Drawing & Illustration

I just started drawing at the end of July I think. I'm really interested in anime and manga. I've tried to practice drawing, but I get really discouraged when I can't do something right or I can't find a way to teach me how to draw the things I want to draw. For example, I've been trying to find a way to draw hands better, but every book I look at has a very minimal section for hands...and they're already finished and look good. I also want to take an anatomy class, but I don't think any of the (very rural) schools out here give an anatomy class.
Another of my problems is that I have one really awesome drawing and I want to ink it and finish it completely, but I don't want to mess up the hair and make it look different. It looks awesome in pencil, but it's smearing all over the place. Does anyone have any advice for either of my questions?
I've tried to start drawing again, but I think I intimidate myself...HELP! I want to get out of this drawingless slum...but how?

2007-09-06 05:32:33 · 11 answers · asked by converse_girl91 3

any exercises that you could do?

2007-09-06 02:46:55 · 4 answers · asked by Nose U 2

I have to make a french title page and I'm wondering what I should put on it.. anyone have any ideas? I'm not really a good artist so something easy and stuff. Any ideas?!

2007-09-05 13:48:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know any site that has shapes of playdough and cute lil designs of it that i can actually teach kids to do ? and wont be hard? i am doing a volunteer work in an orphanage and i would like to teach kids with uncooked colored playdo some designs and cute figures and maybe animal shaped and other things to do , but i know few designs and not many , so id apreciate any site ud give me to put a smile on their faces ,thanks

2007-09-05 12:08:56 · 1 answers · asked by the L eagle 5

2007-09-05 04:52:35 · 4 answers · asked by Ryder 1

It seems to me that art, just like music and movies should sink or swim on their own merit. Can someone familiar with this subject let me know why tax dollars are being funneled to artists?

2007-09-04 21:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love drawing landscapes and i use architectural wonders to recreate eras, so can i get in trouble? the problem is that there are millions of pictures of the same buildings, how can i do it?

2007-09-04 19:59:38 · 8 answers · asked by zippcloud 1

My girlfriend is an avid art tablet user, but she draws in a position in which her computer chair doesn't support her back.

She reports back problems and frequently has to take breaks from working to rest her back, even while she's drawing sitting straight up.

Her normal position is when she has the chair tilted back, sitting in a semi-lotus position while either hunched or sitting straight up.


Does anyone recommend a specific kind of chair that has an adjustable backrest to it that might help her?

2007-09-04 10:29:31 · 1 answers · asked by Jason R 1

http://www.warmtoastcafe.com/art/jhavibi/

2007-09-04 05:07:42 · 5 answers · asked by javi f 1

...i don't want to just buy a boring one, id like to design it and then get it printed and sent to me.
Is there such a website that will let me do this? If yes, where?
Iv'e googled many things but cant seem to find what im looking for.
I need some sort of template (for dates and such) but something that will allow me to spruce it up abit. and then i need it printed.

please help, in any way you can x

2007-09-04 04:49:31 · 1 answers · asked by Coco 2

Paper money ink

2007-09-03 22:07:58 · 3 answers · asked by siryan 2

I have looked all in my color pencil bag and have no idea what color exactly winnie the pooh is i say more orange my boyfriend says more yellow what do u say? i would like to get the color match as close as possible.

2007-09-03 19:02:58 · 9 answers · asked by CJewell 5

I would like to have a big tattoo of my last name on my upper back... but i was wondering if 10 letters is too long to do it.

2007-09-03 18:26:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to draw some comics for my school paper..but i have to draw some funny comics about freshman..I might be a freshman..but I can think of nething funny..can you help me..I am in highschool..jus so you know..thanks..

2007-09-03 17:12:13 · 3 answers · asked by Secret Ninja 1

there's a black and yellow rectangle with a black and yellow circle found on crash test dummies used for motor vehicle safety tests. i'm looking for the origin of the graphic? what does this symbol stand for? where did it come from? who created it?

2007-09-03 16:04:41 · 9 answers · asked by CRASH TEST DUMMY 1

What would i call this type of art would i call this. the link will take you to the picture. I really like this and would like to do a picture like it in my art class.

http://www.kunstgalaxie.de/shop/images/GIV05.jpg

2007-09-03 15:17:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to create a framed Art piece that has a beach sand background with seashells, sealife, etc. glued onto the sand. However, I am having trouble knowing how I should glue the sand on and what the best material to use. Also, how will the heavy shells will stick to the sand. What kind of glue is best for sticking shells onto real sand and what is the best material to use for sticking purposes i.e. a canvas or an actual picture frame with construction paper? HELP!

2007-09-03 12:56:30 · 4 answers · asked by Staci D 1

It's the rough draft (corrections, handwritten notes in margins...) of the script of a Bob Hope USO show my husband worked on while in the Air Force.

2007-09-03 08:20:59 · 4 answers · asked by Julie S 6

http://www.slide.com/s/FL4ja7Ve4T_ppKs_1rbhtpQdSJvSJNGm
This is the link to it.
Can you give me an honest opinion of this drawing, and what you may see wrong with it?

2007-09-03 07:09:33 · 4 answers · asked by Ryder 1

http://www.slide.com/s/NmJ1qp235D_tuWndpHAwJ0d9OKbdGgs7
This is the link. How does it look?

2007-09-03 06:55:57 · 3 answers · asked by Ryder 1

this girl i know asked me to draw her a picture, but i don't know what to draw for her. Any ideas?

2007-09-03 06:54:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yeah, I don't know how to word that well. I'm bored, I want to do something with these plain jeans I've got that I never wear. I was thinking I'd draw a big face on the leg. What I've got picture is one of those old looking sketches of like, a young girl from the 20's or around then. I hope you know what I mean :? I'm not that good of an artist but if I could find a nice picture I like I'd like to use it to copy onto the jeans. Do you know of any nice pictures like this? Just a simple face, nnot too busy. I hope you can understand what I'm looking for, I'm not great with words hehe
Your help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

2007-09-03 04:48:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the best waterproof pen for drawing on bags. I'm going to use acrylic paint to paint a bag then use waterproof pen to decorate. What waterproof pen is the best -
Which:
Don't smudge whilst drawing,
Whilest drawing it doesn't run into like veins across the paint,
Can stand up to rain and everday use.
What is the best waterproof pen???

2007-09-03 03:50:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know where I can post graphic novels for free. I don't really have one yet, it's still in its infancy. But I'm looking for a site where you can post your graphic novel and let others see it. I'm not thinking of selling it.

If there's no none you can think of, Is there a free web hosting providers that I could use so I could post it there instead?

2007-09-03 02:46:58 · 2 answers · asked by Lyrical 2

2007-09-03 00:34:31 · 20 answers · asked by ? 6

Any stationary stores in NRW stock them? Any online shops?

2007-09-02 21:54:51 · 1 answers · asked by mcmurz 1

When I draw pictures I tend to make them very tiny, because I get bored coloring and my mistakes are more glaring when I make my pictures bigger. I also still haven't gotten over my childhood phobia of running out of paper. The problem is in art class I always end up with insanely detailed textures (mapped mathematicaly often using a grid) in some areas, and large chunks of empty space which I hastly fill in with quick hills, grass, sky, or anything so that my art teacher won't complain too much. Problem is, that undeveloped space looks ugly. So does anyone else who have the same problem; and/or a solution?

2007-09-02 21:04:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/cleardrmr3/?action=view¤t=FreddysPics013.jpg

2007-09-02 19:28:48 · 3 answers · asked by Freddy 4

I'm trying to find a picture to draw and it needs to be so I can put magazine pictures that I will cut out so I can make it look surreal. I need a picture before Tuesday. Cars, houses, inside of houses, etc. would be great! (I found a few, I just need to show them to my teacher and see if he approves)

2007-09-02 14:08:26 · 2 answers · asked by Sarah 1

2007-09-02 14:06:17 · 5 answers · asked by Danyelle J 1