Shnuckles

10 May 2014, 21:34

Someone here should teach me how to draw xD. I would pay that person 0 dollars!

MudkipStar

12 May 2014, 17:12

well my sister is much better at drawing than me so if you want I could give you a link to her deviantart page. she mostly draws cats/wolves though

but if you want advice, I learned how to draw people like my drawing of Jay from a book called "How to Draw Manga" and its sequel, "How to Draw More Manga". They are pretty useful for learning how to draw in that kind of style.

Shnuckles

10 May 2014, 21:34

Someone here should teach me how to draw xD. I would pay that person 0 dollars!

Faerie_Dragon

15 May 2014, 00:02

One of my friend's drew this and she is gonna give it to me when we meet up again.
What do you guys think?


Her Tumblr.

Cbscriven

13 May 2014, 14:00

MudkipStar

12 May 2014, 17:12

well my sister is much better at drawing than me so if you want I could give you a link to her deviantart page. she mostly draws cats/wolves though

but if you want advice, I learned how to draw people like my drawing of Jay from a book called "How to Draw Manga" and its sequel, "How to Draw More Manga". They are pretty useful for learning how to draw in that kind of style.

the best way to learn how to draw is to draw from life, the human form is extremely difficult for beginners because they vary so greatly and are so intricate. Start with still lives, try and draw a cup from your kitchen, its boring but the beginning stages of anything are boring, think of the tutorial levels of a game vs the conclusion. The conclusion is much more fun, same thing goes for drawing. You can also have one of your parents sit on the couch and watch tv, tell them not to move too much and draw them! LEARN REALISM AND DRAWING CORRECT PROPORTIONS BEFORE TRYING TO ABSTRACT THE FORM INTO SOMETHING CARTOONISH. Ive seen this so many times and its a terrible terrible mistake, you end up with 2 elbows instead of 1 etc. You cannot exaggerate or distort a form without knowing the original form you are distorting!

Whenever there is an animal that i am trying to create a character out of I find reference and fill around 4 or more pages of my sketchbook drawing them and understanding the shape of their body and movements. This creates a strong base for me to deconstruct and work from creating stronger and more appealing characters.

I wont go deeper into character design right now but the thing I want you to take away is, draw from life! If you draw from " how to draw manga" books you are limiting yourself to a distorted figure to start with, and someone elses style. Drawing from life allows you the freedom to draw however you want and explore what works best for you.

MudkipStar

15 May 2014, 03:37

Cbscriven

13 May 2014, 14:00

MudkipStar

12 May 2014, 17:12

well my sister is much better at drawing than me so if you want I could give you a link to her deviantart page. she mostly draws cats/wolves though

but if you want advice, I learned how to draw people like my drawing of Jay from a book called "How to Draw Manga" and its sequel, "How to Draw More Manga". They are pretty useful for learning how to draw in that kind of style.

the best way to learn how to draw is to draw from life, the human form is extremely difficult for beginners because they vary so greatly and are so intricate. Start with still lives, try and draw a cup from your kitchen, its boring but the beginning stages of anything are boring, think of the tutorial levels of a game vs the conclusion. The conclusion is much more fun, same thing goes for drawing. You can also have one of your parents sit on the couch and watch tv, tell them not to move too much and draw them! LEARN REALISM AND DRAWING CORRECT PROPORTIONS BEFORE TRYING TO ABSTRACT THE FORM INTO SOMETHING CARTOONISH. Ive seen this so many times and its a terrible terrible mistake, you end up with 2 elbows instead of 1 etc. You cannot exaggerate or distort a form without knowing the original form you are distorting!

Whenever there is an animal that i am trying to create a character out of I find reference and fill around 4 or more pages of my sketchbook drawing them and understanding the shape of their body and movements. This creates a strong base for me to deconstruct and work from creating stronger and more appealing characters.

I wont go deeper into character design right now but the thing I want you to take away is, draw from life! If you draw from " how to draw manga" books you are limiting yourself to a distorted figure to start with, and someone elses style. Drawing from life allows you the freedom to draw however you want and explore what works best for you.

I always epically fail when trying to draw from life... XP but yeah, I guess you're right. If you want to draw people that look like realistic people you should draw from life.