of-age adventures with comedy and action. They also focus on themes of friendship.
• Seinen: Seinen Manga focuses on action stories for older male audiences. These Manga collections often feature more graphic and mature content and use stronger language than shonen stories.
• Josei: Josei is primarily aimed at women, with stories involving complex romantic and personal relationships. Josei can also feature more action-packed content for mature audiences, as opposed to the simplified and more innocent relationships featured in shojo manga.
CONTENT INFORMATION
1st Month
1. Orientation to the course and perspective of Japanese Manga
Participants introduce themselves and orient themselves to the course; Exercises; pencil drawing, Digital drawing sketch preparation
2. Character Types and faces
How to draw a face. Deformation theory and expression techniques to show human emotions such as joy, anger, sadness and pleasure.
3. Drawing the character as a whole -Anatomy
The positioning technique of the whole character. Head and body and their proportions. Deformation and attractive poses.
4. Character design 1
Characterization methodology through fashion, body shape and hair style.
5. Character design 2
Drawing the character in different themes of Japanese Manga.
2:month
6. Character movement
Practice drawing working characters Practice creating a side composition or creating a composition from a previous composition
7. Create Your Own Professional Character Design
Coloring, Creating balloons, Storyboard creation techniques, Introduction to comics
8. How to draw background
Basic methodology of background art (clouds and sky, trees and leaves, seas and waves). Shaving technique using screentone
9. Stage allocation
Basic explanation of the panel layout. A test production of a 1-page scene assignment based on each person's own story.
3rd month
10. Digital (monochrome)
Manga drawing digital experiments using Procreate or Sketchbook
11. Graduation project 1- monochrome
making the cover page of a manga for your first time as a manga artist. Pencil drawing.
12.Graduation project 2 -Coloring with colored pencils
13. Graduation project 3-(Digital color)
Transferring the cover page of the project work to a tablet or computer and coloring it.
END OF PROGRAM GAINS
If you want to become a mangaka, you'll first need to gain experience as an artist. Most mangaka start by creating their own comics and then submitting them to manga publishers and magazines.
At the end of this program
• You will create your own character,
• You will make a difference with your own style
• Create a story for your character
• You will start gaining experience in the step of becoming a Mankaka.
NOTE: The continuation of this program is a 12-month academic level program such as intermediate, advanced, portfolio, etc.