Important stuff to keep in mind .... FOREVER!

draw big and soflty enought to fully cover an A4 paper size. Draw softly since you will be erasing a lot if you draw hard you will fuck up the paper and it will be hard to see where the hell lines and outlines are .... really, draw big and softly

use blank paper and use a pencil sharpener or get a mechanical pencil.

do not erase the structure until you have done everything else! (yes, even the eyelashes or any fold)

Develop a hard self criticism from the very first day you start drawing. It is the way to imporvement .... "i suck at drawing Y_Y" it is not self criticism ..... "the colors dont have enough contrast beteween each other" it is a good start ...

Most of us have a favorite anime or manga, use this as reference. I used SailorMoon and Magic Knight Rayearth as reference, i learnt almost everything by studing those mangas and illustration books ^-^

take your time!!! you dont have due dates

have fun, this is suppous to be a hobby not torture

How to Draw Anime and Manga

Lights Effects

Matching Colors

Final Texture

Read Me Now!!!!!: Basic and handy stuff to keep in mind while drawing.
Axis / proportion / weights / balance / what for??: The main pilar of drawing, drawing an sketch made of basic shapes using the correct proportions, how to get them?
Body volumen, basic structure male and female.: Female and male anime bodies has difference. How to achive a male body or a female body based on those few differences
Body joins & others difficults part. Shoulder, Collarbones, Arms, Legs: Body joins tend to be difficult. How to draw them acording to the muscles and bones.
Head size and shape plus axes.: Basic head size and shape, plus position of the nose, eyes and muouth.
Eyes, eyelashes, eyebrowns, mouth, nose, ear.: Many face features with lots of different expressions ... the list keep getting bigger and bigger.
Hair/ chunks/ hais is volume CLAMP styleish examples: How to draw anime hair, with lot of examples and styles. Hair chunks and bangs, not plain boring hair.
Hands and fingers: Nothing yet, sorry.
Clothes as volumen / folds / texture: Nothing yet, sorry.
Color talk.: Bearly a the tip of the iceberg. Tricks, tips and idea for coloring your images. A must know for all artist
Coloring 101 (in open canvas tips and basics): Basic coloring technique in opencanvas! More to come
Layer modes or calculations. (open canvas): How to achive those asskicking coloring you see around! this is a trick for everyone to try and see. Discover what a layer can do for your image! Still under construction since there are a lot of camculation (or layer mode)
Scanned outline. (open canvas): Get a cleaner outline from your scanned piece of paper before coloring
Shadows and highlites / contrast: Nothing yet, sorry.
Picture layout and compositions: Good stuff to get your picture to REALLY stand out and taking it to the next level.
Putting all togheter! step by step.: Nothing yet, sorry.

random image

anime gaia contest entry anime girl resting on grass playing with fairies with flowers and wings

An entry to a contest, i dont rememebr what happen to it tho xD

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