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Year 9 Manga and Manga Portraits
Manga is a diverse and popular art form in which artists tell stories through pictures and words. Japanese
manga artists find inspiration for their work in daily life, the world around them, and also in the ancient
past. Many people are familiar with modern manga, but the art form – with its expressive lines and images –
is much older than you might think.
Modern manga is a global phenomenon, but its roots stretch back further than
Kawanabe Kyōsai, stage curtain for the Shintomi Theatre 30 June 1880.
That day, after consuming a few bottles of rice wine, Kyōsai
retreated to a studio and started painting. Four hours later
he emerged with 17 meters of painted curtain, depicting the
members of the acting company as various kinds of
monsters. Kyōsai’s homage to the actors created a
sensation. His spontaneous wit and expressive line stand at
Manga comes from 'man' and 'ga' and means crazy sketches or irresponsible pictures.
The word Manga is now in the English dictionary and means Japanese comics (the word for Jap-
anese animation is 'anime'). For the last several centuries, it's been part of Japanese culture to
tell stories using several images displayed in sequence. t's really hard to say what could have
been the first manga ever. Some say that the 18th century illustrated book called kibyoshi could
qualify has being the first one. But one thing is almost certain, the word manga has probably
been used for the first time at the beginning of the 19th century.In the 18th and 19th centuries,
illustrations were made on wood block and already, they could be very detailed using various
gray tones techniques. Some were using words to help describe and tell the story more efficient-
ly. One of the differences between a manga and an American comic strip is that most of the time,
a manga will be the vision of a single person. Perhaps one of the most popular manga of all time
(and the one that started all) was Mighty Atom (aka Astro Boy in the US) created by Osamu
Tezuka around the 50s. One of the fascinating aspects of manga cartoons in this period of time is
the appearance of series for girls and adult readers. In North America, comics are often seen as
"a kid thing". But in Japan, everyone can find something interesting, adults or kids, boys or girls.
Manga is a 6 billion dollar market in Japan. Amazingly, Manga makes up 40% of all publications
sold in Japan. Each resident of Japan spends around $30 for manga each year.
Osamu Tezuka
Masashi Kishimoto
Akira Toriyama
Takehiko Inoue
Rumiko Takahashi
Takeshi Obata
Tetsuo Hara . Look at their styles of drawing
Manga Artists
There is a particular face shape used in
Manga Portraits , the eyes are a big part
and are usually big with the nose and
mouth being small . Always allow an eye’s
width between eyes. Hair is also a
prominent feature. There are many
tutorials on the internet.
How To Draw Manga Portraits
Boys face Girls face
Y9 Manga- Art, Craft & Design Please complete the following tasks over the next 2 weeks, using your knowledge organiser.
Email your subject teacher if you have any questions
Create an artist research page from one of the names of Manga artists listed in the knowledge organizer.
Include key facts about the artist along with drawings, key words and your personal opinion.
Draw a manga portrait using a ruler and straight lines only. Add shade, tone and texture by still using only lines, hatching and cross hatching.
Make a 3D manga portrait out of recycled materials. Use things like cereal boxes, toi-let roll tubes, bottle tops, news paper and anything else that you think would be thrown away.
Go to—
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyv397h/
revision/1
Read and explore what analytical drawing is and
then draw a portrait of a person. You can invent
key characteristics for this drawing.
Create an Art Dictionary!
Include the words and definitions from your knowledge organizer. Remember they must be in alphabetical order! Add 25 addi-tional art and design key words of your choice.
Watch the short video on experimenting with different resources to help make a mask. Be as creative as you like,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8pfcj6/
video
Use the worksheets provided, if you can not print out then follow the alternative instructions to complete your task.
Use the worksheets provided, if you can not print out then follow the alternative instructions to complete your task.
Use the worksheets provided, if you can not print out then follow the alternative instructions to complete your task.