Any manga or anime fan will surely have seen scenes and expressions like the one below before! On the left, we have spiky yellow shapes to emphasise the character’s surprise, and on
Have you ever struggled with getting the proportions right for your characters? Maybe the head looks too large for the body, or the legs are too long like a scarecrow’s?? Or maybe
Here at Anime Art Magazine and Anime Art Academy, we’re always promoting the use of reference images as one of the very best ways for our students to improve their anime drawing.
I think hands are an area that most artists find difficult to begin with, but in anime hands tell us almost as much about a character as their face, so it’s important
Today we’re going to be going through some simple yet effective techniques to combat some of the most common mistakes made by students as they’re learning to draw anime style eyes. First
Have you ever found yourself lost when trying to draw Japanese school uniforms? You’ve seen them a lot in anime, but when it comes to actually designing and drawing them yourself… you’re
In Japan, manga and anime based in schools is hugely popular, and the “Japanese school girl” is an iconic image seen everywhere from anime and cosplay, to blockbuster Hollywood movies. When anime
Hair is an area where many artists have issues, and anime hair might be one of the most nuanced and difficult areas of anime art. It’s easy to feel lost, or not
When creating art, light and shadow is an intrinsic part of the process. Have you ever felt that your work lacks a certain sense of reality or weight? There’s a chance this
Any students of our course on Anime Art Academy will know the importance of using good references for your illustration work. This is particularly true for difficult character poses! Even the slightest