How To Draw Manga Bad

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Manga artistry can be an amazing skill when mastered properly. It's simple, easy and with proper practice can become a skill that can help you in many ways. Eg - doing projects (at school), designing clothes and heaps more. One of the most satisfying things is bringing your character to life and personalizing them with clothes and more. Read on to learn how.

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Start with the basic frame, lines indicating the bones of your person and dots representing joints. For examples, buy one of those modeling dolls from a craft store or look in the mirror. Making your pose realistic is important, but start of with something basic, a person standing with hands behind their back. Draw a large circle for the hips, the legs connected on.
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Draw an oblong/egg shape for the head.
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Add some flesh. Draw circles/oblongs around your lines, making sure again it's realistic. If you're a man, start off drawing men, if you're a woman start by drawing a woman. Start off according to your gender and learn to know the male/female body better before you draw any boy/girl characters. Turn your dots into larger circles, for example, around the knees (this eventually makes the kneecap).
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Smooth out your lines and put your waist in. Women have a slimmer waist while a man's is less defined. Add some lines for the neck and make some triangle shapes for the feet. Erase all the original 'skeletal' lines leaving only your border.
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Put on clothing and decoration. You can basically design any clothes but an important part is the fold. They make the look realistic (that ever so important word again). Start basic though, a simple robe or something. If you need help, get a rag and hang it the same way. Gravity applies to fabric as well so make sure it falls the right way.
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Buy a cheap Visual Art diary and do a drawing a day. You'll soon see the difference.

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What do I do if my drawing looks creepy?

Turn it into a creepy character. If one specific part or parts of the drawing look creepy, keep practicing those parts until they look the way you want them to.
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Are manga and anime the same thing?

They have a similar art style, but anime and manga are different: Manga comes in the form of a comic (often read right to left), while anime is an animated cartoon.
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Why is it hard to draw perfect circles?

It is difficult to draw anything perfectly, and circles are no exception. If you want to draw better circles, it may be useful to trace something or invest in a compass (the math/drawing kind, not the navigational kind), as it will help you draw circles.
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What if I need to draw a circle because it looks bad without it?

Then draw a circle! If it makes you feel better about your work, go for it! Remember that it's art, and you should put your own spin on things.
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How do I draw good manga eyes? I never draw mine right and end up covering their eyes with their bangs and hair.
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How can I draw the hands better?

Practice and use a base of triangles a lot! Do the fingers as you can see in your own hand. If you have a lot of trouble, just make the hand hides behind darkness or an environmental object. In my case, I often make characters use clothes that hide their hands to save on some work.
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How do you draw the face?

.First, don't use a ruler and don't draw circles. The way most people do it is by placing one arch over the top, then one slightly angled line inward on both sides, the, one angled to a point they both meet up at.
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How am I supposed to learn from pictures? This was the worst how-to ever!

Sophia Amann

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WikiHow users are constantly trying to make the pages better, including pictures with the instructions to help. Meanwhile, you could try a different tutorial or look at a YouTube video if this one was not helpful to you.
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How do you do bare feet? I struggle.

Miracle Owens

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Start off with the toes, then go from there. Try to find a reference to copy and start practicing. Try different positions of the foot as well, once you're comfortable with the results of your drawing.
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How do I make the colors blend in together when drawing manga characters?

Search for tutorials based on what materials you're using. For example, if you draw digitally, search up tutorials for the software you use. If you're using art markers or colored pencils, search tutorials for that.

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Go on DeviantArt and search up 'Anime', and find one to try to do a quick sketch. That way you can observe it and do a similar one yourself. It can help build skill of drawing Anime Characters.
Watching anime while drawing helps with expressions and more and sometimes trying to draw a character from your favorite anime then comparing with an actual picture can really help with technique.
Buy a Anime/Manga drawing book for a more comprehensive guide.
Buy an art diary and keep a record of your drawings.
Watch "how to draw" videos; they can be very helpful.

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Things You'll Need

Good pencils
Good eraser
Good work space
Art diary
Anime/manga drawing book

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