Anime & Cartoon Design (10-14)

Service Description

During this workshop, students will learn to draw and develop their own anime characters through a series of engaging exercises designed to enhance their artistic skills. We will focus on the fundamentals of drawing, including line work, shading, color theory, and perspective, all of which contribute to creating accurate and dynamic character representations. Additionally, the course will guide students in crafting compelling and unique characters, emphasizing the importance of backstories and visual traits that resonate with audiences. By combining technical skills with creative storytelling, participants will gain the tools needed to bring their characters to life and make them memorable. Week1: Head rotate perspective Week2: Facial expressions & Drawing eyes Week3: Body figures- child figure & Chibi characters Week4: Body figures- adult man & woman Week5: Body figures- movements stand, sit and run Week6: Dynamic of cloths & hair Week7: coloured pencil colouring Week8: Design your own anime character Since 2020, Shuning has been freelancing and has had the opportunity to publish comics with various publishers. In 2021, her first UK-published comic book, 'Catalyst,' was released. She was honored to participate in the Graphic Anthology Programme (GAP) organized by Selfmadehero, which is aimed at nurturing, publishing, and promoting emerging creators of colour from across the UK. ​ Shuning has been a big fan of Japanese animes since childhood, her favorite's are Detective Conan and Ghibili studio work. She has also always admired the artistry and design found in games and animation. She is dedicated to incorporating these painting techniques into her own work- Utilizing constracting colour and slightly dramatic light and shadow to vividly capture the atmosphere of every scene within each story, bringing people an immersion of emotion. Shuning loves environmental painting and character design. usually she prefer to paint digitally on Procreate and Photoshop. But she also she paints traditionally with gouache and acrylic markers which are her favourite painting tools.