How to Draw Manga: Female Faces

Manga University instructor Atsuhisa Okura (of "Moe USA," "50 Things We Love About Japan" and WIRED magazine fame) demonstrates how to draw a female face during a workshop held at Seiritsu High School in Tokyo. This video is in Japanese without subtitles. but the pictures speak for themselves :-)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• manga
• anime
• japan
• japanese
• manga university
• comics
• how to draw
• draw
• draw manga
• tokyo

[Rorintosh]

Why don't they teach this in Art class =.=;; Seriously.

[IWuvYooh100]

I wish I spoke Japanese fluently.. Like just instantly...if that was possible. XD

[Shirakiin]

@MissAnastasiaful1 you don't.

there are many English publishers as well, and you can learn Japanese and come to Japan

[MissAnastasiaful1]

I wish i could become a mangeka .. Thats my true dream but i guess i have to aim for fake one :"(

[ThePoopy111]

if my school was like this....... i wouldnt mind going to school , i'd have a go reason to go to school , even if i was sick , i'd still want to get up for school , i wouldnt mind getting up early every morning to go to that kind of class room :)

[HanaJosef]

just by looking i found him useful.. but what i got from him by listening is desu.. desu.. desuu.. etikemasuu.. masu .. masuu .... outo rinuu... otomishtee... BLAH BLAH BLAH !!! >.< and btw it looks much easier to draw anime on bored than on paper ! :3

[Bigtwan318]

@MasterOfFire2468 he is drawing a nose and showing the shadowing depending on the direction the light is coming from.

[MasterOfFire2468]

At 1:34 what is it the guy is drawing there? I don't understand what he's saying so it got a little confusing what he is drawing

[Siennea]

@Sigfee hahaha i see now... that was funny.

[Sigfee]

@x2ctothemax No, I heard that that really sucks.

[Sigfee]

@Siennea Look at the teacher. Look at the board. Now look at the language. Now lookk at me. Now look ate the teacher, what is he speaking? Japanese.

So no, this is not in the USA.