What can you learn on our courses?
Using what we’ve learnt in the beginner pack, this time we'll be studying all kinds of advanced techniques, as well as how to colour in different styles, and how to add exciting backgrounds to our work.
Course Description
This standalone course includes a full series of advanced illustration lectures taken from our main subscription course “Learn How to Illustrate in Manga Style from Japanese Professionals”. It includes lectures on colouring and background design, as well as lectures focusing on little-known techniques our lecturers have learnt from years of experience in the Japanese anime and manga industry. We recommend that you first complete our “Drawing Anime and Manga Characters” course, or at least have a certain level of confidence in your character drawing abilities before beginning this course.
For the best results and progress, we suggest subscribing to our monthly course and studying at our recommended pace, but we have recieved feedback from some of our students who would prefer to work at their own pace, without having to wait for the next lessons to be released every month. We understand that each of our students has different needs, so we've created this bulk course to allow for more freedom in your study routine!
All students who have purchased this course will also have access to the comments section in each lecture page, where they are free to post any questions they have about the lesson, or even post pictures of their own work. There our professional Japanese lecturers will answer your questions, and give you personal advice and feedback!
Course Contents
1. How to shade and colour in anime style. Where to draw shadows to give your work depth, how best to colour eyes to make them pop, and where to add gradient for an extra professional touch.
2. The most popular style of colouring in today’s anime industry – gradient colouring. Learn how to shade and colour using gradients, how to combine and layer different colours, and how to add realistic highlights.
3. Using backgrounds to give atmosphere to your work. Learn about how to draw different backgrounds, and use perspective to create realistic scenes.
4. Taking your work to the next level! We look back at some of the areas we studied in past lessons, and use some simple yet effective techniques to give our illustrations an extra professional touch. From drawing to colouring and composition, these lessons will introduce you to all kinds of techniques used by professional illustrators in Japan.
For a rundown of all individual lesson topics and content, please check the "course curriculum" below!
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Course Curriculum
- Colouring Lesson 2 - Colouring the face in anime style (5:07)
- Colouring Lesson 3 - Shading male clothing in anime style (6:14)
- Colouring Lesson 4 - Shading female clothing in anime style (6:02)
- Colouring Lesson 5 - An Introduction to Gradient Colouring (6:22)
- Colouring Lesson 6 - Shading Male Clothing in Gradient Style (5:08)
- Colouring Lesson 7 - Shading Female Clothing in Gradient Style (4:03)
- Colouring Lesson 8 - Creating Objects With Texture (4:17)
- Backgrounds lesson 1 - The Basics of Background Illustration (3:56)
- Backgrounds Lesson 2 - One-Point Perspective (4:13)
- Backgrounds Lesson 3 - Two-Point Perspective (3:37)
- Backgrounds Lesson 4 - Three-Point Perspective (4:41)
- Backgrounds Lesson 5 - Using Perspective to Draw Characters (6:19)
- Backgrounds Lesson 6 - An Introduction to Angle of View (5:15)
- Backgrounds Lesson 7 - Putting it all Together Part 1 (6:15)
- Backgrounds Lesson 8 - Putting it All Together Part 2 (4:53)
- Backgrounds Lesson 9 - Putting it all Together Part 3 (6:00)
- Backgrounds Lesson 10 - Putting it all Together Part 4 (5:23)
- Professional Techniques 1 - Professional Tips for Pose Composition (4:50)
- Professional Techniques 3 - Professional Tips for Gradient Colouring (4:24)
- Professional Techniques 5 - Professional Techniques for Composition (5:03)
- Professional Techniques 6 - Professional Techniques for Drawing Weapons (4:46)
- Professional Techniques 7 - Professional Tips For Drawing Armour (3:56)
- Professional Techniques 8 - Professional Tips for Drawing Cloaks (4:12)
- Professional Techniques 9 - Professional Tips for Drawing Hands in Natural Poses (6:22)
- Professional Techniques 10 - Professional Tips for Drawing Closed Fists (4:26)
- Professional Techniques 11 - Drawing Hands For Characters of All Ages (4:56)
- Professional Techniques 12 - Drawing The Neck and Shoulders (4:13)
- Professional Techniques 13 - Drawing The Neck and Shoulders 2 (5:47)
- Professional Techniques 14 - Drawing The Neck and Shoulders 3 (5:11)
- Professional Techniques 15 - Drawing Feet 1 (3:26)
- Professional Techniques 16 - Drawing Feet 2 (4:16)
- Professional Techniques 17 - Drawing Feet 3 (6:53)
- Professional Techniques 18 - Using Boxes to Draw the Torso (3:45)
- Professional Techniques 19 - Using Boxes to Draw the Body in Motion (4:07)
- Professional Techniques 20 - Using Boxes to Draw the Torso - Part 3 (6:06)
- Professional Techniques 21 - Advanced Anatomy - Arms 1 (4:21)
- Professional Techniques 22 - Advanced Anatomy - Arms 2 (4:34)
- Professional Techniques 23 - Advanced Anatomy - Arms 3 (3:44)
- Professional Techniques 24 - Advanced Anatomy - Legs 1 (4:37)
- Professional Techniques 25 - Advanced Anatomy - Legs 2 (5:31)
- Professional Techniques 26 - Advanced Anatomy - Legs 3 (4:49)
- Professional Techniques 27 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 1 (4:50)
- Professional Techniques 28 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 2 (6:02)
- Professional Techniques 29 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 3 (5:37)
- Professional Techniques 30 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 4 (5:08)
- Professional Techniques 31 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 5 (4:48)
- Professional Techniques 32 - Advanced Anatomy - Face 6 (6:25)
- Professional Techniques 33 - Facial Expressions 1 : Happiness (8:37)
- Professional Techniques 34 - Facial Expressions 2 : Anger and Surprise (6:24)
- Professional Techniques 35 - Facial Expressions 3 : Sadness and Frustration (6:13)
- You're ready for the next stage!
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Before enrolling, please note!
The lessons listed in the above course curriculum will be released to students on a monthly basis, with 4 lessons made available each month (6 in the first month, as a welcome bonus!). Students will not be able to choose which session to begin from, as our lessons build on each other and have prerequisites from earlier lessons.
Students will also be unable to jump ahead in the course, or view future sessions until that month comes around. As an online course, we have found this is the only way to effectively control our student's pacing, and ensure everyone gets enough practice between sessions. Taking your time and getting plenty of practice is the key to success!