The Art of Drawing Manga

Chapter 1

THE BASICS

TOOLS & MATERIALS

The great thing about manga art is your setup can be as inexpensive and simple as a piece of paper, a pencil, and an eraser! This is really all you need to start practicing. As you grow more confident in your art, don’t be afraid to branch out and try different media and paper. Below are some different options to create manga illustrations with traditional media.

PENCILS

It is always helpful to have graphite pencils of a variety of densities. Make sure your pencil kit includes a light shade (2H), ...