Manga Artist Experience: Creating Analog Manga Workshop < 2hr / Tokyo >

Highlights

• A current manga artist's assistant lectures on how to use tools for traditional manga
• You can learn the process of creating manga and actually experience it
• Multilingual communication will use a translation app

What to expect

Japanese manga has a rich history of traditional analog creation methods. At the Manga Artist Experience, you'll use tools like G-pens and tone sheets to create your own artwork, gaining a deeper appreciation for the medium.

What's included

• Experience fee
• Material costs

About this experience

Starting at

09:00

Group size

2–4 people

Schedule

1. 08:45
   Meet at the 1st floor lobby of Chiyoda Ward Office
2. 09:00
   Create a rough sketch in your own style

   Let's have fun with the drafting process while learning the techniques for drawing manga, from basic drawing methods to how to depict characters' expressions and movements.

   
3. 09:30
   Clean up the drawing with a pen

   You will trace over the rough sketch and clean it up with a pen. In the case of analog drawing, you use a tool called a dip pen and draw while applying ink.

   
4. 09:45
   Customize using a tool called "tone"

   "Tone" refers to something like a sticker, which is a thin, transparent film printed with gray dots or patterns. You apply it over the manuscript and cut it out with a cutter.

   
5. 10:00
   Finishing work

   Finally, finish up and it's complete! You can take the finished manga home with you.
   
6. 10:30
   Photo session (optional for those who wish)
7. 11:00
   Experience ends, disband on site.

Location and Directions

• Check-in / Check-out

  Chiyoda Ward Office

  1-2-1 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Chiyoda Ward Office

  

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  The meeting place for the weekday event starting at 14:00 is the "Chiyoda Ward Office 1st floor lobby."

  The meeting place for the event on weekends and holidays starting at 14:00 is "near the entrance on the first floor at Puzzle Ichibancho."

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