Retro Cartoon Hero Gal : Combine curves with sharp angles, to make a cool, retro look.
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Big Bad Guy : To give him an impressive physique, make him top-heavy. Widen the chest and shoulder muscles, and draw small legs.
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Do you sketch? Do you sallow yourself to sketch loosely, even sloppily?
Or do you self-edit while you draw? Everyone is different, of course, but
for me, I like bold, long and smooth lines. I draw over the same images,multiple times, looking for the right combination of lines that will suddenly
bring a character to life. Sometimes I find that the right lines are buried amidst a crisscrossing tangle of sketch marks – when that happens, I quickly erase everything but the lines I like (before I forget which ones they are!)
and try to arrive at a character that way.
Sketching, or doing “roughs” is a time when it’s okay to put your criticalmind in a drawer someplace and shut it. Let your imagination go, without judging it. There is no such thing as a “wrong” sketch line. Every sketch line is exploring something, some avenue toward a realized drawing. So refine your stuff, but start out by sketching, and let me know how you do!
Happy Sketching!
Chris
Manga for the Beginner Kawaii: How to Draw the Supercute Characters of Japanese Comics
Kawaii—so cute it hurts!
You probably know this already, but the superpopular manga genre of Kawaii is everywhere! From Hello Kitty to Pokémon, these supercute Kawaii creatures are taking over. These characters are intensely cute, simple to draw, and colorfully graphic. The Kawaii genre puts its supercute stamp on (more…)