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Also I think full figure tips can be translated to the other categories as well. A line of action exists in hands and faces as well. The way you draw shapes as a base for your figure works in everything too.
(backgrounds have shapes - that's why you have that category with the building blocks. they're specifically just shapes without the noise of like, outside detail)
Alright, so I only have to grasp the figure tips in order to translate those to the other categories.
Or there's something else to it that I need to study in the site or somewhere else?
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You can't tell what a person is or isn't doing or what their life is like just from looking at their art; find people who are interested in your journey to get critique from. You want folks that ask questions about your work and what you're trying to do.
I've managed to found a couple of groups on Telegram and Discord, so I should approch them more in that regard.
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had people tell me that Draw A Box would solve all of my problems. I learned nothing, hated every second, and still get people yelling at me about it. It's good for a specific type of learner.
Yeah, Drawabox may be in depth, but is quite time consuming if you want to start to define your art style. Yet, a good bedrock can make the process kinda reliable.
Then again, I dropped that due to not work that much with me due to my tight schedule.
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If you're looking for specific tips, I really like the guides from EtheringtonBros, Manga Materials, and Taco1704 (I believe they're all on Twitter and Instagram). Michael Hampton's book is good for more 'complex' simplified anatomy, and he also has a YouTube channel. I also really like Pikat (also on YouTube). A number of manga artists have YouTube channels (Akihito Yoshitomi regularly posts his sketch processes, and VOFAN posts speedpaints with express purpose of sharing the process), and a few episodes of Naoki Urasawa's Manben are available with English subtitles. Also be sure to study those artists you like, too! See how they stylize or simplify things.
Thanks for all those names and resources. Although, for the other artists present in the Influence Map, finding info is gonna be hard.
- Nintendo's artists didn't share their art unless in Artbook format
- Kakizaki doesn't have any social presence (not a terrible idea), so I've gotta search other materials of him other than studying his comics
- HACCHAN and Inomata are slightly easier due to artbooks and the former's social media presence, so I should be covered
- Hiroyuki Asada has a social media account, but I've gotta find somewhere else for his art.
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As a fellow TKRB fan, should add that many of the artists are also on social media
Cool thing to see a fellow fan. This reminds me the Wiki has a page with all the artists.
For the rest, I have pratically hoarded most of the fan artists' works and even more in these years of web browsing, so I've got plenty of reference to get by.
At last, my thanks to Tired in a Tree and Icouldntthinkofaname for the posts. Gotta be hard to find the time to practice and study with a pen in my hand, but I will do that even if in small doses.
Wanter Getter
edited this post on October 29, 2024 5:38pm.
Reason: Correct a typo and add more info
