Hello i new to this site and would like some advice on drawing. I would love to learn how to draw manga but im pretty much a beginner to drawing in general.
Should i begin with basic drawing books or go straight to how to draw manga books?
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Some Advice for a beginner?
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Posts: 5 09/27/08 15:09:52 |
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Posts: 767 09/27/08 22:32:36 |
The only book i bought and have seen a lot of people recommend was "Getting started".(I think thats what it was called) Also theres tutorials online
that are helpful. The best i have found were from this site and deviantart.
Also i think a good way to improve is to draw from real life(I draw naked people). I know you probably hear that all the time,but it really does help you to get better. If you don't want to have to go outside and have people stare at you i find that drawing from a photo or pictures online helps as well Use what talent you possess - the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
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Posts: 5 09/28/08 17:52:00 |
Okay thanks for the advice
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Posts: 297 09/30/08 12:43:28 |
Hallo my friend. Welcome to the INSANE world of Manga, where the key to good manga is good practice and enjoyment.
As for advice, go to onemanga.com. They offer hundreds of manga commics there that you can learn from. You should also start doing quick 30 second sketches of people in public places; draw single sketches of hands, eyes and hair, and you should try be desciplined too. Make deadlines for yourself.  
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Posts: 2151 09/30/08 13:21:02 MU Moderator |
If you're a beginner, it's best to start out with the drawing books. You must learn the basics of materials, lines, shapes, light/shade, anatomy,
poses, folds, and so on.
When I first started drawing, I went straight to the manga books. I didn't have much problem drawing faces but when I got to everything mentioned above, I had problems. My friends here often told me that my figures were stiff/blocky. A few months later, I took an anatomy course at The Art Students League of New York. I learned a lot there and improved dramatically. If you want to draw bodies successfully, study real life anatomy. Manga anatomy is often exaggerated. If you don't know anatomy, you're going to have a hard time controlling it. Be sure to check out the Useful Links/Tutorials thread. It will help you get started. If you need any recommendations for books, I can list mines here. Good luck.
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Posts: 71 10/16/08 23:15:00 |
what they said said (above). Most importantly have fun. if you want to become a die hard the best method is to draw only with a pen, throw out all your lesser
good looking pictures, take only the better ones as examples for your next picture and repeat.Rinse.Wash.Spit. O.k. well it work for me, but hey everybody is
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Posts: 14 10/18/08 19:37:35 |
@mangaka7:well said. |
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MU Freshman
Posts: 5 10/26/08 21:15:26 |
Cool thank you. Would you recommend drawing from real life first or going straight to drawing manga?
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Posts: 937 10/26/08 22:56:30 |
Someone from the forum from a long time ago said it was better to start with real life first, then work your way to manga because manga is a stylized form of
drawing.
Personally i started with manga style drawing, although over the the years my drawing has sort of started to follow a more realistic look. I don't really over emphisize much of the body anymore. Referencing photos from real life and drawing to manga form is mostly what i do now. Really i don't think it matters where you start, but more of what works for you, and working on parts of difficulty, aka practice. Be open to suggestions, incorporate them into what you do if they work for you, and if they don't, then dont use them. This is probably all just rehash of what everyone said up above. I am useless
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Posts: 1430 10/27/08 01:06:27 |
Also, observe more. In manga most everything is drawn and created by someone's mind, it's how a whole new word is formed. You have to observe all
different kinds of things like clothing folds (now that's quite a hard one but once you start looking and remembering what you see it becomes easier).
For example like Pokemon, no one could tell the creators of that how to draw a Pikachu or any other Pokemon but they observed things on animals and created their own y'see? kikitue xx
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MU Freshman
Posts: 4 11/01/08 17:15:21 |
Like others have said, it's best to start with the regular drawing books. I started with manga and it screwed me up in the long run... I STILL can't
get the body motion right.
So yeah. Go from regular and then you can start to stylize it, it's easier. |
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MU Freshman
Posts: 22 11/22/08 06:46:38 |
I reccomend buying "Manga For Dummies" and "How To Draw Manga: Getting Started", as well as "How To Draw Manga: Anime & Game
Characters". I reccomend all three because each one covers the other in certain things that lack detail, which the other one has. You may also want to
purchase "Writing For Dummies" whenever you gain enough confidence to start making a manga.
Use a lot of reference material and draw. Never trace. If you want to draw let's say Naruto, you'll learn more quickly by using the drawing as reference when you're drawing Naruto, rather than simply tracing him. Also, you should also supply me with donuts. They won't help you as an artist, but they'll help my stomach get full. |
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