How to create your own anime at home. How to create your own anime or manga character

Every anime lover at least once, but wondered how his favorite anime films and series are still created. It only at first glance may seem that creating an anime is very simple. In fact, this whole laborious process can be conditionally divided into several stages.

First and most main stage– search for an idea and money for its implementation. Long before drawing the first frame, the creators come up with their own plot or take a certain manga or game as a basis. By the way, money plays a fundamental role in the production of anime, so the initiator of the creation of a series or film is, as a rule, a studio or a company that promotes its product. For example, it takes an average of 150-300 thousand dollars to create one episode lasting twenty-five minutes.

After the money for the creation of the anime has been found, the second stage begins - writing the script and working out all the details of the plot. The plot should be coherent and logical. The script is usually handled by either one screenwriter or whole team of people. If the source is taken as a basis (manga or game), then the opinion of its author has heaviest weight in solving all arising in the course of work creative questions, such as the color of the protagonist's clothes or the twist of the storyline.

After a lengthy (or not so) discussion of the script and its approval, the specialists proceed to the storyboard. This is a rather long process, during which the anime is more like a manga. The main director or director of a certain episode sequentially draws scenes on a regular A4 sheet as they will look directly in the anime. A storyboard is a rough sketch that focuses on the main characters, camera positions, and the main objects on the screen. It is noteworthy that each series can include three hundred or more scenes, the drawing of which takes about three weeks. By the way, this moment is very comically and clearly depicted in an anime called "White Box": when the team did not fit into the schedule, the director had to be locked in a cage so that he would draw storyboards for the last episodes of the series all day long.

Before drawing a storyboard, it is very important to create characters suitable for animation. Therefore, designers face a non-trivial task: to preserve appearance characters depicted in the original, but to simplify it so that the animation of each frame does not turn into a real nightmare for the artist.

Once the design and storyboarding is done, the team starts drawing the layouts. A layout is an image of a certain scene taken from a storyboard, but already drawn on a large sheet of paper. Layout artists, supervised by directors, celebrate different colors places that are the background, and then focus on the animated parts of the picture, called "cels" (cels). As a rule, here the character is depicted on a transparent sheet of paper separately from the background. After that, the artists write instructions for camera movement and other nuances that the animators will need to complete their work. The finished drawings are scanned, and then one copy is given to the background artists, and the other to the keyframe animators.

Keyframes are a kind of framework for the entire animation, which can subsequently be refined and ultimately becomes exactly what the audience sees on the screen. This is the name of the main positions in which the characters and the objects around them are located during movement.

Keyframe animators draw a given number of frames per second of time. The speed, as a rule, depends on the task and the scene itself. Drawing keyframes is quite difficult and really creative process. The quality of animation depends on these animators, because it is very important to show vivid emotions and correctly convey the dynamics of the characters' actions.

Most often, not one, but several key animators are involved in the work. Therefore, there may be a risk of discrepancy between the drawings and their inconsistency with each other. The solution to this problem, as a rule, is handled by animation directors. They check the drawings of all key animators and may even redraw some fragments.

The finished animation and drawn backgrounds are scanned and colored in special program on the computer. After that, animated frames are superimposed on the background. The management team of the studio is viewing finished material and either sends it in for revision, or approves it, and then sits down to work on the next scene. When all the scenes of the series are ready, the material is transferred to the recording studio, where the characters receive their voices.

After the work done, the anime is ready!

If you're working on creating your own character, and even if you just want to write fanfiction for your favorite anime, or you want to create a character that's interesting and makes people read your story (without turning into a Mary Sue!) WikiHow can teach you how to create interesting characters, as well as teaching you how to draw them! Start with Step 1 below or check the Table of Contents above for more detailed help.

Steps

Part 1

Identity search

Determine your blood type. Blood type is regarded as a general indicator of personality in Japan. You can use this to determine what your character will be. Blood types and associated personality traits:

O - confident, optimistic and strong-willed, but at the same time self-centered, unpredictable
A - creative, restrained, responsible, but at the same time stubborn and intense
B - active and passionate, but also selfish and irresponsible
AB - adaptive and rational, but also distracted and critical

Select your date of birth. To determine individuality, you can use both the Western and Eastern Zodiac. You can use this to determine a character's age or date of birth.

Use the Mayer-Brigg indicator. If you are really passionate about creating full portrait your character, you can take the Mayer-Brigg test. Personality types based on the study of psychology can come in handy to fully portray your character.

Use the personality balancer. You will also want your character's personalities to be balanced. Creating a compelling, believable image requires a balance of positive and negative qualities. Count the bad ones and good traits your character and try to make less negative qualities. At the end of your story, the hero evolves and gets rid of a couple bad qualities. Examples of negatives:
- Manipulator
- Often lying
- Disappoints others
- Doesn't care about relationships
- Focuses only on own goals
- Poor control of emotions
- Often touchy, even to petty or casual grievances
- Often incautious and impulsive
Give the hero a great name. Many people believe that a name can influence personality. Studies have shown that people with an incompatible name often get sick and suffer from personality disorders as a result of these diseases. Some even believe that the name can completely define the whole essence of a person. True or not, this will help you identify the name.
- Try to avoid using unusual names that are incompatible with reality. This makes your hero irrelevant.
Part 2
Creation interesting history
1. Determine the final goal of your hero. Where do you want to end the story with your character? What lesson emerges from this story? What would you like to teach the hero, what to change? You can show in comparison your hero at the end and at the beginning of the story.
  
  Think about how it all started. Knowing how it all ended, you need to determine how it all began. This should be the logical start for the result at the end. If you want to show a character who learns to value others, you should accordingly show at the beginning of the story how he does not value others.
  
  Decide how the hero came to change. Think about when you want to start and end the story. In particular, what contributed to such changes in the character of the hero? It is in these reflections that you can find brilliant idea for your story, because what led to changes in the character's character can become a great plot or even an entire storyline.
  
  Avoid stamps. His girlfriend was killed. He has been an orphan since childhood. He grows up as an immortal boy. All these stamps will skip the stage of the beginning of character development. And since these are stamps, they will only interfere. Try to avoid them. The originality of your work lies precisely in the development of your character. This is what will interest people more in your character and make them want to do the same as the hero of your story.
Part 3
Draw a hero
Part 4
Embodying your skills
1. Keep training! The more practice you have, the better you get.
- Try to draw your character over and over again to understand what works and what doesn't. The more you get used to drawing a character, the easier it will be for you to portray him in a given situation. It will even improve your artistic ability over time, so don't worry if the character looks a little awkward or weird at first. Also try to draw your character from different angles.
- If the hero seems too insipid - that's all right! Get some criticism from experts or people who are also interested in this. If you create a public character - get feedback from the target audience.
- When creating an image, do not overdo it with special effects. You don't want to see 3 cool belts, 5 attractive bracelets and 8 machine guns on the hero! Be simple. Remember that a small person must first go a long way!
- Check these blood types and values:
  - O - cheerful, open, caring energetic
  - A - balanced, cool, caring, positive attitude
  - B - balanced, cool, negative attitude with rare manifestations of joy
  - AB - exaggerated, funny, positive thinking, cool, great personality!
- Hue can make your character more likeable. Shadows should be applied so that it is clear where the light comes from. Shadows under the hair, between the strands, at the bottom of the neck and in clothes. Lighten the shadows on the inner recesses and darker on the outer elements. Don't go overboard with shadows either.
  - Here's how to draw an eye - draw a circle and then make two curved lines - one above, covering a small part of the circle, and the other similarly below. Add a small circle in the center of the circle and draw a couple of bubbles in the big circle. Make small lines coming out of the small circle. The length of the lines is half the distance between the smaller and larger circles. Add shadows and you're done.
- You can make your character special by adding signs or scars to it.
- If you're having a hard time coming up with something new, think back to something you've seen in anime/manga before. Then connect or select traits for your hero.
- Watch people around. You can take someone as the basis of the character.
- Practice drawing as much as you can. You will be rewarded for this later in compliments to your drawings.
Warnings
- Be careful not to plagiarize another anime or manga.
- Sketch lines lightly, otherwise you won't be able to erase them.
- Don't make their weapons huge! You don't want your hero to carry a 1.5 meter sword! Simplify. Just make the sword big enough for the hero to defend himself.
- Don't draw too big eyes.
- We plunge into the world of fantasy, as a rule, in order to get away from problems in real life and away from real social interaction. If you decide to contribute to the anime or manga world, try to join the club to make sure you still keep in touch with reality.

Content:

Steps

Part 1 Finding Identities

1 Determine your blood type. Blood type is regarded as a general indicator of personality in Japan. You can use this to determine what your character will be. Blood types and associated personality traits:
- O - confident, optimistic and strong-willed, but at the same time self-centered, unpredictable
- A - creative, restrained, responsible, but at the same time stubborn and intense
- B - active and passionate, but also selfish and irresponsible
- AB - adaptive and rational, but also distracted and critical
2 Select your date of birth. To determine individuality, you can use both the Western and Eastern Zodiac. You can use this to determine a character's age or date of birth.
3 Use the Mayer-Brigg indicator. If you're really excited about creating a complete portrait of your character, you can take the Mayer-Brigg test. Personality types based on the study of psychology can come in handy to fully portray your character.
4 Use the personality balancer. You will also want your character's personalities to be balanced. To create a convincing, believable image, you need a balance of positive and negative qualities. Count the bad and good traits of your character and try to make less of the negative traits. At the end of your story, the hero develops and gets rid of a couple of bad qualities. Examples of negatives:
- Manipulator
- Often lying
- Disappoints others
- Doesn't care about relationships
- Focuses only on own goals
- Poor control of emotions
- Often touchy, even to petty or casual grievances
- Often incautious and impulsive
5 Give the hero a great name. Many people believe that a name can influence personality. Studies have shown that people with an incompatible name often get sick and suffer from personality disorders as a result of these diseases. Some even believe that the name can completely define the whole essence of a person. True or not, this will help you identify the name.
- Try to avoid using unusual names that are incompatible with reality. This makes your hero irrelevant.

Part 2 Creating an interesting story

1 Determine the final goal of your hero. Where do you want to end the story with your character? What lesson emerges from this story? What would you like to teach the hero, what to change? You can show in comparison your hero at the end and at the beginning of the story.
2 Think about how it all started. Knowing how it all ended, you need to determine how it all began. This should be the logical start for the result at the end. If you want to show a character who learns to value others, you should accordingly show at the beginning of the story how he does not value others.
3 Decide how the hero came to change. Think about when you want to start and end the story. In particular, what contributed to such changes in the character of the hero? It is in these reflections that you can find a great idea for your story, because what led to changes in the character's character can become a great plot or even an entire storyline.
4 Avoid stamps. His girlfriend was killed. He has been an orphan since childhood. He grows up as an immortal boy. All these stamps will skip the stage of the beginning of character development. And since these are stamps, they will only interfere. Try to avoid them. The originality of your work lies precisely in the development of your character. This is what will interest people more in your character and make them want to do the same as the hero of your story.

Part 3 Draw the hero

1 Choose a style. Different types anime and manga are often drawn in various styles. You can use as your own style, and the view of classical artists for various genres. Shoyo and shonen anime and manga are the two closest genres.
2 Draw a hero. Remember that cute characters are usually drawn with big eyes, while cool characters have small, narrow eyes. View the tools on how to draw your character:
- Here's how to draw an anime character:
  - anime guy
  - anime face
  - anime eyes
- Here is how to draw a manga character:
  - manga head
  - manga girl
  - manga girl face
  - manga hair
3 Take design cues from the description of the character's personality and history.

Add clothes and accessories. Your choice should emphasize the character's personality and history. For example, if your character is a girl who loves practicality in everything, portray her in comfortable, even shoes, and not in heels. If you want to emphasize the past of your character, think of a thing that he will wear on himself or with him as a reminder of something important. For example, in Legends of Korra, Mako always wears her mother's headscarf. Be creative

Part 4 Embodying Your Skills

1 Study human anatomy. Creating a character that looks great starts with basic knowledge of anatomy. You wouldn't want your character to have too many or too few muscles, too many or too few joints, a disproportionate body, etc. Take a good anatomy book and study the position of the bones and muscles, where they bend and unbend.
2 Draw from life. Creating a manga character provides basic knowledge about the structure of the human body. The easier it is for you to draw a person, the easier it will be to draw manga. So start by drawing (for experience) your friends and even yourself while sitting in front of a mirror.
3 Use different, dynamic poses. In order to draw your character in a specific pose, take a photo of yourself in that pose and try to draw your character as well. You can also use the PoseManiacs help site.
- As you draw these poses, try to keep a picture of the anatomy in mind. You don't want your character to end up looking like Rob Liefeld's drawings.
4 Keep training! The more practice you have, the better you get.

Try to draw your character over and over again to understand what works and what doesn't. The more you get used to drawing a character, the easier it will be for you to portray him in a given situation. It will even improve your artistic ability over time, so don't worry if the character looks a little awkward or weird at first. Also try to draw your character from different angles.
If the hero seems too insipid - that's all right! Get some criticism from experts or people who are also interested in this. If you create a public character, get feedback from the target audience.
When creating an image, do not overdo it with special effects. You don't want to see 3 cool belts, 5 attractive bracelets and 8 machine guns on the hero! Be simple. Remember that a small person must first go a long way!
Check these blood types and values:
- O - cheerful, open, caring energetic
- A - balanced, cool, caring, positive attitude
- B - balanced, cool, negative attitude with rare manifestations of joy
- AB - exaggerated, funny, positive thinking, cool, great personality!
Hue can make your character more likeable. Shadows should be applied so that it is clear where the light comes from. Shadows under the hair, between the strands, at the bottom of the neck and in clothes. Lighten the shadows on the inner recesses and darker on the outer elements. Don't go overboard with shadows either.
- Here's how to draw an eye - draw a circle and then make two curved lines - one above, covering a small part of the circle, and the other similarly below. Add a small circle in the center of the circle and draw a couple of bubbles in the big circle. Make small lines coming out of the small circle. The length of the lines is half the distance between the smaller and larger circles. Add shadows and you're done.
You can make your character special by adding signs or scars to it.
If you're having a hard time coming up with something new, think back to something you've seen in anime/manga before. Then connect or select traits for your hero.
Watch people around. You can take someone as the basis of the character.
Practice drawing as much as you can. You will be rewarded for this later in compliments to your drawings.

Warnings

Be careful not to plagiarize another anime or manga.
Sketch lines lightly, otherwise you won't be able to erase them.
Don't make their weapons huge! You don't want your hero to carry a 1.5 meter sword! Simplify. Just make the sword big enough for the hero to defend himself.
Don't draw too big eyes.
We plunge into the world of fantasy, usually in order to get away from problems in real life and from real social interaction. If you decide to contribute to the anime or manga world, try to join the club to make sure you still keep in touch with reality.

How to create own anime or your manga character

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Part 1 of 4: Finding Personalities.

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_I. Determine the type of blood._

Blood type is regarded as a general indicator of personality in Japan. You can use this to determine what your character will be. Blood types and associated personality traits:

O - confident, optimistic and strong-willed, but at the same time self-centered, unpredictable.

A - creative, restrained, responsible, but at the same time stubborn and tense.

B - active and passionate, but at the same time selfish and irresponsible.

AB - adaptive and rational, but at the same time distracted and critical.

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II. Select date of birth._

To determine individuality, you can use both the Western and Eastern Zodiac. You can use this to determine a character's age or date of birth.

III. Use the Mayer-Brigg indicator._

If you're really excited about creating a complete portrait of your character, you can take the Mayer-Brigg test. Personality types based on the study of psychology can come in handy to fully portray your character.

IV. Use the personality balancer._

You will also want your character's personalities to be balanced. To create a convincing, believable image, you need a balance of positive and negative qualities. Count the bad and good traits of your character and try to make less of the negative traits. At the end of your story, the hero develops and gets rid of a couple of bad qualities. Examples of negatives:

Manipulator;

Often lies;

Disappoints others;

Does not think about relationships with others;

Focuses only on own goals;

Poor control of emotions

Often touchy, even to petty or casual grievances;

Often not cautious and impulsive;

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V. Give the hero a great name._

Many people believe that a name can influence personality. Studies have shown that people with an incompatible name often get sick and suffer from personality disorders as a result of these diseases. Some even believe that the name can completely define the whole essence of a person. True or not, this will help you identify the name.

P.S. Try to avoid using unusual names that are incompatible with reality. This makes your character irrelevant).

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Part 2 of 4: Creating an interesting story.

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_I. Determine the final goal of your hero._

Where do you want to end the story with your character? What lesson emerges from this story? What would you like to teach the hero, what to change? You can show in comparison your hero at the end and at the beginning of the story.

_______________________________________

II. Imagine how it all began._

Knowing how it all ended, you need to determine how it all began. This should be the logical start for the result at the end. If you want to show a character who learns to value others, you should accordingly show at the beginning of the story how he does not value others.

_______________________________________

III. Decide how the hero came to change._

Think about when you want to start and end the story. In particular, what contributed to such changes in the character of the hero? It is in these reflections that you can find a great idea for your story, because what led to changes in the character's character can become a great plot or even an entire storyline.

(Ahem:grin: :fire:)

______________________________________

IV. Avoid stamps._

His girlfriend was killed. He has been an orphan since childhood. He grows up as an immortal boy. All these stamps will skip the stage of the beginning of character development. And since these are stamps, they will only interfere.

Try to avoid them. The originality of your work lies precisely in the development of your character. This is what will interest people more in your character and make them want to do the same as the hero of your story.

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Part 3 of 4: Draw the hero.

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I. Choose a style._

Different types of anime and manga are often drawn in different styles. You can use both your own style and the look of classical artists for various genres. Shoyo and shonen anime and manga are the two closest genres.

_______________________________________

II. Draw a hero._

Remember that cute characters tend to be drawn with big eyes, while cool characters tend to be drawn with small, narrow eyes. View the tools on how to draw your character:

Here's how to draw an anime character:

**Anime Guy;

**Anime face;

**Anime eyes.

Here is how to draw a manga character:

**Manga head;

**Manga girl;

**Manga girl face;

**Manga hair.

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III. Take design cues from the description of the character's personality and history._

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Part 4 of 4: Embodying your skills.

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Study human anatomy._

Creating a character that looks great starts with basic knowledge of anatomy. You wouldn't want your character to have too many or too few muscles, too many or too few joints, a disproportionate body, etc. Take a good anatomy book and study the position of the bones and muscles, where they bend and unbend.

(Study anatomy properly. :ok_hand: :sparkles:)

Thanks for reading this. I hope you found something useful and I helped you a little. :purple_heart:

Portal for the student. Self-training

Steps

Warnings

Steps

Part 1 Finding Identities

Part 2 Creating an interesting story

Part 3 Draw the hero

Part 4 Embodying Your Skills

Warnings

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