Welcome to Manga Tutorials! We have over 80 manga drawing instructions from basics to publishing - and we're constantly growing. Best of all, instructions are:

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  •  What's New?

    2008.May.1 - Check out the last Manga Studio tutorial for awhile: Word Balloons Using EX. Later this month, I will begin CG and anatomy tutorials. If you have any particular tutorial you want to see, drop by the forum and make your suggestion. And be sure to check out our resource page which has tons of new links for you to check out.

      Our Tutorials

    Basics

    Introduction
    The Path of an Artist
    Doodles: Junk or Goldmine?
    Drawing Materials
    Color: Color Wheel
    Perspective: One, Two, Three
    Shade and Shadow: Basic Shapes
    Writing: Storymaking
    Manga Basics: Making a Manga
    Characters: Archetypes, Profiling, Character Creation System, Creating Names, Stereotypical Ren'ai Characters
    Paneling: Basics, Transition

    Anatomy

    Eyes: Basics
    Emotional Expressions
    Head: Front, Side, Quarter, Back, Down, Up, Misc, Lips, Eyebrows
    Ear: Basics, Types
    Nose: Basics, Types
    Hair: Basics, Types, Colors, Movement, Bangs, Braids, Spiked, Curly, Straight
    Hands: Flat, Nails
    The Body: SDs
    Torso: Basics, Wings, Male
    Hips: Basics, Tail
    Legs: Basics
    Feet: Basics

    Gear

    Fantasy Clothes: Cape, Armor
    Accessories: Glasses
    Clothes: Folds, Skirts, Tops, Pants
    Greek Clothing Reference
    Shoes: Basics
    School Uniforms: Boys, Girls, Gym, Misc
    Weapons: Part I, Part II, Reference

    Details

    Sound Effects: Reference
    Tones: Basics, Digital Toning
    Weaponry Effects
    Motion Lines
    Effects: Fire, Smoke & Explosions
    Forest: Trees, Grass, Shrubs, Rocks, Putting It All Together
    Screentone Depot
    Machines: Helicopter Profile
    Mecha's: The Basics

    Publishing, CGing, & Beyond

    Self-Publishing
    Going to a Publisher
    Printing Comics
    Digital Comics
    CGing: Eyes, CG and Original Lineart
    Manga Studio: Getting Started, Paneling the Easy Way, Advanced Paneling Techniques, Drawing & Importing Images Part I, Drawing & Importing Images Part II, Setting Tones, Adding Speed & Focus Lines, Word Balloons, Making Word Balloons with EX *NEW*, Lettering, Saving & Beyond
    Model Painting
    Surviving the Artist Alley
    Resources - Publishers, Small Presses, Distributors, Anime Schools, and more!

    Articles

    Manga Tutorials @ AnimeNext 2006
    Life in a Japanese School: Introduction, The Subjects We Study, Events, Physical Education Class, Juku School, English Class, Ensoku, Bunkasai

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