Mastering Manga 4

         In the first two lines, draw a tiny head with a neck, angling the head to the side.  Make sure the head is bigger than the neck (Crilley, 89).  This emphasizes the shape of a chibi.  A chibi is supposed to be a very small version of a manga character and to make it cute, the shapes have to be all proportional.  It only makes sense to have the head be fairly bigger than the neck, or the chibi won’t have the desired shape and effect.

       “That’s why manga artists deliberately simplify the clothing and include only the essential details, jettisoning the rest” (Crilley, 89).  This quote explains reason why it’s drawn that way which gives insight on the purpose of chibis. This illustrates the art and specialty of chibis compared to regular manga.  Chibis focus on detail rather than the face and body, unlike regular manga.  They have a lot of decorations on the body to make it cute and special, which is why the details stick out.

Is it easier to draw chibis or regular size manga and why?

Crilley, Mark. Mastering Manga 2: Level up with Mark Crilley. Cincinnati, OH: Impact, 2013. Print.



Mastering Manga 2: Cat Character

      Draw the face again with a round circle.  But the jaw is slightly tilted to the side as a base.  Following that sketch three horizontal lines as the guidelines for the eyes, mouth, and nose but emphasize the lines at the top (Crilley, 28).  Given that we are working with proportion; these are specific instructions on how to give dimension to the head.  This picture is supposed to have the character looking at another direction so unlike the last one, we need to tilt it slightly to give it that action effect to make the person look more realistic.

       “The interior section of the far ear is largely obscured.  I’ve indicated little tufts of hair near the tips of the cat ears” (Crilley, 29).  This step really emphasizes the ears.   It explains how to make the manga look realistic, matching the character since that’s the point of the picture. The points to lightly sketch out the cropped hair and add cat ears on the side of the hair which gives life to the picture.  The main point of this picture are the cat ears, which is creating a fictional character so focusing on just that part is super important.

Would there be any more tips on adding dimension or direction to a character?

Crilley, Mark.  Mastering Manga 2: Level up with Mark Crilley. Cincinnati, OH: Impact, 2013. Print.