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Teaching the way.

Mon Jun 23, 2008, 10:09 AM

Mood: Questionable
Listening to: Abenobashi- Treats and Goblins
Reading: Something funny
Watching: Bourne Trilogy
Playing: Warriors orochi
Eating: grilled food
Drinking: BRISK Tea

I'm going to be teaching my younger brother how to draw anime(he likes that kind of art). He wants his art to closely resemble Mishimoto-sensei(Naruto fame), so I'll be teaching him the same way I learned how to draw anime, without tracing. Ironically enough, I started drawing anime style at his age(he's 11), I started with the manga, Pokemon(the hardcore stuff, not the anime). Now I know what personal stuff I need to work on in my own art but what else should teach him so he won't make the same mistakes we've all made starting out(like trying those How to Draw books, they suck!)?

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~Elfei62 Jun 23, 2008, 7:07:00 PM

O boy, yes, the How to Draw series never really helped me out too much, though I have to say, I did use them from time to time, you might want to teach him how to draw a character in both front view and side view, that's messed me up a lot, can never get the noses to match, also, work on posing and the wrinkles in clothes, that's always good to get out of the way, I guess you just got to show him how you start and end a character, I know that because my brother has followed my instructions before. That's all I got right now. I wish your bro good luck, have him make a dA so I may critique him from time to time.

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~JackBandit2208 Jun 23, 2008, 7:17:04 PM

Hey if your going to teach your little brother to draw start him off with real life figures I learned that it's eaiser to cartoon/anime with a good study of the human body just my suggestion

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~Zairyu Jun 24, 2008, 5:06:26 AM

Food for thought bro, thanks.

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~Zairyu Jun 24, 2008, 5:09:23 AM

With that. he shouldn't fall into the same rut that I fell into, thanks man.

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~HMnK Aug 12, 2008, 9:11:26 AM

Uh, actually, it's Kishimoto.
And you should try looking at his twin brother's work, 666 Satan, at Mangashare.com or Onemanga.com. It's NOT satanic, it's just a shounen as many.

I also draw his creations but also my own art. It has improved by my looking at his characters.

My suggestion for him would be that manga. Though my all-time fave is Battle Angel Alita... which I cannot draw to save my sorry backcheeks.

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