Manga Drawing with Kids

Manga Drawing with Kids
Four kids' drawings of people, each with distinct backgrounds and styles inspired by manga art. One holds a basketball, another is surrounded by cats, one stands indoors, and one appears against a colorful abstract background.
Four colorful, child-like portraits are arranged in a grid, each featuring a person with a bright, patterned background—perfect for inspiring Manga Drawing with Kids.

My students had a blast drawing Manga faces again this year.  I tried this lesson previously with great enthusiasm and results.  I printed off lots of handouts I found online of cartoon faces, eyes, noses, mouths, hairstyles and accessories.  The kids used these sheets plus books to put together their Manga portrait.  I encouraged the students to include background patterns or accessories (such as a basketball) or a pet (like the dog) to tell a little about the character they had drawn.  This would also be a fun project to tie in with Language Arts and have the kids write a story about their characters.


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