As we always tell our students, it's never too late to learn a new skill or develop your abilities further, and it's definitely never too late to prioritize your passions and interests.
That is why this blog is for Japanese manga and anime lovers who want to draw and paint their favorite characters and anime scenes while leveling up their artistic skills.
Even though Martin Fine Art Classes does not specialize in teaching students how to draw Japanese anime, you can learn from the very basics the principles of creating any art piece, from sketching, proportions, shading, to various drawing techniques and mediums.
Suppose you've been watching Japanese animations for a while. In that case, you can probably tell by now that there are different art styles and distinct ways of drawing characters and sceneries.
You can recognize some patterns, some differences, and similarities between them. The same applies to the illustrated stories in manga.
There are many inspiring options to choose from when learning to draw anime characters or manga; the combinations and possibilities seem endless.
Illustration by Katie Walker
But you can take a look at a few examples of art styles.
Of course, there are other anime series that you can't categorize when it comes to the way they are designed. For example, The Medicine Seller, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Kemonozume, and Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo all have very distinctive art styles.
You can always express your passion for anime and manga by recreating your preferred characters from pictures and anime/manga scenes, but with an instructor's guidance, you can learn to create your own anime-inspired art.
Understanding the basics and learning how to look at a drawing will help you level up your skill more than copying the character's images by yourself.
Together we'll see how faces and bodies can be drawn in different poses, static or dynamic, from different perspectives and angles with proper shading to create volumes.
Illustration by Madeline Kolberg
You can learn how to draw your characters with various art mediums and which coloring techniques suit which anime art style. You can always express your passion for anime and manga by recreating your preferred characters from pictures and anime/manga scenes, but with an instructor's guidance, you can learn to create your own anime-inspired art.
Understanding the basics and learning how to look at a drawing will help you level up your skill more than copying the character's images by yourself.
Together we'll see how faces and bodies can be drawn in different poses, static or dynamic, from different perspectives and angles with proper shading to create volumes.
You can learn how to draw your characters with various art mediums and which coloring techniques suit which anime art style.
Martin Fine Art Classes is always open to suggestions and ideas when it comes to what our students are passionate about drawing, and we do our best to guide them through learning to create what they love.
Free introductory classes are also an option for those who want to know more about us and how we teach.
