From the Creator of

AKIKO

Drawing Lessons

With Mark CrilleyWith Mark Crilley

With M

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There’s more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair.

In these action-packed pages, artist Mark Crilley shows

you how to achieve an authentic manga style—from

drawing faces and fi gures to laying out awesome, high-

drama spreads. You’ll learn how a few basic lines will

help you place facial features in their proper locations

and simple tricks for getting body proportions right. Plus,

you’ll fi nd inspiration for infusing your work with expres-

sion, attitude and action.

This is the book fans have been requesting for years,

packed with expert tips on everything from hairstyles and

clothing to word bubbles and sound effects, delivered

in the same friendly, easy-to-follow style that has made

Mark Crilley one of the “25 Most Subscribed to Gurus on

YouTube.” Take this opportunity to turn the characters

and stories in your head into professional-quality art

on the page!

30 step-by-step demonstrations show how to draw faces and fi gures for a variety of ages and body types

Inspirational galleries feature 101 eyes, 50 ways to draw hands, 40 hairstyles, 12 common expressions, 30 classic poses and more!

Tutorials to create a variety of realistic settings

Advanced lessons on backgrounds, inking, sequencing and layout options

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It’s THE book on manga from YouTube’s most popular art instruction Guru!

Packed with everything

you need to make your

best-ever manga stories!

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Sometimes You Can’t Help Being Big-HeadedOne of manga’s crowning achievements is bestowing the

chibi style upon the world. These ultra-cute characters have

taken the world by storm, leaving smiles, hearts and oversized

sweat drops in their wake.

They are by defi nition simpler to draw—that’s the whole

point! By presenting your characters in terms of their facial

expressions and just enough hair and clothing to keep them

recognizable, you strip them down to their very essence. But

simpler to draw doesn’t mean impossible to screw up. Without

careful study your chibi characters will look like wannabes

and not the real thing.

C H I B I P R O P O R T I O N S A N D P O S E S

11 Build Your FrameBegin by drawing four horizontal

lines, equally spaced. That’s right: four—this character is only three heads tall.

This character is in three-quarter view, so the head shape reveals an indication of the cheek on her left side. The curving vertical line is also off to one side about a third of the way.

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22 Outline the FeaturesDraw the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and ears. Focus on the distances

between the various lines.The eyebrows curve over the horizontal

line.The bottoms of the ears are at the same

level as her jaw.Her left eye is compressed, narrower

from side to side because of the angle of her head.

33 Draw the TorsoDraw the neck, shoulders and clothes. The width of the shoulders is

less than the head. No need to draw the clothing exactly

as I have here. Be creative and dress your chibi as you see fi t.

44 Add Arms and LegsChibi feet could hardly be simpler, but pay attention to the slight

forward tilt of the legs. This wave-like posture is common among standing characters, both cartoony and realistic.

Her feet cross over the bottom line while her hand extends just past line three, the same length as the dip of her skirt.

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55 Draw Hair and EyesThere’s a considerable distance between the hairline and her actual

head. If you don’t draw it, your chibi’s head may not look right.

66 Fine-TuneAdd a collar to her shirt and pleats to the skirt. You may want to go for

something more casual, though. Have fun! That’s what the chibi style is

all about. 77 Finish ItInk it and let dry, then erase the guidelines. You can add color or

leave it as is.

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Chibi VariationsAre they two heads tall? Three? Four? Hey, don’t worry about it! We’re drawing cartoons here, not building an interstate high-way system. There is no set-in-stone number: it all depends on who’s holding the pencil. Here are three of the many proportion systems out there.

Ultra-ChibiAt a head and a half, this is pushing the chibi concept about as far as it’ll go. As is often the case with chibi drawings, the feet are mini-mized to the point of being nearly indistinguish-able from the legs.

Moderate ChibiThis is a more common style at two and a half heads tall. The body has a bit more shape though it still doesn’t approach the width of the head.

Barely ChibiAt nearly four heads tall, probably the least common of these three approaches.

11 Build the FrameDraw a head with ears and a small, simple torso. 22 Add Features

Draw slanted eyebrows, one with a zigzagging crook at the end. The

eyes are heavily outlined white circles tucked under the eyebrows. The bellowing mouth is a line that reaches all the way to the bottom of the head. Throw in a simple line for the hair and add arms and sleeves and a star-shaped vein bulging.

33 Finish ItAdd jagged lines for the hair, a simple collar and a series of vertical

lines across the upper half of the face. Take care not to have any of these vertical lines cross through either of the eyes. We need to leave them burning hot white.

Add Ink, erase the lines and you’re done!

RAG E !

If you just draw chibi characters standing there looking cute,

you’re missing out on the glory of the chibi style! Here’s a quick

lesson showing a chibi girl ticked off in a big way.

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