[SparX]

We should have a planning committee tonight lol XD
I'll buy us how to draw bl books XD

[littl3chocobo]

pleaswe don't X''D most of them are just 'how to draw teen girls with lumpy men and not add boobies' hahahaha

you really need to just look at real relationships and go from there, unless of course you are banking on stereotypes to sell

[Glitch]

I like office max because you can send them your psd file and they'll make it not grainy for you ouo

[SekeNeko]

i could probably manage it but how big exactly? i could always make small posters to if its to big.

[SparX]

I haven't read a how to draw manga book since early highschool have they gotten really horrible cho

[littl3chocobo]

they were never any good XD any artist worth their salt will tell you that the how-to-art books usually are just showing you how to make shortcuts and cookie-cutter tropes instead of teaching critical information on how to draw

sort of like a cake-making book that only talks about icing. those books are selling because they are just icing and people love the sweet stuff. you are a looooot better off with a legit reference book geared towards artists and then look to your fave mangaka and swwe what they are doing. anyone can make really shit art and paste on big eyes but it is a mark of skill to be able to make proper proportions then have the wherewithal to know where to make your own personal alterations


tldr? make realistic art THEN modify it to be more anime, your art wont come out bizarre and lumpy XD

[Glitch]

I find that most people draw proportions based on what they look like.

I have very long legs and arms and a tiny torso so I tend to draw people like that, which doesn't look right for everybody. I think the real skill comes in when you can start drawing body shapes that don't look like yours.

[SparX]

NOOOO MY ONLY DOWNFALL
is
REALISM
*faints and crumbles away*
Jk though. One of my biggest issues with proportioning is presketching. I can freehand most stuff, but If I try to do a full real sketch where you draw out the dynamic pose and joints, then fill in with shapes and contour it out to be more human-like....
Between the step of the circle joints and putting geometrical shapes on the body I got lost and ruined everything T.T My Art teacher was always made at me for it also T.T
Pets, landscapes and flowers are pretty easy for me to do semi-realistic, but my people always have an Anime-twist to them =/ Even when I try not to T.T
My brother always talks on how he wants me to draw him a tattoo up as long as it's not one of those crappy anime things (yet he watches bleach)
Such a dick =O

[Glitch]

My style is more american cartoony i think? ouo (this is why cho hates my drawings of hands)

Here is a cute picture of me and my friend!

Sorry I was looking through photobucket for this drawing and I saw that picture and was like "awweee what a cute picture."

Anyway

this is the last drawing i've really done when I was trying and it's a few years old now ._.;; I need to draw more >3>

[SparX]

ahhh hand drawing was both my best and worst thing. I can shade it in awesomely by freehand is so terribly it's barely even recognizable T.T
AND FEET WHY ARE FEET SO WEIRD TO DRAW

[Glitch]

I have zero fear of them. But they look more cartoony that realistic. That is just about how it is.

[SparX]

Even regular feet are weird to me.
Like I'm struck with an anti-foot fetish, except for the fact that disgust me I just don't like the look of em.
Hey you get off in an hour glitchy =)

[Glitch]

yes but in 30 minutes i have to go put all of the product in the safes! it's my 2nd least favorite part! least favorite being taking everything out of the safes!

xD

[SekeNeko]

paws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am doing the shadow day for the job on monday!
i may be a working girl just like you guys!! omg im so excited and sorta need to calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SparX]

Lee today is monday.

[SekeNeko]

next monday XD tone just came and talked to me about it!