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Laternenpfahl wrote:

It does.

It does sound like a cool hobby? Thanks! I need as many tips as possible to create mangas. For now, I'm creating a Sonic Universal Manga!

Practice as much as you can. I suggest Posemaniacs, they let you practice drawing people and give you good references but it's the muscles and stuff so you don't feel uncomfortable looking at it. They even have things like negative space and gesture drawings. Plus, it's free!

i love mangas but i can never seem to finish one

It's probably best to start off with some practise ones first, you don't want to jump straight in.

Dinoclor wrote:

my-chemical-romance wrote:

It's probably best to start off with some practise ones first, you don't want to jump straight in.

+1
Also, you should draw short comics with you characters in them before you actually make the manga.

If this is your first try, don't expect your manga to look like a pro's. A pro has way more drawing skill and way better tools than someone just starting out. The only way to get better is practice.

And follow a tutorial (preferably a book) instead of trying to figure everything out yourself.

I found that it goes for many things, start small until you have it all down, then go for bigger and bigger until you can make what you want. Shipmakers didn't start off with Knarrs and Caravels, they started off with rowboats.

I try to draw in Manga Style but I can never get it right 

It's a great hobby, I want to be a mangaka (manga artist) some day.  Manga paneling is usually more 'out of the lines' than Western comic paneling, so for example, instead of having one giant panel with a full-view of a character, you might just have the character and then some not so important panels behind it.  Don't try to cram too many panels in one page- I've done that a few times.  What makes it look appealing is the fact that there is something on the page that grabs your attention and pulls it together, making it a work of art for the reader to enjoy, (if they notice it or not, it's still nicer,) before they read it.  I sometimes study a random page or few pages of mangas that I own and think "What did the author do well here?  What did they do that isn't so well?  Why is this manga so popular? (Or unpopular?)" Etc.  Work hard at the drawings, too.  Even if a manga has a good plot, it needs good art to accompany it or the manga will most likely be rejected by the reader.  The art is the first thing you see.  And no matter how many times my friend and I argue over this, my side is still ALWAYS SHADE YOUR DRAWINGS unless you have a VERY good reason not too!  ("I don't wanna" and "It's too hard" is NOT a good reason!)  As for a plot, fan fiction is okay, but most people want an original.  Do not force ideas!  It might be something very small that gives you a good idea.  I've gotten manga ideas from rocks next to the sea on a trip, from sketching a random mecha robot, and even from looking up at my porch ceiling. Before you rush into it, usually my method is to create characters in my mind and a good plot.  Maybe I'll put a bit of the story on paper, like an ad or a blurb.  You should probably do a few practices, too.  Whenever my classmates compliment my art and ask how I draw like that ('Ohoho thank you, you're too kind!') my answer is always 'LOT'S and LOT'S of practice.'  My first manga art is.... *gags*   Oh, would you look at that!  I've typed too much, desu!  I don't think I have much to say for now, 'this' (writing as if I'm talking) is what happens when I don't really have anymore ideas or passion/care for it.  Well, ganbatte! (Good luck!) ~>v<~

eh, I like to draw comics sometimes. But not mangas, no siree ;_;

Oh, I also recommend Mark Crilley's YouTube tutorials and his book 'Mastering Manga.' (Which is on my lap right now. XD)