Manga Workshops
The Japanese Art Festival will be presenting a series of manga drawing workshops enabling you to brush up on your skills. Artists involved include Jodie Azhar, Zarina Liew, Inko and Al Davison. The manga workshops are hosted by Ian Rudd (AJAMCA).
Please note that these workshops will incur a small fee if you wish to participate which is £5 per session.
The themes for the individual sessions are:
- Manga Colouring Techniques
- Drawing Facial Expressions
- Drawing Fashion / Clothing
- Drawing Chibi Characters
Manga Workshop Artists
A brief guide to some of the artists participating in the Manga Workshops.
The Astral Gypsy aka: Al Davison
I have been working professionally as an artist for close on thirty years, I'm currently based in Coventry where I run The Astral Gypsy studio and Graphic Novel/Manga shop with my wife Maggie. Much of my work is dream based and autobiographical, artistic inspirations include: Katsushika Hokusai, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Katsuhiro Otomo, Katsaya Terada, OsamoTezuka and Satoshi Kon amongst others. I'm a Buddhist. I Hold a 5th degree black belt in Dian-Qi-Tao Gung Fu, and a 1st degree black belt in Karate-Do-Shotokai.
Naniiebim
Naniiebim [nan-ih-eh-bim] is a freelance illustrator who draws and self-published comics since 2008. Draws inspiration for art and storytelling from the huge range of manga out there particularly shounen and seinen, and also from unusual artists in self-publishing and dotted throughout the rest of the comic scene. Has an idiosyncratically sketchy style mostly due to myopia and lack of patience.
Zarina Liew
Zarina is a freelance illustrator and comic artist based in both London and Cambridge. Using a mixture of soft pencils, inks, watercolours and occasionally Photoshop, her work draws inspiration from vintage fashion, Japanese printmaking and observational psychology.
She has illustrated for a variety of private and editorial clients including the Times Educational Supplement, BBC Worldwide, Who’s Jack Magazine and Oops! Fashion.
To learn more about her work, visit www.cobaltcafe.co.uk
Please note that some of the events and activities at the Japanese Art Festival may incur minor fees to cover expenses. Events, timings, locations and pricings are subject to change without notice.
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