Anime Academy: Characters and Illustrations is your go-to for designing your own anime characters as well as creating illustrations. This course will take you from not knowing how to draw anime, to learning how to draw everything from bodies to anime character design.
So what else is in it for you?
You’ll be designing 3 main projects in this course that will take you from basic shapes to creating your own characters and illustrations.
You’ll gain access to all 19 sections of the course.
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Anime Academy: Characters and Illustrations is your go-to for designing your own anime characters as well as creating illustrations. This course will take you from not knowing how to draw anime, to learning how to draw everything from bodies to anime character design.
So what else is in it for you?
You’ll be designing 3 main projects in this course that will take you from basic shapes to creating your own characters and illustrations.
You’ll gain access to all 19 sections of the course.
Anime Academy: Characters and Illustrations is your go-to for designing your own anime characters as well as creating illustrations. This course will take you from not knowing how to draw anime, to learning how to draw everything from bodies to anime character design.
So what else is in it for you?
You’ll be designing 3 main projects in this course that will take you from basic shapes to creating your own characters and illustrations.
You’ll gain access to all 19 sections of the course.
This course is set up to help you step by step with understanding the basics of shapes and forms to anime bodies, as well as walking through design. You will also be walking through the illustration processes such as thumbnails, refinement, and finishing touches.
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Here’s what’s in it for you:
You’ll get access to all sections of the course that will teach you the fundamentals of character design that is backed up through anatomy, facial features, clothes, etc. The course has over 30 hours of content that I will walk you through each step of the way.
Here is what to expect in this course:
* The course starts with the basics. I will be teaching you the basics about drawing basic shapes such as cylinders, boxes, and circles. You will also learn the basics of line quality in drawing and sketching to get you started.
* Next, after learning the basic shapes, you will learn how to draw basic male and female bodies starting from gestures to building the body in simple boxes and shapes. You will also be taught the main muscle groups.
* Once you've learned the basics of anatomy, you will learn how to draw facial features of both genders such as eyes, noses, hair, ears, and mouths. You will be learning a few types of each.
* Then you are going to learn how to draw expressions ranging from happy to angry 6 different ways for each gender.
* From then, you will move onto the basics of hair ranging from straight to wavy. You will also learn about hair movement for each style.
* After hair, I will be going in depth with how to draw hands and feet. Keep in mind these are more realistic, and these will help with learning how to stylize them as well as know the underlying structure underneath.
* I will then, be teaching you how to draw basic clothes for both male and female, and then continue with accessories ranging from jewelry to shoes.
* After basic accessories, you will be learning how to draw in different poses that are standard to dynamic. This will be important for creating illustrations.
* Once you’ve learned how to draw poses, you will learn about line work, coloring using cell shading, as well as how to draw in different styles such as shojo, shonen, as well as chibi.
* From then on, you will be starting your first project which is creating a character from scratch. You will be seeing my design process, and feel free to make your own as you watch or copy what I do step by step.
* And finally, for the last two sections, you will be creating illustrations from scratch using the characters you created. You will be doing a portrait illustration as well as a dynamic one that you can express poses in.
Over the course of these 9 sections you will learn:
* How to draw basic shapes
* How to draw and understand anatomy of the body
* How to draw eyes and facial features, as well as hair
* How to draw poses and putting clothes on top
* How to color hair and eyes
* The basics of dynamic/standard poses
* How to draw styles such as shojo, chibi, and shonen
* How to make an original style
* Using reference to create an original character
* How to design an original character
* How to light basic shapes
* Learning the steps to creating an illustration
* How to make a standard and dynamic illustrations
What else will you get?
- Lifetime access to course materials
- Understanding how to create unique character designs
- Downloadable resources for each lecture
This all comes under one convenient easy to use platform. Plus you will get fast, friendly, responsive support on the Udemy Q&A section of the course or direct message.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and start creating your anime characters and illustrations.
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Learning objectives
- How to draw male and female anime bodies
- How to draw body parts (head, hands, feet, hair, eyes, etc)
- How to do lineart
- How to draw environments
- How to create your own style
- How to make illustrations
- How to draw male and female anime bodies
- How to draw body parts (head, hands, feet, hair, eyes, etc)
- How to do lineart
- How to draw environments
- How to create your own style
- How to make illustrations
Syllabus
Introduction
Hello! Welcome to the course. I am excited to be your instructor and I hope that this course will be very helpful for you! :D
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Syllabus
Hello! Welcome to the course. I am excited to be your instructor and I hope that this course will be very helpful for you! :D
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In this lecture, I will be going through what you need throughout this course :)
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In this video, you will be coloring a chibi that I drew with me! It is a lengthy video, as I will be walking you step by step for this piece, so take a break if you need to :D Feel free to use any color you like, or using the color palette I provided. The template is provided in the downloadable resources as well as brushes you will need for the course!
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This is a brief overview of the tools that I use during this course :)
In this video I will be teaching you how to draw smoother lines. To try it out, you can line out the sketch provided in the downloads and also look at the finished example as a guide!
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In this video, I will be going through a simple proportional method!
This video is an update to the proportions for the body!
This video will talk about the breakdown of the body in the skeletal form, as well as talking about the 8 heads method
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This is a continuation of the previous video. In this video, I will be building the body in simple shapes.
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In this video, I will be teaching you how to draw gestures for women, feel free to use the references I use or draw your own.
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In this video, I will be teaching you how to draw gestures for men, feel free to use the references I use or draw your own.
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This video is a quick exercise you guys can do for warming up to understand form better. I recommend you do multiple pages of the exercise to improve on understanding forms :) Down in the resources are tips such as how to locate the pelvis and compression vs stretch of the ribcage and pelvis.
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In this video, we will be drawing boxes in gestures we did in the previous video
We will be using the boxed models and putting smoother forms such as cylinders to prepare for the muscle phase!
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This video talks about simplified female muscles. For further info, take a look at the muscle sheet provided! Take note that this isn't a full anatomy science book, it is a simplified version of the muscle that we normally see :)
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This video talks about simplified male muscles. For further info, take a look at the muscle sheet provided! Take note that this isn't a full anatomy science book, it is a simplified version of the muscle that we normally see :)
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In this video, I simplify how to draw hands into boxes and cylinders. Hands are hard to draw, so no worries if it looks bad :) keep trying!
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In this video, I will talk about head heights and how it can affect proportions. Feel free to give it shot with the template in the downloadable resources!
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This video is about drawing the base of the head for both female and males :) After this section, I will be using what I drew as templates, and I highly encourage you to do so too!
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This video will teach you how to draw 3 types of girl's eyes and putting them on the head you drew!
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This video will teach you how to draw 3 types of men's eyes and putting them on the head you drew for the male
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This video goes through the measurements and placement of facial features as well as how to draw different types of noses and mouths.
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In this video, I will teach you how to draw ears for a girl and boy, as well for a bonus, elf ears.
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In this video, I will go over how to draw the female head in front, side, and 3/4 view.
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In this video, I will go over how to draw the male head in front, side, and 3/4 view.
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In this video we will be doing 6 types of happy expressions for girls! I used the head I drew in the previous section as a base, feel free do use what you have drawn!
Tips when drawing expressions: Have a story behind the expression you want to make, or even do the expression yourself xD
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In this video we will be doing 6 types of happy expressions for guys!
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In this video we will be doing 6 types of sad expressions for girls!
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In this video we will be doing 6 types of sad expressions for guys!
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In this video we will be doing 6 types of angry expressions for girls!
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In the last video for this section we will be doing 6 types of angry expressions for guys!
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In this video I will teach you how to draw straight hair for girls. You can try however length you like :D and feel free to use your drawings as templates!
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In this video I will teach you how to draw curly hair for girls. Curly hair is challenging, but remember to draw loosely and block it in! Remember: No outlines!
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In this video I will teach you how to draw wavy hair for girls. Remember to keep the waves varied, and the curls not too tight.
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In this video I will teach you how to draw hair movement. I will be going through all types as mentioned and draw the hair as if there's wind blowing towards or behind them!
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In this video I will teach you how to draw ponytails, pigtails, as well as fancy curls!
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In this video I will be drawing straight hair for guys! It is similar to the straight hair for girls, and once again, feel free to use what you have drawn as templates!
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I will be drawing curly hair for guys. Remember to keep the curls small, as his hair is short, but don't scribble, think through the curls carefully.
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In this video I will cover how to draw wavy hair for guys. Keep in mind as the hair is much shorter, you won't be drawing as much waviness, but keeping the strands slightly curled gives it a wavy look!
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In this video I will be doing an extra style which is spiky hair and how to do it properly!
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In this video, I will show you how to draw common hand poses for girls. Feel free to draw with me or collect your own reference to draw on! If you need help, please show me what you have and I can draw over it to help you guys out!
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Continuation of the previous video~
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n this video, I will show you how to draw common hand poses for guys. Keep in mind that male hands have a different structure (ex: bonier and more muscular) than girls, and drawing those key details marks the spot for distinguishing between the genders!
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Continuation of the previous video~
In this video I will be drawing common feet poses for girls. These are mainly in standing position, but one of them is more cutesy!
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This is a continuation of the previous video!
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In this video I will be drawing common feet poses for guys. Keep in mind these are more muscular than female feet, so drawing bones and veins as well can make it more masculine
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Final part!
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In this video, we are going to be combining everything we learned to draw bodies to use as mannequins!
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In this video I will be drawing a male mannequin. I did a more muscular version in this video but I added another on in the basic male clothes video!
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Folds are always important when drawing clothes! In this video, I will go through an exercise using simple shapes that I encourage you to do. I will be covering loose vs tight folds.
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This is a continuation of the previous video~ I put simple clothes on photos so that you can understand how the folds work. Feel free to do it yourself!
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In this video I will be drawing a basic shirt and skirt on one mannequin, and a more sexy look on the other. We will be using the folds that we practiced drawing to make these outfits!
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This is a mini lesson on how to draw ruffles in case anyone is interested in drawing frilly things.
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In this video, I will be drawing basic clothes for guys which include a tight shirt with sweatpants, and a sweater with jeans. I added a new mannequin to show the difference between muscular and lean male bodies!
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In this video I will go through how to draw dynamic poses for guys. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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In this video I will go through how to draw standing poses for girls. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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In this video I will go through how to draw standing poses for guys. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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In this video I will go through how to draw sitting poses for girls. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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In this video I will go through how to draw sitting poses for guys. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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Part two~
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In this video I will go through how to draw dynamic poses for girls. Feel free to choose your own reference and draw those!
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In this video I chose one male and female pose to line. Feel free to choose your favorite pose and do the same :D
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In this video I'm going step by step into coloring these characters in cell shading. First off is the skin
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We're continuing what we started with! In this video, I will teach you how to simplify on coloring hair.
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Since the characters don't have eyes that are super visible to detail, I will be using previous models to do this tutorial. If your character pose has eyes in full view, feel free to do this method
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In this last video, we will be finalizing these characters by having their clothes done! Remember to use sharp and soft brushes wisely
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In this video, I will be doing 3 sketches of the galaxy girl using reference.
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In this video, I will be setting up our sheet for this character by taking my favorite design and including a back view and other details.
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We will be lining the sheet in this video :) This video is a long one, so feel free to take breaks!
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In this video, I will be putting in base colors. This process is spread into 5 parts, as it covers a lot of processes. They are easy processes, however just takes a while :3
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Comprehensive beginner anime drawing guide
Downloadable templates and guides provided
Hands-on character design and illustration
Builds a strong foundation in drawing
Lessons are easy to understand and follow
Excellent for those starting from scratch
Activities
Review Basic Anatomy
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Reviewing basic anatomy will help you understand the underlying structure of the characters you'll be drawing, making your designs more believable and dynamic.
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Figure Drawing
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Study skeletal structure and muscle groups.
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Practice drawing simplified figures with correct proportions.
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Focus on areas like the torso, limbs, and head.
Review 'Figure Drawing: For All It's Worth' by Andrew Loomis
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Studying Loomis's approach to figure drawing will provide a strong foundation for constructing anime characters with accurate proportions and dynamic poses.
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Melania
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Read the chapters on proportion and construction.
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Practice the exercises on simplifying the human form.
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Apply the techniques to drawing anime-style figures.
Gesture Drawing Practice
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Practicing gesture drawing will improve your ability to capture the essence of a pose quickly and dynamically, which is crucial for creating lively anime illustrations.
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Set a timer for 2 minutes per pose.
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Focus on capturing the flow of movement.
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Use simple lines and shapes to represent the figure.
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Repeat daily for consistent improvement.
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Read 'Manga for the Beginner' by Christopher Hart
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Studying this book will reinforce the fundamentals of manga art and provide additional exercises to improve your drawing skills.
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The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Expressions...
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Read the chapters on character anatomy and proportions.
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Practice drawing different facial expressions and hairstyles.
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Experiment with different manga styles and techniques.
Analyze Anime Art Styles
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Analyzing different anime art styles will help you understand the nuances of each style and inspire you to develop your own unique style.
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Select 3-5 anime series with distinct art styles.
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Identify the key characteristics of each style (e.g., eye shape, hair style, body proportions).
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Create a visual comparison of the different styles.
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Write a short analysis of each style, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.
Create a Character Design Sheet
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Designing a character sheet will help you solidify your understanding of character design principles and apply them to create a unique anime character.
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Sketch multiple variations of your character.
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Refine your favorite design and create a front, side, and back view.
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Add details like clothing, accessories, and facial expressions.
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Color your character and add a short description of their personality.
Create a Portfolio of Anime Illustrations
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Building a portfolio will showcase your skills and allow you to apply what you've learned in the course to create a collection of impressive anime illustrations.
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Choose a theme or style for your portfolio.
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Create 5-10 high-quality anime illustrations.
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Focus on showcasing your character design and illustration skills.
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Present your portfolio online or in print.
Review Basic Anatomy
Show steps
Reviewing basic anatomy will help you understand the underlying structure of the characters you'll be drawing, making your designs more believable and dynamic.
Browse courses on
Figure Drawing
Show steps
- Study skeletal structure and muscle groups.
- Practice drawing simplified figures with correct proportions.
- Focus on areas like the torso, limbs, and head.
Review 'Figure Drawing: For All It's Worth' by Andrew Loomis
Show steps
Studying Loomis's approach to figure drawing will provide a strong foundation for constructing anime characters with accurate proportions and dynamic poses.
View
Melania
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the chapters on proportion and construction.
- Practice the exercises on simplifying the human form.
- Apply the techniques to drawing anime-style figures.
Gesture Drawing Practice
Show steps
Practicing gesture drawing will improve your ability to capture the essence of a pose quickly and dynamically, which is crucial for creating lively anime illustrations.
Show steps
- Set a timer for 2 minutes per pose.
- Focus on capturing the flow of movement.
- Use simple lines and shapes to represent the figure.
- Repeat daily for consistent improvement.
Read 'Manga for the Beginner' by Christopher Hart
Show steps
Studying this book will reinforce the fundamentals of manga art and provide additional exercises to improve your drawing skills.
View
The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Expressions...
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the chapters on character anatomy and proportions.
- Practice drawing different facial expressions and hairstyles.
- Experiment with different manga styles and techniques.
Analyze Anime Art Styles
Show steps
Analyzing different anime art styles will help you understand the nuances of each style and inspire you to develop your own unique style.
Show steps
- Select 3-5 anime series with distinct art styles.
- Identify the key characteristics of each style (e.g., eye shape, hair style, body proportions).
- Create a visual comparison of the different styles.
- Write a short analysis of each style, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.
Create a Character Design Sheet
Show steps
Designing a character sheet will help you solidify your understanding of character design principles and apply them to create a unique anime character.
Show steps
- Sketch multiple variations of your character.
- Refine your favorite design and create a front, side, and back view.
- Add details like clothing, accessories, and facial expressions.
- Color your character and add a short description of their personality.
Create a Portfolio of Anime Illustrations
Show steps
Building a portfolio will showcase your skills and allow you to apply what you've learned in the course to create a collection of impressive anime illustrations.
Show steps
- Choose a theme or style for your portfolio.
- Create 5-10 high-quality anime illustrations.
- Focus on showcasing your character design and illustration skills.
- Present your portfolio online or in print.
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