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Anime Art School is a complete Self-Paced online art school for Digital Artists!
Join now and get INSTANT ACCESS to all 7 Classes!
Learn To Draw Characters and Stories that Everyone Loves!
- Do you want to write your own manga or web-comic?
- Are you getting serious with art and want to improve quickly?
- Do you want to become a pro illustrator or mangaka?
- Do you get art block?
- Are you excited to draw your characters, but when you sit down to draw them nothing turns out?
- Do you want to get better and keep your style?
- Do you want to develop your own unique style?
- Do you want to get more compliments on your art?
- Are you just starting Digital Art and don't know what to learn?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, You've come to the right place!
What you will learn:
Anime Art School is a full self-paced online school!
Here are some of the things you'll learn:
- All the Basics of Digital Art
- Character Design
- Heads, Hair, and Faces
- Facial Expressions
- Lighting Heads and Faces
- Sketching and Linework
- Anatomy
- Painting Backgrounds
- Perspective and Environment Drawing
- Drawing Props and Weapons
- Color Theory
- Creating Colorful Illustrations
- Cell Shading
- Advanced Design Theory
- Building a Complete Art Portfolio
- And much more!
What to expect:
Here's the progress our students have made!
Aura
"I haven’t even finished the course yet, and I’ve already improved this much!"
Dolly Sayonara
"Because of these courses, I have finally been able to study art as I always dreamed of."
Milena
"I found these Courses and for the first time I finally felt proud of my progress."
YES! This can be you.
As you go through the program, you'll notice a HUGE improvement in your artwork!
Anime Art School provides the structure and expertise of a college-level curriculum and can be completed in 12 months. But—with lifetime access—you can log in any time and pick up where you left off.
Hi! We're Christina and Colton.
We'll be your instructors on this journey. You may know us from the following:
- Popular 'Anime Academy: How to Draw Manga' books. 📖
- TikTok @drawanimeacademy🎥
- Concept Artist and Illustrators for games & theme parks.
- Professional Art Mentors & online instructors on Udemy with over 100,000 students.🏫
Christina Dubell is an experienced artist and instructor. She has illustrated two how-to-draw manga books and has taught many thousands of students online in her popular "How to Draw Manga" Classes.
Colton Dubell is a concept artist with over seven years of experience in the video game and theme park industries. He has worked on high-profile games like Guild Wars 2, and Call of Duty and teaches college-level art foundation. He runs an art mentorship program for students one-on-one, many of which have gone on to become professional artists.
Explore Your Curriculum:
Anime Art School features 7 Complete College Level digital art courses.
Term 1: (14 Weeks)
- (Orientation): Welcome to Anime Art School!
- Heads, Faces, & Expressions
- Human Anatomy & Figure Drawing For Anime Artists
Term 2: (14 Weeks)
- Fabric & Form: Complete Clothing Drawing Class
- Drawing & Painting Anime Backgrounds
Term 3: (14 Weeks)
- Advanced Character Design
- Illustration & Portfolio Building Class
*Bonus Course:
- Introduction to Digital Art
- Anime art school packs the punch of a full design college, yet features beginner friendly language that anyone can understand!
- All courses are recorded and feature easy-to-follow video lessons with real-time drawing and narration. Any video can be replayed an unlimited number of times.
- Each class has a full syllabus and guided homework assignments to guarantee you never get lost or confused.
- You can jump around to any video or course you want at any time to learn something specific.
For a complete list of lessons, assignments, and learning objectives, download the Anime Art School syllabus below!
Download Anime Art School Syllabus
This program isn't just another set of online courses . . . It's a complete education in art without any of the fluff!
We went and gathered many of the best art curriculums from around the world, took the best parts of each, broke them down into a digestible format, and added additional content you need—but normally can't find.
The result is a complete online art school that naturally progresses from simple topics like drawing lines and basic shapes to more complex ones like anatomy, backgrounds, creating complex stories and illustrations.
We packed EVERYTHING into this 12 month, easy to follow curriculum for just a fraction of the price you'd normally pay!
Explore Your Classes:
Below is a breakdown of the classes and what you'll learn in each.
Class 1
Anime Heads, Faces, and Expressions
Learn how to give your characters emotional and believable expressions!
- 14 Week Course
- 15+ Hours of real-time Content
- 14 Homework Assignments
- 105 Video Lessons
After this Course, your characters will be full of life, ready to react to any situation that comes their way!
Download SyllabusNote: This is a time-lapse sample of the lesson content. All courses are recorded in real-time and have live narration.
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1 & 2: Head Construction
Week 3 & 4: Facial Features
Week 5 & 6: Hair
Week 7: Turning the Head
Week 8 & 9: Facial Expressions
Week 10: Lighting the Head
During this week, you'll learn how to correctly light both male and female anime heads from any angle imaginable.Week 11 & 12: Coloring Heads
During these two weeks, you'll learn how to color skin tones, eyes, lips, and many different types and styles of hair! By the end of these two weeks, you'll be a master of coloring the head!Week 13: Final Project 1
This week you'll create your first final project, this project is all about the complete process of making a high-quality professional anime illustration, from the first line to the last highlight! Utilize light and shadow, color and graphic composition, and strong poses in order to create an amazing fiery illustration!Week 14: Final Project 2
This week you'll create your second final project, dive into a world of illustrating a vibrant and detailed illustration! By the end of this class, you'll have every tool you need to create amazing anime illustrations! You'll be ready for term 2!
Class 2
Human Anatomy & Figure Drawing For Anime Artists
Learn the COMPLETE anatomy of the human body. You'll also explore how that relates to anime drawing. We'll turn you into a body drawing master!
- 12 week course
- 8 Hours 41 Minutes Hours of real-time Content
- 12 Homework Assignments
- 49 Video Lessons
Never struggle with anatomy or bodies again!
Download Syllabus
Note: This is a time-lapse sample of the lesson content. All courses are recorded in real-time and have live narration.
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1: Proportion
During this week, you'll learn the proportion of the human body using a simple proportional breakdown that the pros use!Week 2: Upper Body Anatomy
During this week, you'll learn all the muscles of the torso and abdominal area. At the end you'll be able to draw an anatomically correct torso.Week 3: Lower Body Anatomy
During this week you'll learn all about the anatomy and the muscles and proportion of the legs! Week 4: Arm Anatomy
During this week you'll learn all about the front, side, and back muscles on the arms. If you've ever struggled with the complicated structure of how the arm bends and twists, this is the week for you!Week 5: Back Anatomy
This week, you'll learn the proportional system of the back in order to draw characters from behind, as well as the anatomy and muscles located on the back of the body. After this week you'll have a much easier time drawing characters from behind.Week 6: Hand Anatomy
Learn our secret techniques to drawing hands easily! We'll teach you many different tips and tricks in order to draw good looking hands.Week 7: Foot Anatomy
Learn the proportions and anatomy of the foot using a special technique and easy to use breakdown.Week 8 - 10: Final Project (Part 1)
Week 11 & 12: Final Project (Part 2)
Learn how to render and light and render various skin colors from different lighting angles. By the end of this lesson you'll be able to light your characters from the most popular lighting directions!
Class 3
Fabric & Form: Complete Clothing Drawing Class
Learn how to draw ANY outfit you want! Never worry again about a difficult outfit for your characters!
- 14 Week Course
- 10 Hours 9 Minutes of real-time content!
- 14 Homework Assignments
- 68 Video Lessons
After this course, you'll be able to draw stunning outfits and know where to put folds and wrinkles.
Download SyllabusNote: This is a time-lapse sample of the lesson content. All courses are recorded in real-time and have live narration.
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1: Mannequins
This week, you will learn how to easily draw specially simplified figures that are ideal for putting clothes on. Drawing a figure with appropriate volume is essential for drawing believable clothes.Week 2: Basic Folds
This week you'll learn all about tension and compression, the 7 basic types of folds, and also some bonus folds like pleats and ruffles! After this week, you'll know exactly what sorts of folds show up in all kinds of areas on clothes.Week 3: Shirts and Tops
This week you'll learn all about shirts and tops. We'll cover common types of shirts, what to watch out for, and also a variety of different kinds of tops and necklines. By the end of this week you'll be able to draw some of the most common types of clothing characters wear.Week 4: Pants and Skirts
This week you'll learn about pants and skirts. You'll learn all about different kinds of pants with varying excess fabric. As well as how to draw one of the most popular articles of clothing: Skirts! You'll also get bonus content on how to draw skirts in motion as they blow in the wind, and as characters run and jump around in them.Week 5: Dresses and Suits
Dressing your characters in formal wear no longer has to be challenging! After this week, you'll know the essentials of suits and how they work. You'll also be able to draw all sorts of dresses for any occasion, both long and short!Week 6: Shoes
From casual, to formal, to cowboy, to high heels, and even crocs! After this week you'll never have to worry about what will go on your character's feet again!Week 7: Accessories
This week you'll learn about everything from drawing hats, to jewelry, to sunglasses and bags. After this week your characters will have as many accessories to their outfits as you want!Week 8: Texture
Struggling with materials is a thing of the past! After this week you'll learn all about materials and their properties. Most outfits contain at least a few different materials.Week 9 & 10: Clothing Studies A
During these two weeks, we'll tackle our first full detail, full color, complete outfit! After this week you'll have the skills to approach a complete colored outfit using an approach used by many professional artists.Week 11 & 12: Clothing Studies B
During these two weeks we'll ramp it up and add a variety of colors and materials into the outfit. After these two weeks, you'll be able to use many different simple full color materials in your character work!Week 13 & 14: Clothing Studies C
Finally, we'll end the class off by doing a third set of studies with the most complex and challenging materials. At the end of this class, you'll be equipped to tackle any outfit and material you want to put your characters in!
Class 4
Drawing & Painting Anime Backgrounds
Never feel afraid of perspective or backgrounds again!
- 14 Week Course
- TBA hours of content.
- TBA Homework Assignments
- TBA Video Lessons
After this course, you'll always know what colors to use and why. In this course, and you will know perspective better than most college graduates.
Download Syllabus
Note: This is a time-lapse sample of the lesson content. All courses are recorded in real-time and have live narration.
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1: Basics of Creating a Good Image
Week 2: 1 Point Perspective
Week 2: 2 Point Perspective
3 Point Perspective - Week 4
Advanced Perspective - Week 5
Perspective Final - Week 6
Composition and Design - Week 7
Rendering and Painting - Week 8
Rendering Final - Week 9
Painting and Color - Week 10
Painting Environments A: Daytime Backgrounds - Week 11
Painting Environments B: Nighttime Backgrounds - Week 12
Final Project A (Environment Before Character) - Week 13
Final Project A (Character Before Environment) - Week 14
Class 5
Advanced Character Design
Learn how to create your own amazing characters with unique and interesting looks and backstories!
- 14 week course
- TBA Hours of real-time Content
- TBA Homework Assignments
- TBA Video Lessons
By the end of this class, you'll have an amazing cast of unique and well designed characters!
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1: Introduction to Character Design
Week 2: Advanced Character Design Principles
Week 3: Advanced Character Posing and Planning
Week 4: Gathering Reference and Inspiration
Week 5: Designing Some Characters
Week 6: Color Palettes and Color Design
Week 7 & 8: Starting our Final Character Designs
Week 9: Weapons and Props
Week 10 & 11: Final Character Turn Around Sheets
Week 12 - 14: Final Expressively Posed Characters
Class 6
Story, Illustration, & Portfolio Building
Show off your skills and build a complete story from scratch, with characters, backgrounds, props, and illustrations!
- 14 Week Course - TBA Hours of real-time Content
- TBA Homework Assignments
- TBA Video Lessons
- 1 Amazing Final Portfolio!
After this course, you'll have a beautiful portfolio with all of your amazing artwork! Everyone will be blown away!
Download Syllabus
Your Class Schedule:
Week 1: Developing our Story
Week 2: Starting our Final School Project
Week 3: Refining our Characters
Week 4 & 5: Finalizing Characters
Week 6: Starting the Environment
Week 7 & 8: Refining the Environment & Adding Characters
Week 9: Starting the Final Illustration
Week 10: Illustration Refinement
Week 11 - 13: Finishing the Illustration
Week 14: Final Anime Art School Presentation
Explore Your Bonuses:
Introduction to Digital Art Class!
Ultimate Digital Art Starter Kit!
Art Block Crusher 9000!
Who is this perfect for?
Level: Any Level Artist
Beginner Artists
Those with little or no drawing experience. We even included an 'Intro to Digital Art' course just for you!
By the end of this course, you will definitely NOT be a beginner! You can go from zero to HERO!
Intermediate Artists
Those who are looking to level up and refine their skills, and fill in any missing gaps in their art education.
Advanced Artists
Learn special techniques and tips from industry professional artists. Optimize workflow, and get a competitive edge on the competition!
If you're looking to become a professional artist, this is your place!
- If you are starting to pursue a career in art, completing this program will put your 2-3 years ahead of the competition.
- This program features many of the exact lessons and assignments we've taken in top design colleges. Such as Human Anatomy, Perspective, Character Design, Worldbuilding, and much more.
Save Money!
Art schools can cost tens of thousands of dollars and rarely offer courses with manga and anime drawing in mind.
This program, on the other hand, provides more content that is highly focused on exactly what you're looking for—at only a fraction of the cost. With our on-demand classes, you get the quality education you want without the wait, or the hefty price tag.
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ANIME ART SCHOOL
This 12 month digital drawing and painting curriculum can take you from zero to hero!
IMPORTANT:
Anime Art School is estimated to launch early 2024.
Information on on this page is subject to change! Classes 4-7 are currently being recorded and this page will be updated as we finish recording.
14-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
If you aren't completely satisfied with Anime Art School, let us know within the first 14 days for a full refund—no questions asked.
Guarantee #2
If you complete 100% of Anime Art School, and do all of the homework, and still feel like it wasn't worth it, we'll give you your money back!
(*must agree to terms and conditions)
At worst, you'll lose nothing; at best, change your life forever!
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