Here's another video on drawing realistic eyes, I enjoyed it I hope you do too!
Friday, January 15, 2010
How to Draw Realistic Eyes, Part One
Here's a video on how to draw realistic eyes, part one anyways. It's a drawing done digitally, but again the principles can be applied to traditional drawing or you can use them as is if digital drawing is your fancy.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Well, They're Just Mean!
How many of us want to learn how to draw better? If you are drawing or are interested in it I can bet that most of you all want to improve your drawing skills. Have you ever asked for a critique on a drawing? Did you like what the person had to say about it? Maybe they started off by saying
"Your anatomy is all wrong, your proportions don't look like what your trying to draw and you should learn how to shade!" Ouch. Ever hear a comment like this for something you drew? I have, and it stings at first blush. "Oh my gosh how could they say something like that!" you think?
The answers simple, it's because these are the people who are going to tell you what's wrong with it, you asked, how it looked or what you could do to improve, and maybe if you didn't you just caught someone to critique. In any case, if what they say is true it's true. Instead of going along with our automatic reaction of just saying how mean the person is, try taking the advice and studying the things they said were wrong and try again. No one ever got better if they didn't realize something as wrong with it in the first place. It's nice to get positive comments, we all like them but sometimes the comments you need are the ones you don't really want to hear.
"Your anatomy is all wrong, your proportions don't look like what your trying to draw and you should learn how to shade!" Ouch. Ever hear a comment like this for something you drew? I have, and it stings at first blush. "Oh my gosh how could they say something like that!" you think?
The answers simple, it's because these are the people who are going to tell you what's wrong with it, you asked, how it looked or what you could do to improve, and maybe if you didn't you just caught someone to critique. In any case, if what they say is true it's true. Instead of going along with our automatic reaction of just saying how mean the person is, try taking the advice and studying the things they said were wrong and try again. No one ever got better if they didn't realize something as wrong with it in the first place. It's nice to get positive comments, we all like them but sometimes the comments you need are the ones you don't really want to hear.
Basic Structure
Basic structure.
If you don't know the basic structure of something it makes it next to impossible to draw and have it look accurate. So many of us are into comics, manga, cartooning but how many of us can actually draw a person, just a regular person, how many of us know the muscles in the body, the bone structures.. well enough to draw? Not many of us, and it's not something you normally think about.. your drawing the outside why should you need to know what's inside? Well honestly, if you know the bones in the body and how the sit it's a lot easier to draw a person, manga, comic, or cartoon that has correct proportion and anatomy. What if the reason the torso of all your characters look bad because you don't know how the rib cage looks in the body?
We all see hundreds of people every single day in our lives, you would think we know what a person looks like right? Not really. The same is true of a buildings, we pass hundreds everyday, we walk around them, in them but how well can we draw one? Well, most of us would start with a rectangle, add some boxes for windows... and when we are done, the truth of the matter is it looks pretty stupid. Why? not because we can't draw, not because you don't have talent but more because you don't actually KNOW what a building looks like, you draw what you think it looks like, not what it does. We can pass by something hundreds of times a day and still not know what it looks like well enough to draw a decent picture of it. The best thing you can do is to study what it looks like. Break it down, learn the parts and pieces that make it up, learn the basic structures and once you can get the general idea of that down things will become much easier. You may still need reference, every artist needs reference from time to time, even the best. We can't always remember all of it! However if you know the basics everything will become a lot easier.
If you don't know the basic structure of something it makes it next to impossible to draw and have it look accurate. So many of us are into comics, manga, cartooning but how many of us can actually draw a person, just a regular person, how many of us know the muscles in the body, the bone structures.. well enough to draw? Not many of us, and it's not something you normally think about.. your drawing the outside why should you need to know what's inside? Well honestly, if you know the bones in the body and how the sit it's a lot easier to draw a person, manga, comic, or cartoon that has correct proportion and anatomy. What if the reason the torso of all your characters look bad because you don't know how the rib cage looks in the body?
We all see hundreds of people every single day in our lives, you would think we know what a person looks like right? Not really. The same is true of a buildings, we pass hundreds everyday, we walk around them, in them but how well can we draw one? Well, most of us would start with a rectangle, add some boxes for windows... and when we are done, the truth of the matter is it looks pretty stupid. Why? not because we can't draw, not because you don't have talent but more because you don't actually KNOW what a building looks like, you draw what you think it looks like, not what it does. We can pass by something hundreds of times a day and still not know what it looks like well enough to draw a decent picture of it. The best thing you can do is to study what it looks like. Break it down, learn the parts and pieces that make it up, learn the basic structures and once you can get the general idea of that down things will become much easier. You may still need reference, every artist needs reference from time to time, even the best. We can't always remember all of it! However if you know the basics everything will become a lot easier.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
How To Draw Super-Powered Heroes by Ben Dunn
While I've never read comic books much in my life drawing comics is still a subject that interests me, maybe it's because it's a popular subject in today's world.. comics. However, what really pulls me into the drawing comics is the style it has. Comic art has a unique look, and approach to it that I like. I like the details, I like colors, I like the poses, the costumes and the dramatic look a comic always has.
I like the motion, though motion is not something I can draw very well, over the past few months I have been studying myself, drawing comics, everything from the individual characters to the layout of the pages, to the writing of the scripts. I have to say that it's something that has caught my interest but that's no surprise to most of my family and friends, since drawing comics is something that my father does. While on vacation in IL at a Borders I picked up a book called How to Draw Super-Powered Heroes by Ben Dunn
. I've recently been reading and going through this book, but not at a very fast pace, I'd say that it's not a good "first book" if you've never drawn super heroes before and are looking for basics.. I'd call it more of an after basics book to tell the truth. Though the book does have a lot of helpful information and you can see the drawing being drawn through a several step process several times throughout the book.
The book talks about things from the planes of the human body for both male and female figures to perspective when drawing, to drawing metallic costumes, to the difference between drawing light and dark tights.
If you know a little bit about drawing comics already then this book might work great for you, if not I suggest that you actually wait up and purchase a different book or look for help online first.. feel free to browse this blog as I am adding a lot more comic drawing help onto it nearly daily. Later on I shall talk about another comic drawing book I've referenced lately.. that I would recommend for people who are just starting out drawing this kind of thing.. like myself! ;)
I couldn't find the book online at the moment, but if I do later.. I'll come back and link it for you!
I like the motion, though motion is not something I can draw very well, over the past few months I have been studying myself, drawing comics, everything from the individual characters to the layout of the pages, to the writing of the scripts. I have to say that it's something that has caught my interest but that's no surprise to most of my family and friends, since drawing comics is something that my father does. While on vacation in IL at a Borders I picked up a book called How to Draw Super-Powered Heroes by Ben Dunn
. I've recently been reading and going through this book, but not at a very fast pace, I'd say that it's not a good "first book" if you've never drawn super heroes before and are looking for basics.. I'd call it more of an after basics book to tell the truth. Though the book does have a lot of helpful information and you can see the drawing being drawn through a several step process several times throughout the book.The book talks about things from the planes of the human body for both male and female figures to perspective when drawing, to drawing metallic costumes, to the difference between drawing light and dark tights.
If you know a little bit about drawing comics already then this book might work great for you, if not I suggest that you actually wait up and purchase a different book or look for help online first.. feel free to browse this blog as I am adding a lot more comic drawing help onto it nearly daily. Later on I shall talk about another comic drawing book I've referenced lately.. that I would recommend for people who are just starting out drawing this kind of thing.. like myself! ;)
I couldn't find the book online at the moment, but if I do later.. I'll come back and link it for you!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
How To Draw A Dragon: With A Large Head.
I found this video on drawing a dragon, a large headed dragon. I thought it was good, even if it's drawing on the computer which isn't my preferred method, it may be yours and if not the same principles can still be applied to traditional drawing. I think dragons are fun to draw, and have been interested my self in learning how to draw dragons, if you are too then I recommend you check out this video.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Fashion Manga Art School: How to Draw Cool Looks and Characters.
While I was on vacation in IL I ended up stopping at a Border's store, I found lots of books I liked, lots I wanted to read and even started some in the store. While I didn't spend as much time there as I would have liked and I didn't buy all the books on my list I did purchase a book on drawing manga fashion called Shojo Fashion Manga Art School: How to Draw Cool Looks and Characters
. While I love to design clothes I've never really been sure how to start or how to draw them, I was hoping this book would help me and let me tell you I am thoroughly enjoying it!
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School has basics to drawing manga, including:- Drawing Manga Heads
- Drawing Manga Bodies
- Drawing Manga Hair
- Drawing Manga Facial Features
And has more, after that you move onto drawing the clothes, it's a fairly long book and has a lot in it. You learn different styles of clothing, and there is a chapter for several different kinds.
- Fabric 101
- Drawing Shirts
- Drawing Shirt with collars
- Drawing Sweatshirts
- Drawing Blazers and Long Coats
- Drawing Pants
- Drawing Shorts
- Drawing Swimwear
- Drawing Heels
- Drawing Boots
- And More!!
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School is a book I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to draw Manga or Anime characters... or takes an interest in designing or drawing clothes. I know that this book will be a good reference for a very long time, it's a good size for a drawing manga book and covers a lot more then just drawing clothes.
to anyone who wants to draw Manga or Anime characters... or takes an interest in designing or drawing clothes. I know that this book will be a good reference for a very long time, it's a good size for a drawing manga book and covers a lot more then just drawing clothes.Shojo Fashion Manga Art School: How to Draw Cool Looks and Characters is written and drawn by Irene Flores who was born in 1982 in the Philippines and is currently living and working in California. She started her career in 2004, co-creating and illustrating Mark of the Succubus for TOKYOPOP Inc. Among other projects are
is written and drawn by Irene Flores who was born in 1982 in the Philippines and is currently living and working in California. She started her career in 2004, co-creating and illustrating Mark of the Succubus for TOKYOPOP Inc. Among other projects are- Rumors From the Other Side anthology
- Right to left, back to front
- Weekly weird news
You can visit Irene's website at www.beanclamchowder.com
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