Frequently Asked Questions

Online Certificate Course and Illustration Course are best for students age 12+; however, accommodations may be made for gifted and/or mature students. It is recommended that students under the age of 11 be accompanied by parents for parent-child learning.

Kids Certificate Drawing Course is suitable for children aged 4+.

The reasons why people lack any skills is that they have often made up their minds that they are not good from just a few attempts. To reach the drawing skills that we see all around us requires a constant determination, practice and a belief that we can do it. Without that, we will always be stuck. In our course, the teachers will guide through various methods in detail with illustrations. We suggest that you may take our Free Trial Class and see if it helps to rebuild your confidence in drawing. Drawing is a skill that is years and hours of practice but it is never too late to learn and you may be surprised of the potential you may find if you pursue it often. Nothing is impossible but it does take work.

The teachers speak in Japanese, and all the video lessons are embedded with Japanese, Chinese and English subtitles.

Kids Certificate Drawing Course is dubbed in Cantonese and Mandarin.

mangAnime has established a private learning group on Facebook for students to share works and learning experience. You may post your questions in that page any time when you encounter difficulties in learning. We have designated staff work closely with the teachers and the school in order to provide help for the students, including translations. Also, different teachers will be invited to share drawing tips and success stories on the page from time to time.

There is no time restriction at all, and classes (videos) can be attended at any time according to your personal arrangements.

It is recommended to complete the Certificate Course and Illustration Course within six months to one year.

For Kids Certificate Drawing Course, teachers suggested to complete all the lessons in three months.

Drawing with pencil focuses on the practice of skills and techniques, which is the basis of drawing. Once you learn the basics well, all you need to learn on the digital device is just the software usage.

There are many benefits for children learning to draw:

• Train image memory
• Improve expressive skills
• Extensive imagination
• By means of creation to vent emotions and relieve psychological pressure

Yes, of course. The course does not require any experience. The content of the course uses usual objects and themes to train children’s ability to draw by hand and make small tasks, while stimulating their observation and imagination abilities, so as to achieve the adjustment between their eyes, hands and brain, and at the same time activate the right brain creative ability.

All you need is pencil, marker and wooden colored pencil. There are worksheets for each class. Please print all the worksheets for your child(ren) before attending the class.

Art creation helps children to enhance the development of the left and right brain and coordination ability. The left brain is responsible for language, concept, analytical, computations, logic, linear thinking, while the right brain is responsible for creativity, imagination and emotions. The education model in the world now emphasizes the training of the left brain, pretty much neglecting the development of the right brain. Children at the age of two or three to ten is the best timing to cultivate imagination and creativity. It is called as the golden age of brain development. Through appropriate education and guidance, children can extend their ability to use both left and right brains flexibly. It greatly improves the effectiveness of learning if their imagination and creativity can be developed.