How to Draw a Manga Face [part 1: SHOJO]

[@201bio]

If your male character ends up looking like a female character, you just put him in girls' clothes and call him a trap!

[@amused4991]

well... the girl character i was going to draw looked like a guy when i added the bangs XD

[@markcrilley]

re:"I went a little crazy and ended up buying all 3 brody ghosts!" --Thank you so much! If that's 'a little crazy' i hope more of my subscribers go a little crazy. ;) ~Mark

[@anonymousx4410]

Mark you have a true talent this is simply amazing! You also make me laugh a lot with your jokes like all the time 😂 I just wanna say thanks for that xD and keep up the good work!

[@markcrilley]

Julianna Galvan Thanks Julianna!

[@dragondude94]

It's probably so he's always drawing on the point. I've noticed I do it a lot when writing with pencils. It just helps to keep your lines crisp.

[@jaydenbrown4980]

That phone at 12:29 truly almost gave me a heart attack . I mean, I was wearing a head set man!

[@Brenda-tt7rb]

Jayden Brown Thanks for the warning but I still got scared XD

[@thelateplayers]

Mark's way of teaching us how to draw! really inspires me a lot!

[@Axlmod123]

Am I the only one that when he did the lip, you imagined that the lip was a mustache and the lower lip was a smile? O.o

[@galacticjewels7856]

Though I knew it wasn't, i was thinking that too XD

[@thedepths432]

what have you done 0.0

[@DeliverUsFromEvie]

"he's obviously using the volumizing shampoo" i had to lol!!! great vid mark!

[@wolfbird6613]

This is a really old shojo style though. Shojo nowadays looks different

[@maisharahman430]

I think he wanted to show people how to draw authentic manga, you know?

[@dr.gaming8638]

Isabella Sauthier well he is old XD

[@moonlightlunacy]

Mark, you have earned my sub. I just came back from your video on how to draw an eye (Which is something that I have been struggling with horribly) , and after following what you did, and then trying out making my own, it looked great. The videos I have watched so far have been extremely helpful, and I look forward to the newer ones!

[@dammdammdamm815]

there were markcrilley ads before the video started :o

[@Geystery]

Hi Mark! Just a new fan here who stumbled upon your videos a week or so ago. It's easy to see that you are an amazing teacher, so I bought your Mastering Manga book after watching a few of your videos on KZbin. It's a wonderful book and I'd like to thank you very much for all that you do. You've reignited something inside of me, and that's not something anyone can ever put a price on. Your passion shines through so much, and I love your little talks on these videos. Again, thank you! :)

[@digitaoru]

Shojo version kind of reminds me of Michael Jackson.

[@khoinguyendo3050]

Yeah he does look like MJ

[@bushra059]

THE BLUSHIES ARE BACK!!!! I loved the way how u put it at the end in a way that makes it seem almost like a joke...um that doesnt sound right..eh whatever. Loved this!

[@solitonmedic]

Shota. Shojo. Shonen. I think I get it now.

[@3Bixby]

Can you please tell me the difference between the three? I don't know~~

[@pappybread]

3Bixby From what I understand, Shota is a boy drawn with feminine/adorable characteristics such as big eyes. Shojo is a pretty/handsome style, and the art style is usually used in romance manga for girls. Shonen is a more manly/handsome style, and is used in manga angled more towards boys. I hope this helped lol, I'm not very good at explaining things.

[@KimonoSuki]

pewdiepiefanatic11 Really? I though shota was like yaoi but eith little boys. Or is that shotacon?

[@solitonmedic]

Shotacon is indeed, yaoi with little boys. Shota is just little boys.

[@KimonoSuki]

solitonmedic Oh thanks for the clarification. You were a big help.

[@vnazarchukg]

I love how he's using a regular wooden pencil and not some fancy mechanical one, its showing us that it doesn't matter what supplies you have as long as you're Mark Crilley.

[@BCSERIES]

Can't wait for part two! Looks cool. I bet there are many Joes though wondering about this style.

[@masterdimsen]

The thing that really makes me love these videos is when Mark goes sliiiightly crazy :D

[@Phoenix3391]

Drawing is like writing. Every writer/artist needs to find their own voice. Although these drawings are absolutely amazing, they don't have a voice. They are the people and the side lines, silently observing. Every popular manga, shounen or shojo alike, all have that special something that brings the art to life.

[@Aquarica]

I was just about to leave to go out of town with my family (the car was packed and everything), and right as we did or final checks and was headed for the door the doorbell rang and the Mastering Manga book you made that I ordered from Barns & Noble showed up. I went out the door screaming "Thank you!" to the UPS driver. Two minutes later we were on the road for our 5 week vacation, me cradling the book. Man if that isn't epic I don't know what is. :D Love ya Mark

[@MoonBananaNugget]

Sho-jou shou-nen, the pauses between them Mark makes. He's awesome.

[@theodavis4565]

God I wish I was this talented! I still love watching art videos to see just how talented others are!

[@JesusXPinedo21]

Nice. An awesome ending adding a blushy really calmed my day. :)

[@TheAfrahshah]

FINALLY ive been waiting for a shoujo style how to draw video idk y but i find it a lot harder to draw guys than for girls... Please do more videos like this mark!! oh and thanks :D

[@IndigoWraithe]

Wow, excellent job covering Shoujo art style. I read a TON of manga (currently reading about 30 weekly and monthly manga) and some of it is Shoujo, though I can only stomach so much, and you really hit up the major points. That hair style was so incredibly shoujo, an you are right about the lips, that isn't something I really noticed, but when you mentioned it, I realized that its true. Looking forward to the Shounen section, and hopefully girl versions as well.

[@DaniaZucchini]

that black color crayon you use seems so comfortable and smooth

[@brendagarcia1330]

How are there dislikes on this video? Mark is an artist that gives tips, and ideas!!

[@angel33407]

the more time you take the more i get the idea of the draw. you're really awesome. i hope you do more shojo, i've notice you draw shonen more often

[@kakyoukuzuki]

I often use french curve rulers to draw hair. They are really handy

[@Sutton1022]

YOU'RE A REAL INSPIRATION TO ALL TRUE ARTISTS! KEEP AT IT!!

[@StarsMoonsAndSuns]

Thank you very much. I've been trying to find a style, and this will be great for helping to decide between shoujo and shounen, generally.

[@jrm48220]

I do that a lot when using softer pencils. It helps me keep a sharp drawing edge. With harder pencils, I still do it, just less often.

[@FieryKitsune1]

I just got your book in the mail yesterday. When I saw the pages for clothes, I was overjoyed. I suck at clothing :P

[@TehArchmag3]

Mark your drawings are amazing and your very talented, you bet I'm gonna buy your manga books

[@animcrazy]

i feel the need to clarify this a little: in manga there are are two main genres:shojo and shonen and both could refer to two different things-either the drawing style or the target readers of a specific manga. Both have many sub-genres: drama, horror, mistery, supernatural, bishonen/bishojo, harem, yaoi and the list could go on forever

[@Seanramiz]

there is a wierd feeling of whenever i hear markcrilley's voice i feel warm inside

[@KibaInuzuka7845]

I don't think you will ever read this, but you inspired me to begin drawing. I don't draw manga anymore, and I've developed my own style, but still... Thank you very much!

[@narutoqweavatar]

I love how your hand shakes when the phone rings LOL :)

[@richssa]

Hey, love your videos, they got me drawing again. I got all 3 of Brody's Ghost the other day and read them all as soon as I got them, there great and I love the sense of humour. I also got your how to draw book which I'm following at the moment. Any idea when Brody's Ghost 4 will be out, I can't wait to see what happens next. Any ways, thanks for all the videos and the books.

[@SazzaFazza1011]

I thought that you had forgotten the blushies for a minute. But at the end I say the blushies. So I am now happy. YOU MUST NOT FORGET THE BLUSHIES!

[@geniuspixel]

Wow your right, the guide lines take a while to draw but it makes it SOO much easier!

[@fairysistas]

OMG i love your Miki Falls series!!!!! i finished book one and two and i used book one for my book report at school and rated it 20/10. thats how much i loved it! cant wait to read book three and four!!!!! -fairysistas

[@Ibfinity]

This is awesome, and the next part 2 is going to be awesome. Thank you.

[@BoSense99]

mark, ur videos are helping me in my art and along with my manga, thanks

[@Nomin130]

Mark Could you do a vid on your drawing setup? Like your desk,camera setup,art equipment etc? i think it would be really cool to get a better perspective. :)

[@KimonoSuki]

That's weird... I've never seen a guy look so girly in shojo! I mean they tend to be kind of cutesy which I adore but seriously what is this? Well, it doesn't matter I still love your videos. Keep it coming!

[@Siriuscsy]

I guess is to always use the sharpest tip of the pencil and it will also keep the pencil tip evenly sharp

[@ThinkOutOfTheCube]

Where's the second part? Hungry for more! :D I love Mark Crilley's artwork. Legendary!

[@Rinn1424]

[When you were talking about steady hands, I was like,] I KNOW OHMYGOD. When I went to the AX, I saw the some artists' commissions there... ALL IN PENCIL, NO GUIDELINES, VERY NEAT AND STRAIGHT. I don't really have steady hands, but I draw multiple lines in that same line to make it look like it's straight. It turns out nice, but not as nice as others. I'm still learning. LOL.

[@abhorrentmortal1141]

Hey Mark! I love this video and ur so talented and i read one of your books and it was incredible!!! Thanks again:)

[@neight.c]

I use a combination of the two styles, that meaning I use some aspects of shoujo style and put them in my Shounen drawings

[@ten2630]

I've just learned something by watching your videos and I'm from Michigan & a subscriber by the way, is that guidelines are the secret to everything when it comes to drawing manga.

[@jimmyymmij6017]

finally i have been a viewer under 301 all the time and thanks for the video mark!

[@Irudiar]

Sometimes Hobby Lobby has prismacolors, so I'd check there if there is a store near you. If you can't find it, ask one of the workers there. If you can't find it at all, you might have to buy them on Amazon or find a local art store in your town. Small art stores sell them too. Mind you, prismacolors are VERY expensive since they're made for the professional end. My 72 prismacolor cost me $124.00 (I have no idea how much it costs now) and my 12 set Prisma markers cost $34.00.

[@Beckyboox93]

08:13 ''he looks like he's from the disco era...'' LOL, Mark you crack me up big time. ^_^.

[@SherynRouf]

Thank you for this video, this is helpful but I've seen a lot of shonen anime boy characters that have quite big eyes still so am a little confused now is it okay for my manga male characters to have bigger eyes than the one you drew in the shonen tutorial as I plan to make a shonen manga nor shoujo manga? Thanks.

[@kerrijones4523]

I need to go check out your Manga people in action. You are so eloquent in speech too. I am hearing impaired and your voice is very understandable in your videos. As usual, you seem nearly perfect in all you do. You probably do not ever go to the restroom. hehe I love pencils! I was a Fine Arts major and you are inspiring me. Do I have to mow the lawn now? Darn it! I am enjoying your videos. No fair! Ok! Screw the lawn for now!!!

[@jackensall7020]

mark your video's are amazing!, i always watch them and you have helped me improve so much and i would love to check out your books!:D

[@sailorsunsoldier]

Love this can't wait for part two. Thanks for another awesome video

[@AndrewTheLady12]

YEAH GO MARK CRILLEY~ My mom got me MASTERING MANGA FOR KINDLE FOR MY BIRTHDAY

[@AlisaKeroro]

"Unibrow...SOME PEOPLE FIND IT ATTRACTIVE!:D" Haha, you're so funny! and thanks a lot for this tutorial! I've been searching for shoujo tutorials but this one is the best! :)

[@reddragon4847]

your videos are awesome I always end up getting it right the first time+ I love how you are so funny while you're driving.

[@Jhenaro]

I love how his hand jumps when the phone rings.

[@dazekitshoney4846]

Something I learned from my art teacher long ago is to flip your paper over and look at in the light. You can then see all your imperfections and fix them that way. Cool ne?

[@almostburnttoast]

the shojo looks strange XD. LOVE THE SHONEN!!! i cant wait till it comes out!!

[@jrm48220]

Great video. I'm eagerly waiting for part two. Will you also being videos where you draw female faces in the two different styles?

[@NekoAnthro]

Thank you, I was actually curious to see who drew the orignal!

[@natio1318]

lol i agree with mark when he says that sometimes people who are not familiar with these styles can get the male and female charachters mixed up... usually i look at a male shojo charachter and say "he has girly eyes and mascara!!!" but then again now i know that its just the style... lol thx for the explanation mark! and great video!

[@PinkBlossem98]

"It's not about drawing the hair it's about drawing everything else but the hair" love that lol

[@michalash22]

Aww just when it was getting to the best part! I always want to know how to draw shounen the best! thank you dear Mark! and if you can,I will be very happy if you would do the exact video on a female character and sorry if my english is bad XDD

[@SmiceySauce]

your videos have been very helpful. i started drawing manga two years ago and my drawings have really progressed. it's only a hobby though. i want to be a commercial artist. Right now i'm 14 years old. i can free draw my own things and i am happy. :D

[@Pwndas]

I just bought your book Mastering Manga!! I am SOO excited to get it:)

[@CrazyComicLady]

hi mark :) i have a video request, can u do a video on how to draw bubble-bath/ bath cream/foam? my attempts don't look very realistic.

[@greenguy228]

Hey Mark, do you think you could do more how-to-draw video(s) on steampunk and fantasy style? Would really appreciate it! ^^

[@ArtyCat]

I ordered Miki Falls a couple of days ago and it came today! I finished it very quickly! I couldnt put it down! I just ordered Summer, I cant wait for it to come! :3

[@ZackyTay]

Omg looking forward to the shounen style thanks for the tutorial !!

[@Metafiction15]

15:47 LOL Mark's like "we mustn't forget about the blushies!"

[@DarkCarmack]

mark your always a inspration and im always watching and rewatching your videos and cartoon block to help me with my art. i wanted to know if you can post a video or even a comment talking about copic markers. i know u use a lot of prismacolor but i was just wondering about copics because i need more info before buying them :)

[@JoeHeathcliff]

First thought at the end of the video: "What? 16 minutes? they felt like 5!" Second thought: "I'm subscribing immediat--- oh, I already have"

[@metashinryu]

its probably to avoid the tip going flat only on one side to keep it sharp, you start doing that instinctively after a while when you start drawing a lot :P

[@pheebsterz]

I love drawing Shoujou style! I prefer it much more

[@ViciousKittyCat3]

Hey Mark! I was wondering if you can teach us how to draw a new Manga pose you came up with, PLEASE!!

[@movielover80925]

Mark, I love your videos they have really helped me with my drawing. I really like this video and was thinking that you should do the same kind of video but with girls instead. Keep up the good work and I am loving your books. :-)

[@rafaechizen]

I've noticed that it takes you a lot of work and time to make a single drawing and I wonder how many drawings does it take to make an anime chapter...how much time does it take to make one chapter??? It must be a gigantic work including the coloring of the drawings!!!

[@ManouVids]

I really love your video's! It helps a lot to just sort of duplicate the things you make in tutorials, so later you can use that technique in your own drawings :). However what kind of guidelines do you recommend for making a general manga face, because I remember you had a video where you first made a circle and then drew the jaw :)?

[@breannathompson9094]

I think hair is important because what I notice in shojo is that the hair looks more stringy or fall more into locks, meanwhile the shonen has more of a 2D type of design.

[@zzbreezy7814]

tru

[@MissaMelody]

Hi Mark, your videos are very inspiring! I always enjoy watching them and learning from them. Drawing has always been a passion for me since I was little and I was wondering if you could do a video on consistency in style. I don't know why but I seem to struggle with that the most. One day I draw in a completely different style or it doesn't look the same from a profile or 3/4ths view. Maybe you could do a video kind of like different perspectives of the person or something and give pointers. Ty

[@manuelperinn]

Awesome as alway, if you have a story how would you go about getting it pubished mark?

[@brokenklock]

dude i got all of your miki falls books, great stuff!, i'm going to start doing some manga style drawing tuits on my channel any tips :)

[@TheArmyofKevin]

Mark, I think you should make more videos off of the Manga style period. That'd be reall cool, and people can get different techniques on different things!

[@florajunker]

"12:34" it wasn't only me that got a shock. He got a shock too. HAHA. love your videos mark :D

[@Mangalover400]

Could you maybe do a tutorial using guide lines and basic shapes to help get the heads shape right

[@supmrdude8]

Can you please make a video tutorial on head and eye proportions when the head is turned the other direction? I"m having lots of trouble with that. Could you also make some in-depth videos on proportion of the body, including the arms and legs?

[@laoazn210]

Thanks to you and your videos I wouldn't be drawing anymore if I had given up :D

[@lanesmyname]

I usually draw shojo characters that look like the characters from Vampire Knight. I thought that was a pretty good anime/manga to look at for a reference of shojo/bishojo characters.

[@cherrielyn_co]

my mom ment you a few years ago, she told me just a few days ago and i was like "WHAT!!! WHEN HOW WHAT?!!!" hehe you r one of my role models mark :D

[@looneycool1]

when he pulls out the black prisma pen i get excited!

[@inspiresfires]

When you started talking about how people say their hand is shaky, I thought about the grip and how you hold it. My grip is very loose, I only use my thumb and index finger, and I have a steady hand. Does the grip and how you hold it change anything? Also, I'm double jointed, does that also make a difference?

[@rockwubsrollXD]

its a black prisma color, you can find it at any art store or even michael's. :)

[@RTJ3DCosplay]

Ment on that last bit to have the cam on it to show how u would need to move it as if it were threw ur eyes