Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, characters
Manga Style
Big-eyed faces, hair in clumps, manga expressions, chibi and full proportions.
- Level
- Easy to intermediate
- Lessons
- 4 in 4 units
- Time
- 1 hour of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks
Already drawing with Lapis? Open the course in the app
Coming soon. The lessons in this course are still being made; the ones listed below are ready now.
The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Draw characters in the manga style, built on the same structure as any face and figure: big-eyed faces, hair in clumps, manga expressions and effects, chibi and full proportions.
How you’ll see the progress
A manga character at the start and at the end, and your character sheet.
Skills
- Characters
- Proportion
- Lines
Pictures you’ll make
- My Manga Character Sheet Project
4 units, 4 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 1 checkpoint
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Manga faces
The same ball and cross, with a smaller chin and bigger, lower eyes.
- 01 Then: A Manga Character Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 2
Hair and expressions
Hair in big locks, and the symbols manga uses for feelings.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Bodies
Chibi at two to three heads, full at about seven, and a pose with speed lines.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Your character
Outfits and accessories, and a sheet for a character of your own.
- 01 My Manga Character Sheet Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 02 Now: A Manga Character Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Manga Style
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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