Design Your Own Manga & Anime Characters

By Sasha Vahadane

Get a crash course in designing and drawing your own unique manga characters from expert artist and character designer Sasha Vahadane (@colorbysasha, 200k Instagram followers).

In Design Your Own Manga & Anim Characters, acclaimed artist Sasha Vahadane will provide you with a complete roadmap for creating your own original characters from scratch. Filled with step-by-step demonstrations, expert guidance and advice and tips and tricks, this book will teach you everything you need to bring your unique characters to life.

This is the ultimate manual for beginner artists, and includes chapters on:

- Getting started and understanding your tools, both traditional & digital
- Learning the basics of anatomy
- Drawing faces and facial expressions
- Adding hair, clothes, accessories
- Creating dynamic poses and exploring body movement
- Composition tips and tricks
- Other characters: chibi, animals and kemonomimi
- Finding your own style
- Drawing your own manga stories

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840918608
• ISBN13: 9781840918601
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Ilex Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.7"