Beautiful, spooky, erotic...

The art I posted on FB yesterday - I was surprised a bit, the reach & action are more than double of my usual score.(no many likes, though) People love "Ero" and Dark like me, it means? ...or just curious.?

Original size http://sdrv.ms/P2I0Qx

Line art. 

I love her left hand. Shame, it's too dark to see the detail because of the tone. 

That is one of the reason I'm thinking about coloring. 

Sketches

Idea

Development

modification

Slightly modest one *lol*

This one didn't get many reach, unlike "original image". Just because of the timing...?

Cintiq 24HD has come

HUGEHUGEHUGEHUGEHUGE...

The box

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!

Afterward 2

This is the conclusion of Afterword. or the punchline.

I thought about A5sized Dojin book or web-manga at that time.

Anyway, I've had all the scanned data and retouch now. 

 (They are 101or 102% big the standard -.-|||) .

Afterwoard

Wordy...><;;

I draw this 4koma ages ago...around Oct. 2010

 http://yazawanao.blog97.fc2.com/blog-entry-145.html

Because it has been decided the work Shinku Chitai is published digitally 

by DMG(Digital Manga Guild) now , I put it in English.

What I'm doing now is paste the scanned data on Manga Studio files and give some adjustment, such as erasing dirt, Japanese dialogues, add the center line so on...

IT IS BORING WORK.

Manga Class in G+ Hangouts

A trial manga class(how to draw) was held on May. 22
It was on G+hangout on air and the video was uploaded Youtube. (see the bottom)


Manga School Nakano (located in Nakano, Tokyo/it has no English page at the moment- sorry) is planning how to draw manga classes for non-Japanese speaker at the moment. 


I (Nao Yazawa, Manga artist) am supposed to be the teacher when the plan comes true. (if the business get a big success, it would be possible the school has more teachers with interpreters, and the class would be available in some languages. But at this point, there is no choice - just in English, and I)


We are also considering the possibility of on-line classes. Very a few can come to Japan for ONLY learning manga, but there are many people who want to learn in the world.  We have nice IT technology nowadays which allows you a lot. So- why don't you take it? I'd like to do. So I do.


This is seconds trial of the class (and 1st On Air). Still I'm researching what I can do. 

There are some problems you can't avoid - like PC trouble(Manga Studio is rather heavy program, freezing sometimes), the time lag (depends on your environment?) I wonder if there are any good solutions.

I have to do by myself at the moment (because it is a personal trial).  But if I could have a camera crew from the school, it would be possible you have an actual drawing class.

If there is something you found out, share it with me, let me know your thought. To make better this attempt. :D Comment, or post/send message on the FB page. 

Thank you!

* My preparation would not be enough, yes, including the English skill - but you have to handle things what you have. XD If you waited for "the arrival of perfect preparation", you could never start, I think...

Some drawings I did in the video are posted MSN's FB page. 
My drawings during the session
The participants' drawings







Some of the drawings I showed in this video(like this thumbnail) comes from my work for Chis Hart's how to draw manga books. (illustrations) If you like it, check them.