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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 25, 2013, 04:37:34 PM »

A few things are still off because i haven't done any measurements but i'll probably work on that later

-Fixed the position of her arm

-Tilted the image gently to counteract the tilt of image traced over.

wasn't sure what to do with the thumb though Since i flipped her hand when i moved it to the other side i needed to keep the thumb on the same side.

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 25, 2013, 04:12:55 PM »

I haven't critiqued anyone in a while, so here's a critique;

The first thing i immediately noticed is this. You have a natural "lean" towards the left side. What this essentially means is, that you're drawings are crooked/leaning. A good way to fix this however, is that whenever you start your figure drawing, you should establish a line of gravity using a ruler.

Second is, anatomy. Now, i realise that you're drawing in a stylised mannor, so what i say may not apply 100%.
When drawing a figure, it is best to construct a basic skeleton to work from. This will allos you to create a more, anatomically correct figure without it looking flat, and will help you understand how to fully draw poses out. The box technique is good, however i opt for a different way.
Also - The arm is drawn wrong. The left hand would not be able to hold the axe properly at that angle.



https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q72/s720x720/1075886_542683085792762_1462205155_n.jpg
This was done very quickly, so the drawing quality isn't the best. The main point i'm trying to show is construction, not the finished product. :)

This face has allot of errors. I feel it may be beneficial for me to critique this too.
The first and most evident problem with the face here, is that i don't think you've used any construction lines to create it, and instead you suffered from symbol drawing. When creating any face, we begin with the oval, and then, with this particular view, we place a smaller oval/circle in the middle.
We then, cut our initial oval in half, creating our x and y axis.
The X axis that we have drawn becomes our brow line.
Next, we draw the base of our face. I usually start this where teh X axis hits the big circle/oval. (Marked in pink)
After this, we then begin to illustrate where our jaw is, i usually do this using the Y axis, where the line hits the lowest oval. (marked in gren.)

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Great, now we have the base of our head! Now we can add details.
I'll start with the nose and ear. The ear is pretty self explanatory, and is placed in our mini circle! :P
The nose is easy in this view. To start off with placement, we draw a triangle. This allows us to see the rough shape and size of the nose, and can be drawn lightly, multiple times inorder to see what size looks best. (I usually guestimate. :P)
Eye is explained in picture. The eye is usually drawn smaller in realism.
Now for lips. The lips must be drawn where the jaw-line meets the skull, and in realism, it's height is half the distance between the eyes and nose.

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We're almost finished!
Now, all we have to do, is establish are chin and jaw line properly. This isn't difficult, and like lips, can be drawn in many ways.
Practice makes perfect.

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So, after all this, we can then commence to clean up, add hair and other fun details
Hope this was helpful, and here's to see the difference =

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Note - I messed up part of the nose. (The nostril.) It's not usualyl that wide, but it's not an important part of the lesson, so i'm too lazy to change it.

Thanks, but for a few critiques on the first image (the school girl with the axe) I was attempting to show the angle and perspective of her arm because the handle of the axe is slanted forward in the Z axis. But i did fix a lot of things in the digital version. I tried to remove that slant but after a while anime studio starts to lag because it renders things ahead of time so i started to get lazy. I'll try to move her hand to the left because now i really see how exaggerated the perspective is.

And thank you so much for the help on the realistic face design. I knew there were a lot of problems on that one because i did it without an actual picture of a person. Part of the lean you see is that i scan the pictures without taking them out of the sketchbook which makes it difficult to align it correctly.

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 25, 2013, 07:50:46 AM »

Complete Version:

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 25, 2013, 06:43:49 AM »

My new anatomy frame

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 23, 2013, 03:02:48 PM »

Yeah it does help but it normally seems so useless and makes drawing such a hassle I would end up with a sketchbook full of pictures I'll never finish. Its really great for when I'm trying to draw the same character constantly with correct proportions to show off multiple costume designs. But I've never really used it to its full potential I've mostly used it to help understand how to draw a certain pose i want to draw.

Huhu~, I see this once again.

Guidelines are necessary. You need them. They are very far from useless, and I want to start to drill that into your head a little bit.

I was exactly where you were - I thought they were useless as well. I never saw the point of them. But now, I can't stop using them; I need them! Without them, my figures would look close, but not perfect. The human brain is very powerful in picking up these subtleties of what is good and what is not; what looks right and what looks wrong.

Is it a hassle at first? Sure. But you'll soon learn that it becomes far from a hassle, and rather a time saver, when you start putting your characters in very difficult poses. Those little preliminary sketches made of guidelines, sticks, and basic shapes will save you a load of frustration.

Perhaps you do not understand their use now. But you will, given time. Especially once you start delving into anatomy, proportions, figure drawing, etc.

Good luck, young warrior. Keep drawing.

I'll take your word for it. I hope it'll also help to start drawing a wire frame for my backgrounds.

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Welcome Center / Re: Salutations ~

« on: July 22, 2013, 07:43:59 PM »

Welcome to Manga Raider!

I'm quite newbie at art as well, but from what I'm seeing, I like your drawings!

And I agree with WatcherOfSky, the eyes definitely stand out   

How long did it take you to draw those?

Thank you, i do spend the most time on my eyes i can draw them pretty quickly from just raw practice since i spent more time learning how to draw eyes than anatomy.

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 22, 2013, 06:25:22 PM »

Ah i see

I did notice that so i've recently started mapping out my character and their anatomy before i draw. The stick figure and circles stuff. I'd normally draw head down or foot up which i guess explains the extreme inconsistency of my work in comic sketches

Mmm I began doing the same,although i hate it,it does help..well just keep practising

Yeah it does help but it normally seems so useless and makes drawing such a hassle I would end up with a sketchbook full of pictures I'll never finish. Its really great for when I'm trying to draw the same character constantly with correct proportions to show off multiple costume designs. But I've never really used it to its full potential I've mostly used it to help understand how to draw a certain pose i want to draw.

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 22, 2013, 03:19:10 PM »

Yeah, what Mai said. Anatomy overall. You've got the idea. It's was great in the light and shadow digital pic (my favourite out of all).

Have you learned off any books?

Thank you, i haven't ready any books for drawing, but i have watched a few videos

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 22, 2013, 02:59:34 PM »

I did notice that so i've recently started mapping out my character and their anatomy before i draw. The stick figure and circles stuff. I'd normally draw head down or foot up which i guess explains the extreme inconsistency of my work in comic sketches

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Manga Art Gallery / Kesashi's Gallery

« on: July 22, 2013, 02:43:57 AM »

I've been here for a long time and most of the old links are broken. I think some people would still like to see how I've progressed so I'll repost the images. If a link breaks again (facebook links tend to expire) just tell me.

2010

The oldest image I can find on my hard drives.

Darlynne

2011

Esashi

Josue

Kesashi

Esashi (a sprite made for animation)

Ikaki (sketch)

Ikaki (Vector)

RPG Warrior

Love

RPG Class

Edgy Sketch

Edgy Vector

Robot Parts

2012

Much of my vector art was traced on top of a proffesional artist's piece at this time.

Traced

Traced

Traced

Traced

Traced

Traced

Taikichi

Comic Book Sketch (When you see it)

Comic Book Sketch 2

Comic Book Vector

Fiesta Online Fan Art

Moline Sketch

Moline Vector

Shundai

It's for the church

Demica

2013 (When I Joined MR)

A Map

Nameless

My first colored pencil portrait

King

Ella Mental

The Lords

Improvement Checkpoint

Tera

Julian

The Teacher

Face in profile

First Drawing at MR

Comic Book in Colored Pencil

Comic Book in Colored Pencil 2

Comic Book in Colored Pencil 3

Fight Scene

Esashi as a girl

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2014

Not actually sisters

Colored Pencil Comic Book

Colored Pencil Comic Book 2

Colored Pencil Comic Book 3

Colored Pencil Comic Book 4

Daniela

Figure Drawing

Fight Scene

Esashi embracing her heritage

New costume for Esashi

Colored Pencil Portrait of Esashi

Chibi Esashi

Gemstones

Esashi

Jesus

2015

Reina

Colored Pencil Art

The Virgin Mary

Edgy Heart

Spoiler

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A Self Portrait

Both Characters are a portrait of me.

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2016

Gemstones

Esashi Again

Tara

Tara

Colored Pencil Portrait (Taikichi)

Colored Pencil Portrait (Tara)

Caroline

Comic Book

2017

New Media

New Art Style

Portrait of a friend drawn from life

Jeremy

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The Vision

The Game

2018

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Welcome Center / Salutations ~

« on: July 22, 2013, 02:07:09 AM »

Taylon Salter, pleased to meet you. I'm a 15 year old manga artist, I've been drawing anime since I was nine. I've just been looking for a nice place to critique my work rather than comparing it to professional art and enhancing my skill that way. I learned how to draw from my brother who taught himself from watching dragon ball Z and other old animes. I adopted my own style(based on traditional anime) and story for my artwork. I'll put more artwork in a gallery thread so you can get a better understanding of my art style.

I've also experimented with realism, but the main issue in that is I only want to use a pencil, and color pencils, and, occasionally, Anime Studio.

In short:

Name: Taylon E. Salter
Location: United States of America
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Pure blood African American(but i do have a lighter skin tone).
School: Harmony School of Innovation(College preparatory charter school)
Constellation: Aries(only know that because of beyblade)
Recommendations: My art teacher says I'm good because I've been drawing for a long time, but I don't have my fundamentals down.
Best Subject: English
Favorite Subject: math
Occupation: Grammar Nazi in training.
Favorite Animes: I don't like any animes enough to pick favorites, but my favorite genres are fantasy and action.

Artwork preview

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