Manga Comic Book Workshop

Inspired by Beneath the Great Wave, create your own manga comic book using traditional skills for 16-18 year-olds.

Working with undergraduate digital artists from Manchester Metropolitan University’s SODA (School of Digital Arts) through 4 progressive workshops you will:

• · Find out about Japanese art and how it has influenced Manga
• · Create an interesting storyline/storyboard
• · Develop manga characters using different styles
• · Design background scenery
• · Explore how to create movement in your drawings
• · Be introduced to manga drawing software and digital courses at university

Sessions are for 16-18 year-olds.

📅 Thursday 7 May 2026

⏰ 6:00pm - 8pm

📍the Whitworth

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About the venue

The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.

If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email whitworth@manchester.ac.uk or telephone 0161 275 7450.

Photo Credit: Utagawa Hiroshige, Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in Sixty-Odd Provinces, 1853 (Detail)