Anime Art Magazine

Anime Art Academy is now on Discord! Come and join our community!

Published on 05/26/2022

We are excited to announce that Anime Art Academy is now on Discord! After many requests from students, we decided to create an online space where students can get together as a community. Come and join our server, meet your fellow students, exchange study tips, and chat about your favourite anime and manga series! You’ll

Drawing the face from behind, at an angle

Published on 05/24/2022

Drawing a character from behind might seem easy, since the face isn’t entirely visible, but it can actually be quite tricky to get this angle right. When drawing illustrations, there will be times that call for this back view, so let’s see how we can draw it right! In particular, let’s focus on how all

Drawing the face in profile – Part 2

Published on 05/21/2022

The side view of a character’s face is perhaps one of the most iconic views in anime illustration, and one that is very different from Western comic book styles. This can make it a hard one to master. We’re going to break it down for you today into some super simple, super reliable steps, so

Drawing the face in profile – Part 1

Published on 05/19/2022

Pro tips for drawing characters in movement: Let’s talk about battle scenes!

Published on 05/17/2022

Next in our series on drawing moving characters, I’d like to talk about battle scenes. These are an important part of many anime series, and it’s vital that we learn how to draw the characters’ movements in a natural way that doesn’t break the immersion for our viewers. Pulling hand up to punch Here our

Pro tips for drawing anime eyes! Different types of highlights

Published on 05/15/2022

One of the most important parts of character drawing is the eyes. The eyes are made up of various elements, but this time, let’s look at all the different types of highlights we can see in anime eyes. You’ll see how the image of a character can really change greatly depending on the position and

Pro tips for drawing characters in movement: Let’s talk about jumping!

Published on 05/12/2022

Today, let’s continue our series on moving characters, with a lesson on jumping! We’ll be focusing on three types of jump that are often seen in manga, but usually not in other illustration styles, or in real life. This makes them quite unique, and tricky! So let’s take a look at some tips for those

Pro tips for drawing characters in movement: Let’s talk about running!

Published on 05/10/2022

When drawing a character in movement, it can be even harder to keep the pose looking natural. In order to do this, it’s important to think about the character’s core, and the centre of gravity so that the character looks like they are stable and balanced. In this series of articles, we’re going to be

Pro tips for drawing characters in movement: Let’s talk about walking!

Published on 05/07/2022

Differences between men and women’s bodies in anime

Published on 05/04/2022

Anime and manga illustration is a style that involves both simplification and exaggeration. This means we see a very clear difference between men and women characters in anime and manga. Today we’ll be looking at some of those differences, as we study men and women’s bodies. If drawn using these techniques, you should be able

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