Design Your Own Manga & Anime Characters

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 & Animé 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

Author: Shashwati Vahadane
Publisher: Ilex Press
Published: 05/19/2026
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.51w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781840918601
ISBN10: 1840918608
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Color
- Art | Techniques | Composition
- Comics & Graphic Novels | East Asian Style | Manga | General

About the Author
Sasha Vahadane is a self-taught artist, originally from India and now living and working in the UK. She has grown an enthusiastic following online for her character illustration over the past 3 years (Insta 200K+). Sasha creates step-by-step art tutorials for her Patreon account, and is also in the process of launching a Manga Masterclass series online. In recent years, she has exhibited her work at MCM Comic-Con London.