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The Drawing Manga Characters School – Alpha 1.1.0 Released

The Drawing Manga Characters School – Alpha 1.1.0 Released

Thank you for your feedback! After receiving an enormous amount of positive feedback and suggestions, I’m glad to announce that I’ve finally finished the first round of changes! Although I wasn’t able to get everyone’s suggestion in there (sorry!)...



How to Draw Manga - Lesson#1: How to Draw the Neck (Introduction)

How to Draw Manga - Lesson#1: How to Draw the Neck (Introduction)

Welcome to the first lesson of the drawing manga characters school. In this lesson, we’re going to go over the neck. The neck, as most of you know, connects your head to your body. It allows your character to move and rotate its head, as well...



How to Draw Manga Characters - The Layering Method

How to Draw Manga Characters - The Layering Method

In this video, we’ll be going over the “layering” method that the drawingmangacharacters school teaches. Although the name might sound fancy or complicated, it’s not. It’s actually very simple and straightforward. The layering method, ...



Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #4

Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #4

Happy Holidays!! Many weeks have passed and so much has been done! For example, I finished all the programming!! The entire game is playable! Everything is working (e.g. the server, client, emails, dialogs, options, music, sounds, building,...



Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #3

Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #3

Another week has passed and much has happened! Here’s the breakdown: I got the database up and running! I got the account related emails working! I got a few more screens done! With each passing week, we are getting closer to a final ...



Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #2

Drawing Manga Characters School – News & Development #2

After the last post, I was so excited to receive a few messages about the project! Thank you so much for the feedback! At first, I was worried that this wouldn't be something you wanted, but I was wrong! It seems like people do want this ...



Drawing Manga Characters School - News & Development #1

Drawing Manga Characters School - News & Development #1

Are you ready for an online automated way of learning how to draw manga? If you answered yes to that, then this is for you! For the past 2 months, I have been working hard on making that dream come true. It’s been a long and difficult ...



How to Draw Manga Characters – Part 2: Getting in the Right Mindset

How to Draw Manga Characters – Part 2: Getting in the Right Mindset

Let’s get started with Part 2 – getting in the right mindset. Now that you know where to start at, you probably want to dive right into drawing. You know, begin laying out that scene with primitives and detailing it to your heart’s desire. ...



How to Draw Manga Characters - Part 1: Where to start at?

How to Draw Manga Characters - Part 1: Where to start at?

Let’s get started with Part 1 — Where to start at. And that is a good question. Picking the right starting point is one of the most important and crucial steps you can take to quickly becoming a good artist. Yes, even if you pick the wrong path, ...

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A Personal Thank You from Yamada

Hi, my name’s Yamada and I wanted to take this time to personally THANK YOU for visiting this site and taking an interest in this school. It really means a lot to me that you’re giving me this chance to help you and I’m going to make sure it’s worth your time.

Through this school, I’m going to teach you everything I know about drawing. From anatomy to perspective, my goal as your friend is to create a series of lessons that you can easily follow to become an awesome artist!

However, a school is nothing without its students. Thus, I really need your help more than you need mine. Please let me know your thoughts on this school. Your feedback is very important to me, this school, and other students. Together, let’s turn this into the most awesome thing on the internet!


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