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Creating a Short Manga: From Script to Page
Turn your idea into a finished manga in this start-to-finish course designed to guide you through the complete creative process. From developing a script to thumbnailing, paneling, inking, and adding tones, you'll work through every stage with a focus on creating a polished short-format manga (8–16 pages). Designed for first-time creators and independent artists, the course combines both the creative and technical aspects of manga production. You'll learn practical workflows for planning, illustrating, and refining your story while preparing your finished manga for print or digital publication with confidence.
Skill Level
Beginner
Purpose
An introduction to the very first stage of manga production: turning a simple idea into a short written outline.
What You Will Learn
- Learn the basics of outlining a short story idea, and practice writing a brief script for a one- or two-page manga concept
Outcome
You'll have a basic short script and a first sense of how an idea becomes a structured manga story.
$ 65.00
Skill Level
Intermediate
Purpose
Moves from script to visuals, covering how to break a script into scenes and pages before thumbnailing your layout.
What You Will Learn
- Practice breaking down scripts into scenes, then pages, then panels, and create rough thumbnails for a short manga sequence
Outcome
You'll be able to take a short script and break it down into a thumbnailed page sequence.
$ 200.00
Skill Level
Advanced
Purpose
Carries your thumbnails into finished pages, covering the drawing workflow from sketch through inking on a multi-page project.
What You Will Learn
- Study how to manage your drawing workflow from sketch to final, and practice applying tones, SFX, and dialogue bubbles professionally across several pages
Outcome
You'll be able to take a thumbnailed manga sequence through to finished, professionally inked and toned pages.
$ 375.00
Skill Level
Expert
Purpose
The complete start-to-finish course, guiding first-time creators through every stage of producing a polished short manga, from script through to a finished set of pages ready for digital or print release.
What You Will Learn
- Work through the complete curriculum on scripting, thumbnailing, paneling, inking, toning, and lettering, applied across a complete 8 to 16 page short manga that you take from initial concept through to exported final pages
Outcome
You'll finish with a complete, finished short manga of your own and the full practical workflow to plan, illustrate, and publish your next one with more confidence.