Drawing manga is the hardest thing EVER :/

[toastia]

I've tried, and tried, and tried, and I still can't get remotely close to what those artist's work.
I wish I could draw as good as they good.

I've been drawing often-on for almost 3 years, and I'm still not good at all IMO. The only thing I could probably do is chibi. And it's STILL not that good.
I've tried copying drawings of anime characters, and it doesn't work out. The head is too big, the body's out of proportion, they all look the DARN same, and I can't draw them small enough to put them in a box.
I'm about to give up :/


how do all of you manage to do those awesome AC drawings omg

 

[Aske]

time and practice is the only thing that will get you what you want. 3 years is a blink of an eye; i've been drawing for over 20 and i'm still definitely no master. it's hard work!

try drawing from real life to give you a better grasp of anatomy-- even if you aren't aiming for realism, you need a basic grasp of what goes where and how they fit even for manga and cartoons, otherwise your characters will look flat and weird.

break everything down to their basic shapes. an arm? just a couple of cylinders connected by a sphere. a hand? it's a block with hinged cylinders. draw the underlying shapes and focus on the superficial details later.

 

[Heisenberg]

That's because you're attempting to draw a style rather than developing your own first. You have to learn basic anatomy and structure before you can tailor it to what you want. Artists who started with anime style will struggle for years upon years to rid themselves of it when they try to become professional because it's considered the biggest crutch of the art world. People respect one more if they learn actual art first then choose to draw anime. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's a thing.

 

[Aske]

also-- if you're drawing from reference, try dividing the image into four quadrants and do the same with your paper to use as a guide. it'll help with proportion and training yourself to draw what you actually see by breaking apart your image into more manageable parts.

 

[Zeiro]

I think TBT user Chibi.Hoshi draws her own manga.

 

[Amyy]

Try finding your own style. I tried to draw chibis and stuff but it wasn't working out for me. I knew I could draw realistic stuff though so I went from there and tried to draw something semi realistic. I'm definitely not any good but keep practising.

 

[toastia]

Thanks a lot guys

 

[pinkbunny]

I'm not really sure why everyone seems to be so obsessed over manga and anime styles of drawing, never copy someones style when it comes to art, you can take inspiration, but trying to be someone else isnt going to improve yourself. c: Good luck, and draw what you find the easiest and most natural!

 

[Lassy]

It's just practice.
But I think age might influence a bit.
Before Middle school, I thought I drew really well, but actually when I look back, everything was so disproportionate! It clicked when i was like 12 and I managed to draw well and get my own style.
But then, some people are gifted, some aren't. It might be genetics, because the way your hand does it will make everything change.

 

[Cazqui]

I'm not really sure why everyone seems to be so obsessed over manga and anime styles of drawing, never copy someones style when it comes to art, you can take inspiration, but trying to be someone else isnt going to improve yourself. c: Good luck, and draw what you find the easiest and most natural!

This, I used to draw heavily influenced anime drawings after a while after trying to draw thing a certain way I had my own style.

 

[toastia]

So I tried taking your advice, and it wound up looking somewhat like this:

Which is tons better than I thought. Not exactly the same, but somewhat.