Lessons
Manga drawing lessons
The lessons of the SketchAI coach: one topic each, from manga eyes to hands and expressions, with illustrated chapters, the coach's tips and an exercise to do right after reading.
Basics
BeginnerDrawing basics: lines, circles, shapes and cubes: every artist's warm-up
Lines, circles, shapes and cubes: every artist's warm-up.
IntermediatePerspective: horizon, vanishing points and characters in a scene
Horizon, vanishing points and characters in a scene.
IntermediateLight and shadow: one light source, two shadows, and volume appears
One light source, two shadows, and volume appears.
Faces & expressions
Bodies, hands & poses
BeginnerHands: a box, an arc and five fingers are enough
A box, an arc and five fingers are enough.
IntermediateClothes: see where fabric pulls, falls and folds
See where fabric pulls, falls and folds.
IntermediatePoses: from gesture to a living pose, readable in a second
From gesture to a living pose, readable in a second.
BeginnerChibi: a character two to three heads tall
A character two to three heads tall.
IntermediateFeet: a wedge, a heel, and the character stands
A wedge, a heel, and the character stands.
Making manga
IntermediateInking: confident lines, and line weight that builds volume
Confident lines, and line weight that builds volume.
IntermediateThe manga page: panels, reading order and balloons
Panels, reading order and balloons.
IntermediateComposition and framing: where to place the subject and how to frame it
Where to place the subject and how to frame it.
IntermediateBlack, white and screentones: solid blacks, screentones and black-and-white readability
Solid blacks, screentones and black-and-white readability.
IntermediateCharacter design: creating a character people recognize at first glance
Creating a character people recognize at first glance.
IntermediateAction effects: speed lines, impacts and exaggeration
Speed lines, impacts and exaggeration.