Have you ever found yourself wondering how large you should draw your character’s hands in relation to their body? The size of character’s hands actually changes a lot depending on an artist’s style, and the genre of their work. A great way to measure a character’s hands is by using the size of their head/face
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Hit a wall in your studies? Or maybe you’re suffering from a creative slump? Don’t worry – it happens to the best of us! Let’s go through some of the reasons you might be feeling that way, as well as some great ways to boost your motivation and get your head back in the game!
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As we grow older, our faces change and develop, making our overall appearance change too. Last time we looked at how to show these changes in anime women. So today we’ll be moving on to men’s faces! Let’s see how the aging process works in anime, starting from a young boy and finishing with an
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The face changes and develops as we grow older, and we see a different balance emerge, as well as a change in the skin and features. Since anime is a simplified medium, we need to make sure we tell the character’s story with the parts we have available. Luckily there are some very clear-cut rules
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Let’s continue with our list of tools that our lecturers from Anime Art Academy listed as must-have items for drawing manga by hand! There are some tools that you might not see often outside of Japan, so we’ll go through what each item is, and how it’s used. Last time, we went through the absolute
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Today let’s take a look at two more styles of girls’ eyes – staring eyes and sleepy eyes! For the basics on drawing girls’ eyes, check out Drawing Girl’s Eyes: Part 1 For droopy eyes and cat eyes, see Drawing Girl’s Eyes: Part 2 Drawing Sleepy Eyes These cute eyes are used on calm, relaxed,
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As long as they have paper and pen, anyone can draw manga! That being said, there are certain tools that become necessary when a manga-ka wants to draw by hand at professional level. Whilst a lot of manga illustration and production has turned digital nowadays, there are plenty of artists who still prefer more traditional
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Today let’s learn about some different “types” of girls’ eyes! For the basics on drawing girls’ eyes, check out Drawing Girl’s Eyes: Part 1 Drawing upward-slanting “cat eyes” Known as “tsuri me” (“tsoori meh”) in Japanese, these upward slanting eyes are often used for strong and courageous characters. Cat eyed characters often have a scary
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In anime, eyes are one of the things that set characters apart from each other, and give them individuality. By using different shapes of eyes, and adjusting the angle, we can change the whole personality of a character and how they are perceived. Let’s take a look at how eyes are made up, how eyes
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Do you ever feel like you can’t quite get the body right when you draw anime women? Since the anime style is quite simplified, the face can feel easier to draw, but the body actually draws a lot on real human anatomy, so it can be a lot trickier! Especially when it comes to curvier,
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