Animal ears are often seen in anime, and are known as “kemono mimi” or “kemomimi” in Japanese – they make for really cute and fun characters! Kemomimi are a fantasy trope, but because they’re so popular and common, there are some rules that have come into place over the years that we need to follow
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The eyes are one of the parts of character illustration that we want to take most care with, because as people say, the eyes are the windows to the soul! Not only is the eye shape and iris style important, we need to think about how we place the eyelashes, and how many we use
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Introducing the best drawing software, as recommended by Japanese professionals! At Anime Art Academy, our students often ask for advice on what software to use for the best results in their digital drawings. Because there are so many great programs out there, and so many that look the same from the outside, it’s difficult to
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