What part do you start on first when you draw?

[Krillen]

I just wanna know how you guys draw....my friend and me draw dbz, I start on the outside of the face, then the hair, then eyes, then body, he starts on the eys thought then dies the outside of the face, its wierd, so how do you guys do it?

[Nothing674]

It really depends what you like best. I start with the outline of the head, then the nose, eyes, mouth, and last comes hair. I then proceed to draw the body of the character (very lightly in pencil) and then erase the outline of the body to add clothes. I have found this method very effective. You can look at some of my artwork in my sig.

[coolkam007]

i draw the guide shape of the head.. then i do the hair and eyes.. nose etc.. then the rest of the body..

[gundamcat17]

i generally draw what looks like a whole bunch of circles and tubes to start with and then slowly start the shape of the face and move from there on

[Ryanmc225]

I start with the head then the face then I cruple it up and throw it away:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Shy]

[SIZE=1]I start with the eyes, then I do the face, and then the whole body.[/SIZE]

[Lady Macaiodh]

the outline. i basically start from the outside & work my way to the middle.

[PiroMunkie]

[SIZE=1]Depends on the hairstyle really, but I always start with the head. For example, if I was drawing.. oh let's say.. Vegeta, then I'd start at the tip of his widows peak and work my way left, filling in the rest of the right side when it comes time. Then I move on to the body which is the easiest part. The head of anybody always takes me a bit longer.[/SIZE]

[Guest Voodookanaka]

body shapes (ovals) then eyes

[Guest peekabooicu]

the head then i make the body then arms and legs then i work on detal

[Guest Pikeon]

depends if im just like drawing then i work on the hair then i work down
but in a contest
whichever part is the phattest

peace
:flaming: :flaming:

[Transtic Nerve]

I start n the nose and eyes to lay a foundation for the face..... however proper drawing technique states you draw the outlining shapes in ovals for what you are drawing.. and proportions... for face or whole body.... there are set proportions for drawing the human figure.

[SSJ5 Vegeta]

I do the outline of the head first, and add the ears then add the hair then draw the facial features. I start out with the eyebrows first cuz' they kinda' help keep everything else in perspective then I draw the eyes and the nose respectively in position to the eyebrows then the mouth then I add tiny facial features like wrinkles, to make their expressions appear realistic. Drawing the head first helps you keep the body in relative size with everything else.

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]I usually start with the eyes...but then they end up having big heads...Now I outline the head first, then the eyes, mouth/lips, ears, and then the hair. Then I work my way down which is a bit easier.[/COLOR]

[BlackRose]

I noramally do some kind of outline or general shape of the entre thing. Of course it's takes me awhile to finish anything but hey :cross: I try right

[amibasuki]

I usually start with the eyes first, then I go about it in no particular order.

[Nothing674]

[QUOTE]I start n the nose and eyes to lay a foundation for the face..... however proper drawing technique states you draw the outlining shapes in ovals for what you are drawing.. and proportions... for face or whole body.... there are set proportions for drawing the human figure.[/QUOTE]

Yes, the right proportions for a human figure is 7.5 to 8 heads tall, and 3 heads across the shoulders (keep in mind this is general, because not everyone will be like this). But you must also remember, when drawing anime these proportions for the most part get thrown out the window. Anime girls can be anywhere from 9 heads up to 11 heads tall ( I know that seems like a lot, but try measuring a picture of an anime girl, you will be surprised!). Again, that doesn't relate to every anime style, it just depends on which artist is drawing. And as far the the ovals and shapes goes, yes that is supposedly what you are supposed to do, but to tell you the truth I have never met an artist who does it!:laugh:

[Sara]

[FONT=century gothic]If I'm drawing real people I usually try and do things properly with correct proportions and stuff. Nothing's right, though--Anime throws all that stuff out the window....

Once you've got a feel for your character--have drawn him or her a few times--you can start pretty much anywhere and it'll turn out okay.[/FONT]

[WH2]

i usually start with the head i never draw eyes cuz mine suck

but then i move sown and draw the rest of the body

[GinnyLyn]

Circle for head, lines for body position. (I generally focus on the facial expression, so that's the most important part for me.) Then, like everyone else, "tubers" for the basic body shape.
That's all done lightly.
Then light details--hair, clothes, face, etc. I do that stuff pretty loosely, 'cause I find inspiration tends to show here when I let the drawing "draw itself". ;)
After that, I darken the outline I want, then the details. Then shadowing or color as needed, and cleanup as well.
And then...
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[Fall]

I usually start with the hair for any DBZ character like Goku. 'Cause in his drawings his hair goes over his eyes, so it's easier to start with his hair. But for bald people, they're haed first.For cartoons, their legs first, because I always seem to come up with a funny drwinf starting that way [^_^]

[Dragonballzman]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ryanmc225 [/i]
[B]I start with the head then the face then I cruple it up and throw it away:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: [/B][/QUOTE]

Thats about what I do :D

I start with the bottom of the ear, then draw down the neck, then add the hair around the ear, moving into the shape of the face, and if its good then I carry on. If it's not well...*Crumple crumple BIN BIN TIME!*

[Pressure]

Sketches
1.Head Shape & Neck
2.Shoulders & Chest (male and female)
3.Torso & Waist
4.Hips (gar!!! bad!!)
5.Legs (thighs & knees & shins)
6.Ankles & Feet (aaah!!!!)
7.Eyes
8.Mass erasing and re-drawing of eyes
9.Continual erasing and re-drawing of eyes
10.Nose (so easy)
11.Mouth
12.Eyebrows (it took me 6 months into drawing anime that the reason all my pictures looked so f*cked up was b/c i never added eyebrows ^.^)
13.Clothes (none of you have said you added clothes O.O;;)
14.Final erasing of eyes and much groaning as I draw them one last time
15.Hair
16.Erasing of guidelines
17.Color
18.Mass boasting, evil laughing, flaunting of picture, and such to make all my peers (and art teachers) jealous (especially you Krillen!! >D!!!!)

A picture that means something or is supposed to come out well
1.Circles & Tubes (god above I hate doing these!! my pictures come out a billion times better, but they take so firking long!)
2.Clothes
3.Detail
4.Face
5.Erase guidelines
6.Erase & re-draw eyes
7.Repeating of #7 like eight more times
8.Groaning, and re-drawing person w/ completely different clothes
9.Color
10.Touch-ups
11.Un-dying un-satisfaction as I realize it still sucks
12.Getting over #11
13.Mass boasting, evil laughing, self congratulation, flaunting of picture, and such to make make all my peers
(and art teachers) jealous!! >D!!
14.Congratulating myself
15.Re-peating a hundred thousand times "God DAMN I'm good! Hell yeah Alice!"

[Guest Imsirion]

i start with the eyes and then eventually the whole head and upper body and down from there.

[Guest liver_an_cheese]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Krillen [/i]
[B]I just wanna know how you guys draw....my friend and me draw dbz, I start on the outside of the face, then the hair, then eyes, then body, he starts on the eys thought then dies the outside of the face, its wierd, so how do you guys do it? [/B][/QUOTE]

i start on the body. the breasts if it's a girl and the chest if it's a guy. unless i know how i want the face to look, then i make the shape of the face first. i'm a real perfectionist and everything i draw comes out warped. i think it's because my frame of mind. anyway. it goes like this:

breasts/chest > waist > legs > arms > neck > face shape > hair > ears > eyes and eyebrows > nose & mouth
or
face shape > eyes and eyebrows > nose > mouth > ears > hair > neck > breasts/chest > waist > legs & arms