How to Draw Manga

To draw manga, one would have to study the characteristics of manga images. Most people who wants to learn how to draw manga are usually attracted to some characters in a manga series. Without knowing it, they’re not only attracted to the physical form of the manga character, they’re also drawn to the personality of the character.

Manga pictures are not hard to draw once you understand its basic characteristics. And here they are.

Firstly, manga characters are adorable looking. This cuteness is defined by extremely large eyes, an almond shaped face, and a very small mouth. In fact, the faces of manga characters can look very similar, and they’re differentiated mostly by their elaborate hair, dressing and accessories.

The manga face is made up of very basic shapes. So there’s very little I can recommend here except to practice, practice, practice. If you can master drawing one manga face well, you’ll be able to draw other manga faces as well.

What are some popular manga?

Just titles of popular manga that I could read….

The shonen big three
Naruto, One Piece, Bleach

Other major shonen titles
Death Note, D Gray Man, Dragonball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh, Slam Dunk, Hikaru no Go, Shaman King, Black Cat, Kurohime, Rosario Vampire

Shoujo Titles
Ouran High School Host Club, Skip Beat, Vampire Knight
Tokyo Crazy Paradise, Nodame Cantabile,

Random Good Ones
Record of a Fallen Vampire, Blood Alone, Inubaka

There’s a lot to read

Some good sites
www.mangaupdates.com
It has soooo much information on manga. I suggest you join, if only to keep track of the manga that you read. They have a handy list feature that does this very nicely.

www.onemanga.com
www.mangafox.com
Manga viewing sites.

www.mangatraders.com
Manga downloading site.

Have fun!

Some popular shoujo manga are currently Fruits Basket, Skip Beat, Vampire Knight, Special A, Wild Ones, and Hana-Kimi.
Some popular shounen manga are currently Death Note, Naruto, and Bleach.