hey everyone!
theres so much good work in here... O.O it's sort of scary...........
but ill do my best! heres my first drawing, a self portrait! XD
hopefully this month can make me a better artist!! =^.^=

In the words of my Wise Old Mother - "You draw one more time on lined paper and IMA CUT YOU."

Hahaha, ok ok, so she didn't exactly say it like that, but...do yer work justice and draw on some blank paper! Unless you're making schematics or something, of course. Also, she will murder me for calling her Old.

Welcome to the jam! Lessee some full body characters of your stuff! =D

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Uno: No lined paper ;)
Dos: You really need to start looking more into anatomy and face structure.
Tres: Forget style and forget trying to draw "This guy's eyes" and "That dude's noses". Style comes by itself, you can't force it and you can't try to make a mishmash of several stuff within the same genre and cram it in.
Quatro: I know, I know, you probably love anime/manga, and you really want your style to follow the great masters', But learn the bases first. They all did it too. i'm not sure, but I believe Japan has mandatory Art Class till High School, College or something and I think they go kinda in-depth in those, so all the Great Manga artists started with the basics. It's very important.
Cinco: Show us more!

About the picture, at the risk of sounding like a douche, it looks like a CARICATURE of the anime style. Eyes are too big, with too many "shinies", hair is reeeeeally generic, Face shape is incredibly standardized and not very organic (straight 90º in some spots). Also, ears too small, I could go on :(



PS.: Guuuys, am I supposed to just not say anything bad during FaceMelting February? Guide me xD

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thank you for the feedback, blueraptor and kanta-kun! ^.^

dont worry about sounding mean, i really apreciate you taking the time! im sorry i didnt see this sooner or id have put your suggestions to good use! o.O i promise ill try to take everyones advice. hopefully i can learn something! ^.^

i guess unfortunatly today is more of the same... sorry! tomorrow ill try something full body... o.O

Either he's got no hair on top of his head, or his hair takes up that ENTIRE piece of lined paper.

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I've gotta agree with what's been said here - Kanta-Kun especially hit the nail right on the head. You won't get much better drawing only anime busts. Anime is a set of very rigorous instructions of how to interpret, but true skill comes from observation. Why not take some time to draw some people or objects from life? It may seem boring, but it will only do you a world of good.

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If you have trouble transcending into different types of practice, take a look at all the different artists who excel at anime and manga to give you ideas. Though there always feels like a similarity from style to style, there are artists who definitely hold their own, or really make something from the look. But there is always one thing all the best guys have: rock-solid, god-like draftsmanship. I will show ye:






Pick your brain apart. Pick your drawing apart. Don't go for final line, just really DIG into the forms in your drawing. The anime look can go on top of any well drafted figure and you'd be set. But that well drafted figure has to be there! =)

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hi blueraptor! thanks so much for giving me some examples! :3
i guess its true, even anime isnt just one set of rules! ill take some time to study exactly what i want out of my art and hopefully learn something along the way! ^.^

today i tried some full bodys... these are two of my characters. as you can see i have a long way to go... but theres still 25 days left in february! plenty of time! ^.^

hi everyone! ^.^
today i tried something more challenging!
i used a picture i found on google though, i hope thats okay... O.o
id draw them for real but there arent any horses around here! XD
this weekend im going to see if i can get a new sketchbook and im going to try to work on some real anatomy! >:3

sorry i missed yesterday everyone, i was at my grandpas house T_T
hes very sick right now so i drew him a little something to make him feel better... i hope it helps him! ^.^ <3

hi everybody! ^.^
my nana said my grandpa is doing much better! what a relief!
today i drew another self portrait, feeding my nanas horse! ^.^
its really hard to draw two things interacting, maybe I'll work on that a bit more! XD

keep practicing :) and if possible upload more than 2 pictures in a day.

looking forward for you anatomy drawings this weekend :D

and best wishes for you grandpa :)

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I...I want a nana who has horses =(

Horses are fun, I wanna see more of them from you! And anatomy is fun, even just copying the images from the books you learn a lot. Just plain muscular anatomy is great.

Oh and don't worry, I reference from google image searches all. The. Time.

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thanks 37celsius and blueraptor! ^.^

today i tried some real life drawing right in the kitchen in my house!
its really really hard...o.O but its the best way to learn so im going to keep trying! >:3

today it was really nice out! n.n
theres nothing like relaxing outside on a beautiful day!
well okay, i can think of a few things... XD

i feel really bad for not posting every day this month... T_T
its a lot harder of a challenge than i thought!!
im going to try really hard to make it all the way to the end though!!^.^
last night me and my brother played life, which is my favorite board game! i could play it for hours... O.O
shh, i know life doesnt have dice... oops... o.O

Life should have dice, it really should...

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Welp. Seeing as it's now out there:

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