Coloring your manga characters with markers requires focusing on blending tones and finishes and employing specific techniques like gradients, lights, and shadows. Artist Tania Oksentiuk, known as Taniidraw, is an expert in creating Japanese-style illustrations, taking inspiration from anime and other traditional Japanese genres that she references in her work.
In this course, learn how to color characters with markers in the Japanese style of manga. Tania teaches you how to work with strokes of the brush and the pen to achieve harmony and special effects in your drawing. Discover how to color the different elements of your character, including skin, hair, eyes, clothing, and small details, and prepare your final illustration to share on social media.
What is this course’s project?
Color an illustration from scratch with Japanese manga and anime techniques. Using only colored markers, you can create an illustration for a future manga cover, start an artbook, or share it on social media.
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in exploring the style and techniques of manga and would like to learn how to use colored markers for their illustrations.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed. You can practice your drawing skills with different resources that are made available by the instructor.
Regarding materials, you need some sheets of paper, a pencil, an eraser, some pens, and colored markers.
