NationStates Jolt Archive


Here is a picture I drew.

Angelstaff
02-05-2005, 05:11
Please click the link and view my picture here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/sk8terboy/Picture83.jpg

What do you think?
Evil Arch Conservative
02-05-2005, 06:06
I think you should practice anatomy before you try to draw anything in anime style. It's been said a thousand times: every artist that draws that stuff learned to draw realistically before they ever touched the style.

I suggest you read this book (http://d538518.u320.bigcrawler.com/FigureDrawing/figure.htm) and pratice from it every day until you become proficent at every type of sketch in there. Then practice some more. Then you can think about drawing anime. While you're at it, check out the rest of his books at http://www.saveloomis.org/.
BLARGistania
02-05-2005, 06:10
Hey, I thought it was sexy.
Free Peoples of Earth
02-05-2005, 06:11
Cool drawing.

Say, waht do you guys think of my work?

http://citizen1nsn.deviantart.com/
Evil Arch Conservative
02-05-2005, 06:15
Cool drawing.

Say, waht do you guys think of my work?

http://citizen1nsn.deviantart.com/

Did you draw the mountains and everything yourself? If so then they're excellent! If not then I'd have to know what they're supposed to be for.
Free Peoples of Earth
02-05-2005, 06:29
The mountains are just a random pic I found and I made the pattern for the background. The Arrows picture I made from scratch.
Evil Arch Conservative
02-05-2005, 06:49
The mountains are just a random pic I found and I made the pattern for the background. The Arrows picture I made from scratch.

The arrow was pretty good, especially if it was free hand.
Angelstaff
02-05-2005, 22:10
Thank you for all of the comments! Right now I'm learning how to draw the people's bodies and stuff like that...*sigh* I hope I can do it. :(
The Downmarching Void
02-05-2005, 22:34
Cute picture.

Practising Life-Drawing is the be-all and end-all for learning to draw. Skip the books and go straight to the source if you can. There may be life-drawing groups you can join for not to much ca$h. The best are found in art colloeges and the unversities, and in big cities, but they're alll over the place. There may be no formal instruction with the private Life-Drawing sessions, but there are usually several very accomplished artists (in talent and skill, not fame) who are part of such groups and they do tend to share their knowledge pretty freely.

The only things books can show you is how to draw a person like another person draws them. (ie: the author)