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0:00 INTRO
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3:18 What to Draw as a Complete Beginner
6:43 How to Develop Your Own Art Style
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[@thegreatishyish]

Rest in peace Akira toyriyama😢😢😢

[@rickastley7092]

i was just about to comment the same. rip

[@justinramsey5398]

Right that is why I came here😢

[@sunny-fr4pt]

Man was a god 😢 good bye

[@8A29AKSHANTMESHRAM-ib6so]

I was also gonna comment that

[@yogish3065]

Fly high Akira...🕊️ You will be missed...

[@rickplayz_9]

Step 1:Get a book Step 2:Draw you're character as a stickman Step 3:done

[@neekomarina2782]

Like ONE (OPM writer) style

[@user-tc3tm6bk7j]

👍😂I think I agree with that

[@AloiseRisen]

I'm glad you guys are still here.

[@shawnlopez2317]

I agree with everything in this video, but a word on tracing, I will say that as long as you are not passing it as your work, tracing can be very informative, when I was first learning how to draw as a kid way back in the '80s, I would do exactly what this video suggested and draw from my favorite comic books (we didn't have manga widely available yet) and it got me to put pencil to paper and I would draw and draw and draw with some improvement here and there, but one day I got my hands on some tracing paper and started to trace a character and all of a sudden all of the things I wasn't seeing when just referencing started to fall into place, certain shapes, anatomy sizes, line quality, and when it came to the artist who were more stylistic like mangaka I didn't realize how afraid I was to draw in such an exaggerated way, it took me beyond my boundaries and my regular drawing improved a lot after that. Just wanted to put that out from my own experiences. Great video by the way!😊

[@suguha7038]

Tracing helped me a lot with lineart at first my hands used to shake when adding detail but now it's fine

[@shawnlopez2317]

@@suguha7038 same here. 😊

[@SmallLionAsmr]

step one: ask ai xD jk

[@isaacturner197]

@@SmallLionAsmr Not the worst idea, but probably only good for practicing stuff like line art and maybe hair and faces, anatomy isn't exactly AI generations strong suit.

[@SmallLionAsmr]

@@isaacturner197 whatever helps you the most, my friend:) use it

[@lava3256]

I'm so thankful for this, felt like I had to learn all these tips and tricks to art first before I had to get started. It was overwhelming 😭

[@deadpan2866]

had this in my watch later playlist for a few weeks and finally watched this. holy hell thank you. its so rare to have a manga advice video that isnt just "draw every day" and "did you know manga is read from right to left?"

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

That’s great to hear! What was your greatest takeaway from this video? :)

[@deadpan2866]

@@aphlearntodrawmanga copying (not tracing) pre-existing panels and pages to understand the original artists thought process

[@saveme24646]

That one art that has "nah I'd win" 💀..

[@tavarisch]

WHERE !!!!

[@saveme24646]

​@@tavarisch somewhere at 12:25

[@Igrayfrmdaroc]

Lobotomy strikes again

[@-myself._.Linn-]

​@@saveme24646 MAN WHAT'S THAT CAT LIKE THING-

[@____Failurr_____]

​@@-myself._.Linn- That's Gege (the creator of JJK

[@andthebigoneishere]

Team scared of drawing girls😂

[@msagvold]

Yes

[@Quincy1224]

😢😢😢 same

[@user-wk2ly1zh5e]

This is why i try to draw like araki

[@yesiam7732]

tip… DONT DRAW IT IN CLASS LIKE ME 😭

[@ShadowTGoD]

Fr bruh

[@IceSeptom37]

I onlu just started drawing 5 days ago, so this was a big help thank you.

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

That’s awesome! Good luck! You got this! 👍

[@karla-kv9ru]

Your channel is truly helpful and the quality is really good this channel deserves way more subscribers

[@lordevolder9907]

3:37 this part I should keep while I started drawing, sometime I felt envious and left out, it happened when I'm around artists that draw the same as mine, I can't get mad about just because they draw soo good. I could come back and watch your video again, it was wonderful experience for you teaching us.

[@ClERCE]

1. Refrence draw your favorite manga 2. Read different mangas and incorporate multiple different styles into your own technique

[@RodneyKing-kz3ym]

Master studies are valuable. Many have done it. Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is like a mash of Go Nagai’s Devilman, Fist of the North Star, and the horror movie Hellraiser (Godhand=Cenobites). The late great Akira Toriyama was a big fan of Osamu Tezuka and the influence can be seen from Astro Boy and other Tezuka works. Look at Goku’s and Astro Boy’s hair profiles. He changed it enough to make it his own. Point being, it is good to master studies if you can identify what you like in the artist.

[@NelsonWin]

Don't forget The Evil Dead also influenced Berserk. "Groovy"

[@MadDogRyan]

I study Shigenori Soejima sensei’s art but Toriyama Sensei’s paneling RIP Sensei

[@ryansarts8628]

Love this video and this content is hold for inspiration!! Thank you so much for posting this. And even if your older.. it's not too late!!

[@RobertSmithjrjr]

I needed this thank you!

[@ArtofKyo]

From all the advices that i’ve watched this video hits me the most. So imspiring video thank you! I started also learning how to draw and im on my 1 month now.

[@parkerellis5716]

I suffer from depression and anxiety. Which has affected my passion for drawing. I bought a new sketchbook and decided to start going back to the roots of drawing from real-world references. I hope one day I'll write and illustrate a visual novel that I had an idea for. The artwork I had in my mind for the novel was anime.

[@kisvoGaming]

This is going to be so helpful to me thank you sooo much You have no idea how hard it’s been to find help making manga until I found this video 😭

[@mm71191]

Thank you!!!

[@user-pi8yy6ey8b]

Thanks this was really motivating

[@saitama3063]

Thank you ma'am Iam following you from a long time since I was in the middle stage of drawing but I couldn't find anything effective but when I get this channels Iam improving so much

[@marvinlopez1334]

Thanks so much for the new episode...😊😊😊

[@crystalgaming3110]

Thank you for making videos 😊

[@littleskatey577]

Actually, I think its a good thing to trace! It trains line confidence, hand-eye coordination, and you still gain the benefits of copying though theyre arguably lesser. And make sure you dont try to pass off your traced artwork as your own lol

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

Good points. Tracing definitely has its benefits but like you said, you shouldn’t try to pass it off as your own.

[@proxborg8309]

thanks for this video i really needed it. i literally created a whole story and world and characters and the details the only thing missing is the drawing skills so im trying to learn digital drawing now and i will do whatever it takes to master it

[@offx._lust]

Thanks for explaining ❤

[@emmajun2090]

I always wanted to draw and found a few things I like but it wasn't until I read Dandadan that I felt compelled to draw panels and characters from what I read. The art there is amazing and I want to make something so engaging

[@1TSYUR1]

I love how this was on my fyp when i just started to make my own manga

[@ashishyadav2762]

I needed this thanks alot i was lost but i got now what im gonna do

[@unknown81000]

I'm feeling so inspired thank you... Ads: snap back to reality

[@solarwolf857]

Rest in Power Akira Toriyama!!!!

[@deepanagraj5861]

TYSM!! I was very insecure with my manga art, and my friends reminding me made it even worse. Now I'm good, but not as good as I wanna be. I have done 6 2-page one shots, which my family really thought were good. And I'm working on a 16-page one shot and I have 3 more planned that I will do once I'm done with this one.

[@tanajiyashi7762]

Thank you so much 😌🙂

[@shachintheartist]

Thanks for guidance

[@eliznasamson8464]

I love these videos I am so excited for my next story woah woah not yet I wanted to make my first own story/manga before I make my next manga

[@okaberintorouwithagun]

I went to an art school my Junior and Seniro year, i still to this day have no idea how i made it in as i was really bad at Art. I made some progress but nothing life changing in my art. After i graduated i started to really miss doing art every single day. So i started unintentionally doing a master study. I would draw pictures i really liked and i didn't see myself improving in terms of being able to go off on my own but instead i saw that i was getting faster. I would take upwards of an hour on one sketch of a character but now i could do one in 10 minutes or less. I eventually reached a point where i thought i wasn't gaining any progress and it bummed me out so hard i stopped practicing, I'd still draw here and there but it wasn't consistent. Your video reinspired me to continue my practice, im currently developing a game and one thing I've been dreading is the art so i hope it turns out well. Thank you for re igniting my passion fot art as its I've always dreamed of making amazing things

[@wickesentertainment2377]

I never realized that Pewdiepie even drew manga characters and it’s amazing how managed to improve for just a couple of weeks

[@watchmehope6560]

When u got pews money u can be the best in anything lol. He has something we don't. Free time.

[@the3rdprosci]

We still have free time, just not as much

[@xnope000]

​@@watchmehope6560if you're commenting on here you do have free time lol

[@user-eq8pp2jj4o]

@@watchmehope6560im a young artist who has no free time, and never have. I still have managed.

[@meenahanif5895]

Thanks😊

[@thefbiagentthatspiesonyou]

I became a fan of manga after it helped me with my depression so now I want to try making my own

[@Tendusho]

I have the entirety of my story planned out every single thing basically but whenever I read manga I see that it’s so bad compared to the manga so this really helped to know that other people suffer from this aswell

[@Damiac12]

Thank you!

[@TeddybearAni]

Ya I know it took me three days and now it's getting better and better

[@sage_flame1264]

I feel so inspired 😢i will not stop 😌thank you ma'am 🙏🏻💓

[@11111sunil]

Thank 😅

[@user-zs2xf5xp7z]

You help me so much

[@Mora_umai]

You just solve our problem

[@lbw....w6779]

Elder sister my future is on your hand please don't stop teaching 😢🙏🇮🇳 Because no one to teach me in our country.

[@KhaleCassadore]

Rest in peace for kentaro miura for makeing the best manga ever😞

[@dreamingacacia]

Not related to manga but this video sparked some thoughts in me. I'd been thinking why do my artworks only have one but not other. For example, whenever I drew characters, no matter how much action or atmosphere I tried to put in, I feels no soul in it. Everyone else including several professional artists also said the same. But whenever I just vent my emotions by painting abstract artworks, they're full of souls but lacking in tangible substances. Not to mention right now I barely have emotions because I kinda numbed from all the stuffs happening and experienced, so I can't paint those stuffs anymore. One of my teachers said that I'm an impressive talented abstract expressionist artist. But if that's something I wish to be, then I wouldn't suffer right? I'm more ambitious than that. Still, I painted just to vent my overflowing emotions to the point that it's consumed my mind for a period of time....right now though I'm trying to find the souls that I lost. There are something that I couldn't understand myself and there are reasons that I'm not inspired by other stuffs. I have the urge to create. I wrote and publish a couple of novels. I wish I could make my own manga or at least one shot then publish somewhere. I'm currently developing videogame so that I could publish on steam someday...but there is no souls. I couldn't feel anything that I wanted to "share" to others. It's like I only bear the embodiment of creation but I don't have materials to create. Maybe this example will make it simpler to understand. Everyone in my class have girlfriends, so I want to have a girlfriend too. Therefore I went ahead and find someone that'd willing to be my girlfriend. But when I got my own girlfriend, it's not as happy as how others portrayed. I tried to do everything as others said they'd been doing for their girlfriends, but I felt empty. I don't know if this example is relatable but I think this is as clear as I could explain. Though about the girlfriend is factual, but it's also the same for the urge to create stuffs. Back then I even wanted to make variety shows, documentaries, films, series, animations, etc. I don't know...seriously. Maybe I'm the lost soul that I'd been seeking but couldn't redeem myself. That's why I just posted here.

[@alfhradi2417]

Just adopt Oda's art style

[@EclipseKochos]

6:09 Actually. Tracing is an amazing way to get better. Just don’t post or claim stuff that you trace and done get attached to it

[@TrinitysTreatsaccessories]

Love your tip's very much

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

Glad you like them! ♥️

[@SMW51411]

I am rn trying to improve my art skills and without even knowing PewDiePie did the same method as me I started to draw scenes from my fav manga in my math notebook in class. For example, in math class i decided to try to draw a scene from chapter 165/165.5 of One Punch Man when garou used Nuclear Vision and It actually turned out good. So far I am able to draw saitama and garous head shapes well but not facial features (Trying to improve on that at the moment) .

[@EdDaBawsh]

I hired a manga artist on Fiverr with references to characters and facial expressions. I don't wanna learn how to draw because I work a full-time job and I love my sleep, so I think this route is also a great option!

[@tzdeezy]

私は自分の芸術に関してはまともです。鳥山先生、今日からはもっと頑張ります。

[@justinramsey5398]

❤

[@wackervr]

❤🎉

[@bobcatinsag739]

One thing I learned from drawing is ironically, like AI, artists are one of the greatest thieves copying others. The only difference is artists put their soul into it and eventually inventing their own style.

[@yogish3065]

I needed this vid, although I'm decent at drawing, I don't really have a good storyboard for a Manga... Thx a lot, from India🇮🇳

[@Hoshimi_Chan]

Hey I'm from India too! 🙃

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

You're welcome 😊 If you want to learn more about storyboarding, check this out: How to Storyboard your Manga | 5 Beginner Tips to Draw Manga kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJuXiWaMoqaZnas

[@animesenpai9478]

I think this video has spark something in me

[@kyllerodulfa563]

Yeah I have

[@lightningbito7359]

There's a one thing, drawing skills are not that important, the story and writting is the most important, that's how ONE was successful despite not being good at drawing

[@CatchRainbow1890-fs7vx]

Can you teach us how to draw the frame of a character for the basics

[@angelheaven44903]

I good in drawing but I can't draw small people that will fit the panel, I'm only good in drawing big but thank you for the video, it's really helpful

[@NelsonWin]

Thank you for mentioning Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. Fist of the North Star is the most influential manga of all time. 💖

[@Subanatsuki]

From 5th grade to freshman year I drew goku until I couldn’t but now as a junior I’m caught up in the jjk manga and I love Gege’s style. I hope I can make a manga one day as good as theirs.

[@MangaGamified]

Should I add this to my Manga playlist or Clip Studio Paint playlist?

[@keybladeapologist.1131]

by the way if anyone was wondering what the show was about the blue haired boy trying to draw, it;s Bakumon and I cannot recommend it enough its is absolutely fantastic!

[@Lil_boy_Cato]

I just draw it any way, even if it sucks

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

We have to start from somewhere. Just keep practicing! :)

[@masterofDisGuy]

I've been drawing for like my entire lifetime and only recently I tried master study other artstyle. It's a great drawing exercise and motivates me more to keep on drawing.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Nice profile picture

[@masterofDisGuy]

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 thanks man.

[@adulazeemsanusi7099]

Thanks for this. I'm going to become a mangaka and when i make it i will remember you❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@viennasavage9110]

tbf I knew this was going to be clickbait the moment I saw the title

[@8A29AKSHANTMESHRAM-ib6so]

I really like the art style of tbhk manga and grand blue manga

[@stationmasterkuma]

I'm an aspiring artist, though the only things I can do are music, voice acting, and 3D and LEGO creations. But hey, best to be gooda at multiple, right? I've watched and read a few stories and the visual style I imagine in my head is a mix of all of those influences (Faces from Haikyuu, especially Furudate-sensei's early artstyle, bodies from JJK, poses from JJBA, et cetera), so I'm hoping thess videos will help me put it on paper! Right now, I'm drawing panels from Haikyuu and JJK, but with time I will be drawing more than just those two.

[@nrreno]

Anyone know where I can buy a dip pen (and which one at that)? Ive been drawing for a pretty long time and want to make a VERY amateur manga but only have a mechanical pencil and a brush pen thats way too thick

[@KM3KM3]

i will try .. starting from bleach

[@JukoThe10-Tails]

course the issue with working with an illustrator is your more than likely have to hire one and, from what I've seen, they pay page by page and it can get extremely expensive very fast.

[@jenniferm914]

I've kept practicing my drawings and ended up with nothing but I'm not giving up

[@rob-tt3hb]

Yes!! That's literally the only way you will get better. Please don't give up, i believe in you

[@Val-ub4uw]

Dont give up, slow amd steady wins the race. Maybe challenge yourself by drawing from life or taking a free class

[@essyisjustreacting]

Same here 😢

[@Chuuyas.sluxxxt]

Ranpo and kunikida mentioned

[@user-km6sc9nb9s]

For everyone that thinks that their not good at drawing. Look at the starter art of the creator of one punch man.

[@jmace5298]

Me just sharing i love mits vah art style 😎

[@ItzCosmic2664]

I can make manga but with stickmans.. BUT THE EFFECT ARE marvelous 👌

[@lemonadees1512]

I don’t know why even though I’m a art pro I still want to watch this

[@ConvexbandFilms]

Just be like One

[@ANYBUDDYCANDRAW]

Heloo i have a question to ask... How young artists in Japan learn about anime i mean is there any specific schools or course?

[@user-rd8ke3ch8y]

ありがとごじまっ

[@dhanidhani9569]

Thank you but if i draw like my favorite character in anime can i get better on drawing

[@YourLocalAnimeWeeeb]

Aha! My kind of video...

[@VoiderGuy]

I still have one problem... Most of my VERY VERY detailed drawings is when my math teacher is explaining something

[@SyahkyDidit]

The most relateble comment lol

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar9902]

If you pay me, I'll waffle on about mathematics for hours on end, but that doesn't seem economically viable for you, and mentally healthy for me.

[@Minkuxb24]

6:20 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wendigo113]

i feel like i could draw a manga if i tried hard enough, it's just my proportions often are bad and angles need work im also just impatient but im trying to see if i draw for 30 minutes a day if i can get a manga done that way

[@Souls_of_the_Dead]

This is me!!!!!! Me drawing random things and about to set myself on 🔥

[@saftigerkeks5212]

tbh my biggest struggle right now is knowing what to do. People say to just copy other artists/draw from reference, but do I just look at their drawing, and try to replicate it? or do I do the basics first? or do I draw the model first, and only then start copying their drawing around that? I dont get it

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

It depends on what level/stage you’re at. If you’re a TOTAL beginner, just keep copying other people’s art. It’s a great way to start!

[@zaidarts6662]

What anime is that , the purple hair guy drawing manga

[@BaldHeaven]

My problem is the story

[@Samael66666]

You need story?

[@aperson_.123_--]

Fr

[@ChiranthV-mi5bh]

I am here bro.... Tell me I will create a best story ... I am super duper good at story ...but super duper bad at drawing I can help u

[@Samael66666]

@@ChiranthV-mi5bh I already had a good story just need some good artists

[@Myreactiontothatinformation123]

Never give up on you dream just why if you think you art look bad it dont mean you was not made for art just never give up

[@DrawingCouncil]

I am young and I have been tracing for years is It because I'm young or something else is my progress not the same

[@Nostagiafornoreason]

We have to carry this gen and make kids childhoods just like Akira Toriyama

[@DarkTider]

Perfect timing for my current burnout from the exact reason at the start of the video; "its not good enough." But forced myself to start since else it would never get made, and remind myself that one punch man and attack on Titan succeeded in spite of their air, hunterxhunter still has fans in spite of its art. And readers actually tend to enjoy watching an art style grow as they read. So get going. As Lars Lilholt would say: "A dream that stays a dream is a lie"

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Keep it up

[@user-se8qc9mr5m]

I literally have thought of so many story ideas, but my ass aint skilled eough to draw them

[@RHANIMATIONS]

❤

[@shymarina4189]

The anime with the guy making the Manga I'm interested in it's name 😮

[@aphlearntodrawmanga]

Are you talking about Bakuman?

[@shymarina4189]

@@aphlearntodrawmanga ohh thank you! Yes I like how the character was that's making his own Manga