My Card Captor Sakura collection

[Keyblade user]

Hiya again, Since I have three different pics that I drew from CCS I thought I'd put him in together. He we go: ^_^

Sayoran
Sayoran by ~Azure-Blade on deviantART

Kero-chan
Kero-chan by ~Azure-Blade on deviantART

Tomoyo
Tomoyo by ~Azure-Blade on deviantART

[Flashback Humor]

If you're going to draw fan art, try drawing the character in a different pose.
Meaning, don't copy exactly from an existing image.

And for real, if you're serious about art and whatever, stop drawing anime.

[dandelionteeth]

Originally Posted by Vicodin

And for real, if you're serious about art and whatever, stop drawing anime.

I don't even think you should bother making that comment here, I mean we're in a subsection of a KH fan forum. I highly doubt that most of these posters are going to start practicing daily anatomy studies... I just mean that if you keep giving that advice, you're going to have to give it to everyone.

In agreement with Vicodin's other point, Keyblade, maybe you could do a few studies (copied from images) of just one character, and after you think you've got his features and things down, try drawing him again in a pose of your own. Futhermore, omg stop drawing on lined paper '__'

[snowdog]

^ Seconded. If it's fanart you want to draw, then Vicodin is right for sure, you definitely want to draw them in different poses - even better if you incorporate a little of your own style - BUT chances are you won't get far with that until you get the basics of the character down. Copy different pieces of existing characters, in different poses, with different expressions, and whatnot. Then you'll have a better grounding for when you do them again.

And also, draw what you like. If you're serious about art like Vicodin mentioned, then differentiate between the different styles rather than just anime, or just serious artwork. There's nothing to say you can't draw both AND be serious about art.

<3

[Artistry of Schedius]

^what they said..(i also got nearly the same comment from Vicodin but i just do drawing for fun and to pass time away.)
ok you trying to do Fanart?pratice make perfect.practice 2 or 3 times (if you can) per day and you'll get used to the character's design and details.

[mogcaiz]

Geez.. whats up with people with the hostile sense towards someone who just want to show their collection of drawing?
Yeah the drawings arent the best Ive seen, but its not a reason enough to lecture about whats art, and what is not. Especially not the way Vicodin put it: "Stop drawing anime if you are serious about art".

Anime style can be, like any other form for style; a "serious art", though I wouldn't put it this way. "Serious" is just a level of how much effort you put behind your work, regardless what style it is. And thats it. Nothing more, nothing less.

Sorry for this offtopic post, but it just pisses me off to see such.... you know what I mean. *sighs*

[Artistry of Schedius]

(off topic) yeah i know!i had that type of comment.stop drawing anime and study the anatomy such and such...(sorry...)
i cant think of anything else.and im not being mean to the creator.

[Keyblade user]

Originally Posted by mogcaiz

Geez.. whats up with people with the hostile sense towards someone who just want to show their collection of drawing?
Yeah the drawings arent the best Ive seen, but its not a reason enough to lecture about whats art, and what is not. Especially not the way Vicodin put it: "Stop drawing anime if you are serious about art".

Anime style can be, like any other form for style; a "serious art", though I wouldn't put it this way. "Serious" is just a level of how much effort you put behind your work, regardless what style it is. And thats it. Nothing more, nothing less.

Sorry for this offtopic post, but it just pisses me off to see such.... you know what I mean. *sighs*

I really know what ya mean T_T

[Flashback Humor]

But it's true?
Even the anime/manga artists can draw with good anatomy, granted. Only when you know how to do something, i.e anatomy, can you really have the right to distort it. Otherwise, you will just be making stupid excuses. "Oh well, I MEAAANT the arm to be that short." "His chest is just that long!"
Anime is a style. Styyyyle. Stylized form of a drawing. I'm making a point here.

"While different titles and different artists have their own artistic styles, many stylistic elements have become so common such that they are described as being definitive of anime in general. However, this does not mean that all modern anime share one strict, common art style. Many anime have a very different art style from what would commonly be called "anime style", yet fans still use the word "anime" to refer to these titles. Generally, the most common form of anime drawings are "exaggerated physical features such as large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs... and dramatically shaped speech bubbles, speed lines and onomatopoeic, exclamatory typography."
Anime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Read under "Visual Characteristics"


You've yet to state anything, whether or not you just want to draw silly animu bullcrap by looking off of already drawn things, or actually learn the /art/ of art, and progress. Really, you've ignored any real crit given here, and have only sucked in the stuff that praises you.

If you want to draw anime the rest of your life, just like millions of other little kiddos, that's fine. But state it.
If you actually want to learn how to draw, get off the anime bandwagon already.

[Ken]

Hey guys, did you know anime isn't all that great?

tl;dr it's a pretty shitty style.