Hands are a super important part of characterisation and expression – a character’s hands can tell us almost as much about their age, physical appearance and emotions as their face can! Today
The nose is the centre of the face, and despite often being heavily simplified in anime, it’s still a very important part of the face. The nose sticks out from the face,
Have you ever struggled with creating backgrounds for your work? Maybe you have a character in mind, but can’t work out how to place them in a scene? Today we’re going to
Have you ever had trouble drawing open mouths in anime style? It looks really simple, right? Usually there’s just a simple semicircle shape inside the mouth to show the inner shape. But
Using all different angles in your work is a great way to add some interest and excitement to a scene. Think of a movie, for example – the actor isn’t always shot
Have you ever struggled to get your anime style faces looking just like the ones you see in your favourite shows? You’re trying out the large, anime style eyes and the small
Today we’re going to be continuing our investigation of how the legs bend in different poses and situations. This time, we’re moving down to the ankle area. This is an important area
In our popular anime tropes article, we talked about how popular the “onsen” hot spring episodes are in anime and manga. Public baths and hot springs very popular destinations in Japan, where
Legs make up a whole half of a character’s body, so it’s no surprise that they’re a super important part of getting character poses right. Bent knees are important for poses like
You may have noticed that anime and manga artists love to give their work a bit of sparkle! One way this is achieved is through the use of highlights. In recent years