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 No.3528

I started trying to teach myself how to draw about two years ago now after coming up with an idea for a comic book.

This is the first drawing I feel truly proud of in any way.

Do you guys have any... how do I say... abnormal advice? Little things you do or did that helped you a lot?

Advice for semi-realistic or stylized art that includes the nose would be most appreciated as I don't want to go full weeaboo.

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Nice drawing, kind of reminds me of a post-apocalyptic korean web comic.

I stopped drawing for a while and I cut myself with a mechanical pencil while trying to draw a square (which came out really fucked up) so I don't have any advice, but these pics should help you draw noses.


 No.3532

>>3529

>I cut myself with a mechanical pencil while trying to draw a square

Yeesh


 No.3538

>>3528

I would recommend working on your overall skill first before diving headfirst into comic making. But I would also highly recommend you check out Understanding Comics by Scott Mccloud because it goes over a lot of the extremely valuable basics.

Comics are a shit ton of work, especially for someone who's never tried their hand at sequential art, and it's a lot more difficult than others seem to believe. You have to consider each and every different visual factor, motion, cue, and draw each every little detail. Not to mention writing and everything that comes with that.

My best advice is to study life. Drawing is part observation, then part execution. You need to be out and watch and understand people and the world around you and how it moves. This is imperative to good art in general.

I started my own comic a year ago and have only passed a single uneventful chapter so far but I've learned so many things since I began.

What's your basic story idea (without spoiling it?) Some post apoc stalker shit?

Also if don't want to worry about your art being too moe just check around. There's great manga out there that isn't just cute uguus and you don't have to resort to ugly tumblr "semi realism" just in the practice of avoiding it. Check out Dorohedoro. Style speaking it seems up your alley.


 No.3582

>abnormal advice

Draw in your dreams. I've done this since I first got serious about drawing.


 No.3604

>>3528

>>3538

Semi-realism in an "anime" style can be good if done properly.

See: Samurai Champloo and Black Lagoon


 No.3606

>>3582

Shit I thought I was the only one

It started when I bought a piano, now I play and paint in my dreams

But when I play I hear music and don't understand what my hands are doing

And my paintings are sometimes sculptures


 No.3625

learn foundation/10




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