Draw Manga Couples
Manga is a distinctly Japanese form of comic book art, an amalgam of native Feudal-era art and imported American comic books. The medium shares several of the same genres as American comic books, such as action, superheroes and science fiction. Romance, too, had its time of prominence in American comics, but it's developed a permanent place in manga. So it's a common thing to see drawings of couples in comics. Because romance is such a convention in manga, it's important to draw them just right.
Instructions
1. Draw the stick figures for both characters, with lines for the spine and each segment of limbs, circles for the joints, an oval for the head, curved triangles for the feet and upside-down triangles for the torsos. Pay close attention to the way the stick figures interact with each other, how their hands touch, how their bodies embrace-physical contact is important for depicting romantic couples, even more so than in action.
2. Build the stick figures up with "pipes," exterior lines that more closely emulate the body types of the characters but still omit detail.
3. Draw on the details of the characters, including clothing, hair, ears and facial features. Adhere to the conventions of manga art style with details such as enlarged eyes and hair, or pointed noses and chins. Capture the facial features of love and affection, using a baseline of emotional calmness and adding details such as a twinkle in the eye or a smile.
4. Trace the finalized pencil lines in ink. Start with the most essential lines and carefully move on to finer details. Do not over-ink, at the risk of making the details look crowded or jumbled on the page. Let the ink dry and gently erase the the pencil lines from the drawing.
