Art drawing tips

[Inuyasha Fandom]

um... i like to draw, so does anyone have any tips for me? I love to draw, but I'm not really good at it.

[Zen]

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Well, I draw pretty well and as soon as my scanner starts to work, I'll start posting pics. But I learned to draw anime by actaully tracing pictures of the internet. I did this for quite a while, mainly tracing Street Fighter and DBZ pics. So my drawings and style are like a blend of the two. After for quite a while of this, I began to draw on my own without tracing and for years I have been imrpoving my style threw shadowing, lighting, muscle tone, body figure, and facial expression. I suggest you might try this, I highly UN-SUGGEST you use a "How to draw manga." guide because they have one set style. You shouldn't force yourself to draw one style, but create your own style that comes easy and natural to you. That gives uniqueness instead of carbon-copy which eventually gets boring and old. Try it. :D[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[eleanor]

[size=1] Well, for beginners, you can use the usual 'circle first, then draw eyes, etc.' Any anime drawing tutorial on the internet will start off with that.

I, however, did not use that method. I first began by copying [not tracing] pictures off of the internet, and looked at other people's art and tried to mimic their styles. Now, you have to keep in mind that it took me about 8 months to finally be able to draw something and call it 'better than average'. Don't expect to start drawing and automatically be given an amazing drawing talent. ^_~ Even the best of artists had to start somewhere.

The things most artists tend to draw wrong are body proportions, clothing [wrinkles, etc.], and hands. Yes, it took me a year until I could draw decent hands. Just practice on them, and you'll get better.[/size]

[Zen]

Yeah, it took me around 2 to 3 years to perfect my style, and its still not that good. So, be read yto invest some time in the learning process and draw in any instance you can.

[Ryoko T.D.C.]

You might hear this a lot but, practice makes perfect. Or something like that. But I also love to draw. It is my, well hobby. My pastion(sp?) *Eyes get all glassy* I get every drawing from my head. But the best way to learn how to do it better is watching anime in steps. Or at least I did.

Start with a simple anime, like pokemon. I stared with Misty's and Jesses eyes. Their real easy. Then get some idea's about the shap of the face and hair. If I had a scaner or camera, I'd show some of my drawings. But one of the most important things to practice is their hands, legs, feet, eyes, and the top torso.

Oh, and ears. But if you can draw the hair a certain way to were you don't have to draw their ears. Now, It only took me a few days to perfect my drawings, but, not every artist can make the perfect picture. Next, try something from .hack//sign, or Kenshin. Or InuYasha. Like to get used to drawing the clothes.

I'm writing to much I know, but I'm a really good drawer. Or at least to me I am. *Giggles* Clothes are also important. From the side, a guy is kinda hard, but a girl isn't. Try not to make the clothes so flat against the person. Try to make them stick out a little to show that it's not so tight. Thats all I got to say. But remember, go in steps. From easy, to hard, to even harder.

You will do better in no time.

~Ryoko~

[iluvsasuke]

well if u want to draw manga
U could get help from a How to d raw Manga book
I had one by Katy Coope..

[sakurasuka]

[CENTER][COLOR=Purple][SIZE=1][FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]How 'bout you try this, it helped me:

First find a picture to look at. Don't get any other pictures, you don't need inspiration if you're just being a human copy machine.

Second you can try and draw the pic EXACTLY LIKE IT IS. Choose something easy, I did Gary Oak from Pokemon when I was 9 years old. Anyway, keep it up a few tiimes. Attention to detail is everything. Whatever you do, just keep trying it, and don't crumple it up and throw it away if you don't like it, finish everything you start even if it is horrible. And the eraser is your friend.

..... Two hours later you may find you've made no progress. If that is the case, get a pad of grid paper.

Now trace (Or print out a picture) on your grid paper. Get a sheet of your oun grid paper. Copy the tiny boxes. DO NOT LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PIC, just draw the boxes. As long as you can draw a tiny thing with a few lines, you can do this easily.

Alright, I know as well as anyone that drawing exactly like someone else doesn't allow you to progress into your own style, but this is merely a confidence booster and it really does help view anatomy more. Also, think about it, if you draw a great picture by just looking at another one and not tracing, it will make you feel so better as an artist and make you want to draw more!

The only true way to get better is diligent pratice. Carry one of those little sketch pads with you and doodle whenever you get the chance, even if it's just squgly lines or little symbols, anything will help imrpove your ability to draw, even just a little bit.

Also, I don't recomand taking Manga Drwing Books too seriously, but keep a few on hand. They really help to look at different ways hands and hair is drawn, and eventually you won't need them anymore, but you still may look back at them for ideas. I love Learn-How-To-Draw-Manga books, they are the best friend to many an aspiring manga-ka. Mine now sit in a pile in my basement, but that is beside the point.

Just pay attention to Manga/Anime when you read/watch it and practice, practice, practice!

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[Guest Eikoviva]

i used the katy coope book it was gr8! that's how i learned but keep at it like me. i've been doin it for about 3 years and i still have a long way to go but you mustn't giv up :) :animesmil

[GTK]

Since someone mentioned hands being hard to draw, drawing your own hands helps a lot (just for art classes, I've drawn my hands more times than I can count T_T but it really helps a lot)

To help with proportions and clothes and such, start out by drawing the figure "nude" and then draw the clothes over them afterwards. That way the clothes don't end up looking too flat (but make sure they don't get too puffy either XD;; )

I also keep TONS of magazine cutouts (of real people, not anime characters) to use as reference for poses and to see how folds in clothing look when a person is doing certain things.

Drawing from a live model helps tons ^_^ Sometimes I get friends to pose for me XD

(as an example... for [url= http://fanart.theotaku.com/view.php?action=retrieve&id=67897]this image[/url] (click XD), I asked my brother's girlfriend to be a model for me. I took a TON of photos. In the end, I ended up using one photo for the pose and for one of her hands, but used a different photo for the other hand.)