For a long time, I've been a huge japanese animation/manga (japanese comics) fan, and recently I've decided that I want to better my drawing skills by learning to utilize these styles. I'd like to take a class on this, but I'm not sure that's entirely possible within the US, at least to my knowledge. Anyway, I just want some input on techniques, materials, and good guides to follow. Any help is greatly appreciated!
2006-08-21 10:54:10 · 8 answers · asked by Chris 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Go to your local art store. They will have at least one book on drawing manga/anime. It should have a list of materials you will need. Ignore this for now. Go through and try a few of the exercises in pencil with a regular sketchbook. Then decide, according to your style, which of the materials you will need and get those.
Do a google image search to find pictures from your favorite animes and mangas. Rent animes from your video store and pause it every once in a while and draw it. Try drawing characters from different angles too.
Find out about local classes you can take. In Massachusettes they have an animation museum with a series of four or five short classes you can take for twenty dollars a class. They aren't manga/anime it starts out with claymation, then stop motion, and I'm not sure what is next. Go to any local museum and take a course in art. Find local artists who might be able to give you a lesson. If you are still in school take some art classes. Don't limit yourself to one style of art. Any art and animation classes you take will help you.
Drawing ten minutes a day will help you improve quickly.
Good luck!
2006-08-22 14:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by epitome of innocence 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a big fan of the Japanese animation/mangas as -well the way i see it is u should go on the web and & see if there r any websites that may have japanese animation in the US. when u practice drawing star out with the easy characters ( with the most simple lines and shape ) then slowly work ur way up 2 the more difficult characters if u want 2 know more of my ideas contact me at IMmermaid_girl@yahoo.com
2006-08-23 08:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 15:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same here..& I found the site that elopezcomic adviced helpfull for guides to follow. for material i,ve once read about some inks (marun ink i guess), there r some inks special for comics, black, white & colors. but i use pencil & colored pencils, water color,(i've recently got deep into manga too)..
another thing i've read about is the drawing tablet (it's used to draw digitally, insted using a mouse, use this(like a pen)).
for paper, i like smooth paper when using pencils...so the lines would be smoother, & curves easier...
& practice is the key point...& imagination, creativity helps.. i think that seeing other artists' work would help (inspiration, ideas, & gets u motivated to draw like them)...
2006-08-29 08:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by white skull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you already have basic skills in drawing, I think one of the best ways is to transcribe or trace the manga style you like trace it excatly to the details. I suggest you concentrate on drawing the eyes first, coz in manga the eyes is on of the number one aspects.
2006-08-21 23:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by slashchords 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never really read then but i need to learn to draw them and i don't have a comic store or anything else like that around here :(
2006-08-21 11:24:09 · answer #6 · answered by crescentmoon93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some tutorials that helped me
http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial.html
oh and of course practice, practice and more practice
also have some references around your work area of some of favorite artists and anime/manga, that helps to
2006-08-22 06:21:56 · answer #7 · answered by PonderousPork 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you send me a sample of your art?? i'm a realistic artist... i can probably help you make you art a little more realistic... dude_tolley.092993 @ yahoo . com
2016-03-17 00:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.akadotretail.com/shop/shop_search_cat_sec.php?cat=Comictones&sec=How%20to%20Draw
these books teaches u the basics, and u can buy all the supplies here also.
2006-08-21 18:55:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋