Video Manga tutorial project has started!

I have been thinking for a while to make some video clip, How to draw manga series.

I'm having manga lesson class, both in person and online already. I think that is the best way learning manga (In person > Online), but attending manga class is not easy to everyone. The costs, schedule, and shyness...

So if I could offer some video lessons, it would be good for both MSN (Manga School Nakano) and the audience. It would help to run online video lesson, to improve the contents and publicity. On the ohter hand, the audience can watch free video how to draw and ask questions.

But there was a problem - I couldn't make video clips by myself because I have no skill for that. Fotunantally, I got some people who can help me, Masao-kun and Pirrip-kun! ! With them, I've started Manga drawing video clip project now!

This is the first video clip, about how to draw faces. This version is about 10 minutes. We'll make short video clips, about 10 min. /3-5 min. because it easily can be watched anytime.

We are not in this building anymore, though - have moved. ^^;

It's just started. Camera angles, positions, constructions, we'll improve them by try and error. 

They are free. That because every member i s kindly helping me with no charge.  I'm thinking to get some income by advertisement - I could pay some to them by that,  if we got many subscribers and views.

Please share the video clips and subscribe our channel "Nakano Let's draw"　and give us your feedback! We can keep doing it or not - it depends on you!
We are planning one new video every week! Don't miss it!

Manga School Nakano old youtube channel (Manga School Nakano)  is still active, you can watch some Online free session records, some video clips (coloring, inking etc. ) here. 

Webcamera-test

I had a class in this morning. I was planning to run a test with a new web camera in the school and brought my note PC.  (for an online class)

I bought my PC more than 3 years ago, it doesn't work well sometimes now, but the school have no PC for web camera.

I wanted to have a skype test with USA, but it was canceled. Still, I need to check if I can operate the camera with my note.

For some reason, when I the PC on, "updat 200 of 125057..." WHAT? I had to wait 30 min. until the boot up.

it was the first time I used web camera, but there was no help (The school has a big problem with English and PC >_<;) There was no manual, just only one paper, it explained you need to DL software with drawings.

Find the exact file and DL .... slow. Because it was very slow, I turned off Mcafee's realtime scan, but it didn't work.

Anyway, connect the camera and took some video of my hand, adjusting the height and the angle.

Done somehow.

I tried to upload it on Youtube to see how it looks like, but it says more than 20 min. for upload. I gave it up and tried to Google hangout, but I couldn't change the setting of camera, it fixed on the PC's camera. I thought about "record Video" of G+. Then - "No camera is connected" ??? Seems my note's USB didn't work well...

I was working till evening, but went nowhere. I took the camera home to check with my desktop, it's a high end machine.

Came back home and I found some poo outside of a cat litter. One put it out when she use the pooed toilet ! >_<

I uploaded the video on youtube at home, this time it took just a few minutes. Come to think about it, the video which took with a web camera  can't be large. :( My note work well (not fast, but not slow) Oh well...

If you have any good idea to take a video at your hand with a webcamera, let me know! :)

A new student of Manga School

An american girl called Manga School Nakano yesterday. The guy talked with her don't speak English, so he asked her write e-mail so that he could forward　her mail to me.

She came to the school for - counseling (?)

She is studying at a Japanese language school right now, with a student visa. Means she has long time for learning manga at Manga School Nakano (MSN is not a qualified school for a student visa)

She decided to challenge Manga Production because she can come to the school long term. She is new, so I don't think she can finish this course within 3 month like the program says. We need some preparation, such as 4 page manga/8page manga before 16 page manga, the course goals.

We are going to have one month class(1/week) then if it goes well, she'll take more.

The program of  Manga School Nakano (Please ignore the schedule. I'll fix it asap! >_<)

Msn program from Nao Yazawa

It was sunny in Nakano today. :)

Photo of manga class

I received photos of the class on 1st Nov. from school today, so I posted them(2photos) on FBpage. Let me show you one of them. You get some idea how my class is like, using my original drawing as references.

I have had some classes recently, and they were short, and for beginners. They can't give me exact request because beginners have not particular idea about manga. I show them my drawings and explain what they can do, within the time they have. 

More is better, I mean the example drawings. So I printed out some data I drew for "how to draw manga" books (by Chris Hart) They are nearly 70 pages, I didn't know I drew such many drawings for his books. I intended to file all of the printout and bring it to my class - but the files must be very heavy. Hm....

I didn't got all the books I contributed, but from the books he sent to me - they show you the tips of drawing manga/anime style characters. In that context, these books might work. But it doesn't show how to draw "manga". I've never seen the book which explains "how to draw manga" in English. That's one of the reason I'm interested in teaching manga. If nobody does, I will. 

Past post Manga Class on 1st Nov.

Tried, but it failed.

I took a video via iPhone today. Basically they are useless, boring stuff because the angle of the camera was not good (it was taped on a note PC on the desk)

Still, I'm going to upload some of them to my Youtube channel for showing the idea how the class was like. (It's sooooo embarrassing, but I must do. XD) 

Today, we did the pencil drawing of the center frame and the spiky balloon (Uni-flash)

She did very well for the first time! She's practiced dip-pen drawing a lot, so she is not a beginner in a way, though.

Practices

I wonder if you recognize the part I did as an example.

The third day of Manga Class

Right now, I'm in the middle of  "2-weeks manga course", this is the third day today.

This one is not a course we offer usually. "C-chan" from France asked(send me messages) if she could have some during her summer vacation in Japan, and I arranged it. (You can ask if you'd like, too)

The class is 10:30 - 12:30 because the school had no vacant rooms in the afternoon during the period. Of course I prefer to afternoon class, it's a bit trouble taking a train in the morning in Japan, you know! Many commuters are jammed in the train. Because the peak of the rash hour was over when the time I got a train, so it was not really tough, but still you hardly get a seat.

It was exhausting more than I thought. I thought I should have wrote something about the school everyday, but I didn't take any photo of the class, and I was too tired to draw something. Drowsy... and you should go to bet for tomorrow, the teacher can't be late! (ideally)

The class is very exciting. C-chan has many knowledge about manga and Japanese art - maybe because she is an art teacher ? - it helps her understand manga composing, art style, history and so on. It's very interesting. I enjoy it, even I was sleepy.(not so much sleepy during the class, though! ;D )

Fortunately, the time table was changed to 11:30 from 10:30. It would be better! You can sleep one more hour, so I do this entry. I'll take some photos tomorrow...or Ustream, if it would be possible. mmm...drowsy... =.=

C-chan (in my memory)   I love coffee. I need Coffee.

I asked her "how about Nescafe? "( I mean "instant coffee")
"NO!" She answered with her nose wrinkling. XD

Manga class day 5

I tried to having livestreamings again. Via PC this time, not iPhone.  

Then - failed abain @.@ 

Ustream got a sound trouble, then I moved to hangouts - the video was muted(I did it, maybe - without knowing) 

Pity pity, I think they are not bad as video clips of manga schooling. 

If only I have someone for recording - the class comes first of course, 

and it's difficult to do 2 things at the same time, especially if the one of them was about PC!

OK OK, I've learnt! Just record, not put it on livestream!! You can upload it later....or...

how about "Record from webcam" on Youtube? Does it work?

So...we have finished the run through of 16p Storyboard ("name"ネーム, in manga jargon) . 

He's completed the storyboard of his 16P one-shot manga. Although he is still supposed to change some panels and recompose some sequences, he's survived my nasty schooling.. Well done! Congratulations to Mr. "?" lol I'm proud of you!

THE student, Mr. ?

The storyboard and one of the character setting by Mr ?

The storyboard - I love the guy's eye! 

(It's a joke, added after the class, mind you!)

He selected some pages up from the storyboard for drawing. 

The term is too short to complete 16P manga, but you can do a couple of pages - or more.

Manga Class day2

The first manga class (in English) at Manga School Nakano, day 2.


We are talking about the synopsis he made.




Actually we took 2 video clips, and 2nd was much better both the lecture and the English (in my point of view), but seems I failed to record that one.


In the second one, I explained how to make notes and storyboard with examples (from Moon and Blood 3) comparing with the book. And showed original drawings and answered his questions.
It would be much useful and interested in a general way for people who learn manga. Shame.... :(

Next, on Saturday afternoon, he is supposed to finish the storyboard. Good luck!

The school accept any participant during the period. Someone come who doesn't speak Japanese, the language will be switched. The schedule


The relic of the second video. Tsk, tsk!

G+Hangouts 1

About this try 

Bits of this try