Animation Craft
Character Model Sheets Help a Moving Figure Stay Recognisable
Explore how character model sheets guide proportions, expressions and recurring details while leaving room for movement and performance in animation.
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Reading Manga
A Manga Speech Balloon Can Change Who You Think Is Speaking
Follow manga dialogue by reading balloon tails, panel order and changes in lettering, while leaving uncertain voices open until the context clarifies them.
Looking at Animation
The Cut Between Two Anime Shots Can Carry the Joke
Watch how an anime comedy moves from setup to reaction, and distinguish the joke carried by an edit from the information inside one frame.
Looking at Animation
An Anime Night Scene Can Use Colour Without Looking Like Daylight
Notice how anime uses value, colour contrast and selected highlights to make a night scene readable without turning it into daylight.
Manga Close Reading
A Manga Page Can Suggest Depth Without Changing the Panel Size
Study overlap, relative size and placement to see how a manga panel creates depth, then test the same ideas in a small original sketch.
Reading Manga
Listen With Your Eyes: Sound Effects on a Manga Page
Notice how manga sound effects use lettering, scale and placement to shape a scene, including sounds that an English translation may not fully reproduce.