Good brands for drawing anime and where to find them. It is a gift for someone I would like to find them nice sketching pencils. I've looked around and not found anything that is what she is looking for. Thank you.
2006-12-09 14:34:37 · 6 answers · asked by Norah 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Having run the gamut of pencil types in the last six or seven years, I have to say that my all-time favorite are lead-holding pencils.
Before I go any further into describing them, let me make one thing clear: Lead-holding pencils and mechanical pencils are NOT the same thing. Same idea, very different implementations.
Lead-holding pencils are sold empty for 4-6 dollars. You can then buy whatever grade of lead you want (for drawing in general, not just anime, I'd suggest HB and 2B lead) in cases of varying quantity. The best thing about lead-holding pencils is that because you're using a stick of solid lead, it takes forever to use the whole thing. They also require infrequent sharpening, because the lead's design keeps its point for quite a while.
Keep in mind that these pencils aren't something you're going to find at Michaels or AC Moore. If you live near a Pearl art store or a Dick Blicks, one of those two will be your best option; otherwise, if you live anywhere near an art school, see if you can't get in contact with them and ask them where their students shop. Some schools, if they're anything like mine, may have their own art store that is open to the public where you'd be guaranteed to find the pencils.
Included are some links so you can see the sort of pencil I'm talking about. If you can't find them in stores you could order them over the internet; as for what # of leads to buy, I find that I get along splendidly on the small 2-lead tubes sold by Staedtler, but different companies may stock different quantities for varying prices, so in the end it's all up to your budget.
P.S. If you do go with the lead-holder, make sure that whatever lead you buy matches the MM of the holder. Like I said, mechanical pencils and lead holders function on the same basic concept, and nothing sucks more than having a ton of lead that won't fit your pencil.
P.S.S. Make sure the lucky gift receiver knows that A) The lead sharpener is in the bottom cap of the pencil, the part with the little hole in it that you take off to put in your lead. DON'T LOSE IT.
B) That to extend the lead (at least with the type I use) they must grasp the lead with their fingers and pull it out slightly while GENTLY compressing the endcap. I felt extremely stupid flinging my lead across the room six times in a row before I realized that was all I had to do. C) Empty the end cap after sharpening BEFORE putting it back on the pencil. To do this, grasp it firmly between two fingers and tap it sharpening-end down firmly but gently over your choice of trash recepticle. Nothing sucks more than not realising you had do this, and suddenly finding your drawing smeared with a pile of lead dust.
Other than that, good luck. Shopping for us artsy types is difficult, I know, but when you get us nice things we become oh-so-happy. ^_^
2006-12-09 17:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by OodlesofNoodles 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no easy way to become exceptionally good in drawing anime. Neither is there a single, "best" way to draw anime. You'll find that different mangakas employ different techniques or ways to draw, from the pen they love to use to how they view a perspective on stories and character outlines. As the saying goes, "Different strokes for different folks" XD! What may be the best way for you won't necessarily be the best for me. Many people might find that they can emulate a mangaka's style, but there is indeed a few others out there also who couldn't draw the way he/she did, no matter how hard they try to O.o. It's both a boon and bane. I suggest that you keep on at it - practice, practice, practice. Most budding-mangakas start by drawing a particular art from an anime they like (from what I see - others may not think this so XE). They pause the anime on the screen, and either capture it (if it's on the PC), or just hold the scene there and they draw. There are other mangakas or senior doujin artists that say that if what you draw is as similar to the original work (or almost that a casual fan could recognize it straight away), then we'd say you might as well have all the essentials to become an anime artist/mangaka XE. Eventually sometime sooner or later, you'll find your own unique stroke, that is to say, a definite drawing personality which becomes the basis outline of everything you draw. Last but not least, enjoy what you're doing and have fun! Hard for you become successful in drawing something if you loath both the art and the process of drawing it XE.
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2016-05-02 07:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to an art/craft store and ask, or call your local college with an art department and see what they suggest. I think that usually manga is inked in with India inks when the penciling is finished, too. And the better the pencils the more they cost...so stay away from discount box-mart stores.
2006-12-09 14:46:56 · answer #4 · answered by raptorsmoonrising 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like mechanical pencils best, but for color I like prisma color pencils. Go to your local craft store in the fine arts section and take a look around to see if there is anything you think she will like.
2006-12-09 15:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two links that might help an illustrator..One is my squidoo.com LENS on illustration which includes the other link for MANGA Revolution.
2006-12-10 01:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
use scratch-x or ani-pencils
2006-12-09 14:42:19 · answer #7 · answered by ellen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋