Frustrating Things About Drawing Manga

[VampireGirl1314]

[quote=greenteajunkie;515401]There seems to be so many things that get on my nerves and i loathe to draw! Please complain and give reccomendations everyone!

Backgrounds: backgrounds are kinda hard to draw but i can manage
working with.
Eyes: I can draw eyes very well.
Hair: I can draw most hair just not curly hair.>^_^<

[Hip]

XD well,

In my opinion in most styles of art, the background is simply to take up space and add texture. nothing more. So detail in teh background or worrying about if its on the scale of the character doesn't matter too much.

As far as drawing one character and the other looking different...You should ALWAYS sketch out the entire still-scene. Every character and object..That way you can go back in later and do hard lines.

Also, use the pencil length method. Draw one head and size it with your pencil, using your thumb to hold the size..then copy the size for the next character. A lot of artists will use the tip of their pencil for their lengthening, but i like to take a knife and knick my pencil somewhere for my starting marker and use my thumb for the second. Using the tip of your pencil will make it slightly innaccurate due to lead wearing down as you go to draw. Unles you draw very lightly.

And for objects it's all depth so i hope you use that dot we were all taught to use back in middle school for depth.

It takes a lot of time x.x But what doesn't. You'll get it.

[Hip]

Originally Posted by KikiBunny23

I don't draw but my friend does and this is what she complains about to me
•Hands---she can never get them right
•Eyes---One will be really good and the other horrible
•Hair---It always looks weird
•Certain clothes---just because

Is she using models or guessing? Guessing is a horrible way to draw ANYTHING when you aren't confident with your style...We all know what a leather jacket looks like in our minds...But can you really go through and mark off every detail and calculate how far away the collar is from the chest pocket? Nope.

She should feel really lose and relaxed when she draws...She might be holding the pencil extremely hard causing her drawing style to be really hard and stressed. It's true, not making it up.

Tell her to always use models of what she wants to draw. Hands, google a pic..same with hair and clothes. It'll make a big difference until she is 100% ready to break free of picture models.

[KikiBunny23]

Originally Posted by Hip

Is she using models or guessing? Guessing is a horrible way to draw ANYTHING when you aren't confident with your style...We all know what a leather jacket looks like in our minds...But can you really go through and mark off every detail and calculate how far away the collar is from the chest pocket? Nope.

She should feel really lose and relaxed when she draws...She might be holding the pencil extremely hard causing her drawing style to be really hard and stressed. It's true, not making it up.

Tell her to always use models of what she wants to draw. Hands, google a pic..same with hair and clothes. It'll make a big difference until she is 100% ready to break free of picture models.

she si usually drawing something off the internet but every now and then she'll get something in her mind she wants to draw and she takes about an hour or so just to finish it. Her last drawing was of how she wanted to her cosplay outfit to look like and it was really good. She great with free style but she doesn't think so. I'll try and get one of her drawings....ill see if she is still up. maybe she'll send me one

[Hip]

Originally Posted by KikiBunny23

she si usually drawing something off the internet but every now and then she'll get something in her mind she wants to draw and she takes about an hour or so just to finish it. Her last drawing was of how she wanted to her cosplay outfit to look like and it was really good. She great with free style but she doesn't think so. I'll try and get one of her drawings....ill see if she is still up. maybe she'll send me one

^_^ oooh goody. I would love to see one. I love looking at peoples art..By art I mean drawings, sketches and cool stuff like that...pictures of apples and paint splatter bore me x.x

BUT GET A PIC!!

[KikiBunny23]

Originally Posted by Hip

^_^ oooh goody. I would love to see one. I love looking at peoples art..By art I mean drawings, sketches and cool stuff like that...pictures of apples and paint splatter bore me x.x

BUT GET A PIC!!

I am sending her a text right now ^-^

[Hip]

Originally Posted by KikiBunny23

I am sending her a text right now ^-^

lol I signed up for that Gaia thing..

Cute whatever...it ...is... and I got lost x.x I think i killed a butterfly and kicked a bush and it gave me money..

[KikiBunny23]

Originally Posted by Hip

lol I signed up for that Gaia thing..

Cute whatever...it ...is... and I got lost x.x I think i killed a butterfly and kicked a bush and it gave me money..

she's asleep

and you just caught the butterfly, and you get money from trees and bushes....and snowmen come christmas and jack-o-lanterns for halloween. what is your user and ill send you a message

[Hip]

Originally Posted by KikiBunny23

she's asleep

and you just caught the butterfly, and you get money from trees and bushes....and snowmen come christmas and jack-o-lanterns for halloween. what is your user and ill send you a message

>.> well it's an furi curi tribute...My username is Medical Meccanica

[KikiBunny23]

Originally Posted by Hip

>.> well it's an furi curi tribute...My username is Medical Meccanica

she should be sending a picture and okies, I'll send ya a message