Manga-Style Comic Creation from Scratch
A course by user922450 surname922450 , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Joined November 2018
Come up with a story based on your own personal experience and create a comic ready to share on social media using storytelling techniques and vignettes
Come up with a story based on your own personal experience and create a comic ready to share on social media using storytelling techniques and vignettes
Joined November 2018
When creating a comic, artistic talent and technique are almost no use at all without a story to tell. Few know this better than graphic designer and illustrator Adriana De la Torre, known on social media as Akimaro. In this online course, she teaches you to put together a comic strip sequence to tell the story of a personal experience.
Throughout the course, learn to create your own manga-style comic from scratch. Discover how to think in vignettes and organize your story in a narrative sequence, and practice drawing techniques to represent the human form while also giving your illustrations movement.
If you'd like to learn more about this style, take a look at Akimaro's first online course Digital Illustration with Manga Influence. Get ready to create unforgettable artworks full of emotion and color!
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 22 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (41)
- 1,990 students
- 12 lessons (1h 22m)
- 22 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a sequence of four comic-style vignettes expressing a moment in your day or a personal experience, accompanied by a short text.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone wanting to immerse themself in the world of graphic narratives.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course.
As for materials, all you need is a pencil, some felt-tips, and paper. If you prefer, you can also use a graphics tablet.
Reviews
A course by user922450 surname922450
Adriana De la Torre, also known as Akimaro, is a designer by profession and an illustrator by trade. Combining these two arts, she has devoted herself to helping clients find their voice and telling stories through images. Since she was 16, Adriana has been publishing comics independently and is the co-author of the webcomic Parellet, published since 2012 and with two volumes in print.
Recently, she has worked with publishers like Penguin Random House to create illustrations for a teenage demographic. She loves to experiment and combines her experience in graphic design with her interest in modern Japanese culture.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Tell something!
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The project
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Stories and comics
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Think in vignettes
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Components and composition
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U3
Start drawing
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Basic anatomy
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Body language
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From thumbnail to sketch
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U4
Final details
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Polish the comic
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Scan and digitize
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Creative Techniques and Publishing
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FP
Final project
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Manga-Style Comic Creation from Scratch
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displayname9931285
Very comprehensive, would definitely come again.
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displayname13535285
Very cool, and so far the only course I've found that teaches about a webcomic
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displayname8465770
Pretty well explained, focusing more on making comics than on the drawing itself.
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displayname14442455
course 10 out of 10
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displayname14150949
Very simple and effective course
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