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How to Draw Chibis - Smaller is Always Cuter!

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0900

No anime or manga is complete without at least one chibi character! With their large eyes, short torso and legs, and roundish shape, chibis are the very definition of squeal-worthy. But how do you draw these adorable little munchkins? If you’ve ever tried drawing them, you might have realized that getting all the proportions right can be surprisingly tricky.

If you struggle with a particular aspect of drawing chibis, today’s feature is bound to help you out! Have a look at the following for some tips and in-depth tutorials on how to make your characters so irresistibly cute that it’ll have everyone going, “Aww!”

How to Draw Hair - What Healthy, Luscious Locks!

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0900

While eyes are the most expressive part of a person’s face, hair is just as, if not more important, when it comes to anime-style illustrations. When facial features tend to vary less wildly, it’s important to distinguish your characters by giving them colorful and distinct hairstyles. That said, hair can be deceptively hard to draw and even harder to color. To avoid your characters having “helmet hair” that lacks any shine or movement, these creators are here to show you how to achieve lustrous hair that will put any shampoo commercial to shame!

If you struggle with a particular aspect of drawing hair, today’s feature is bound to help you out! Have a look at the following for some tips and in-depth tutorials on how to make your characters’ hair shine with health and individuality!

How to Draw Eyes - A Spark of Individuality

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0900

Do you feel your character is missing something crucial to make them stand out? Perhaps the key is to draw their eyes differently! The eyes are the most expressive part of a person’s face, especially when it comes to anime-style drawing, so it’s no wonder there are as many ways of drawing them as there are artists. From their outer eye and pupil shapes to their color and shading, you can find a wide range of anime and manga-style eyes on pixiv.

If you struggle with a particular aspect of drawing eyes, today’s feature is bound to help you out! Have a look at the following for some tips and in-depth tutorials on how to make your characters’ eyes unique!

How to Draw Poses - From Stiff as a Board to Dynamic and Fluid

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0900

You’ve got the hair and face done, complete with a stylish and swoon-worthy outfit. The only problem? Your character looks stiff and lifeless as a robot. That’s one of the hard parts of drawing people—making their movements feel alive and believable. If poses aren’t your strong suit, never fear: these fellow artists on pixiv are here to help you out!

Have a look at the references below for some inspiration, and say goodbye to rigid and boring characters!

*Note: While some reference illustrations allow tracing, not all of them do. Please refer to each individual tutorial to see its terms of use.

How to Draw Masculine and Feminine Features - Say Goodbye to Same Face Syndrome!

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0900

When it comes to drawing characters, the number one thing you want to avoid is same face syndrome. No matter how good you are at drawing everything else or how compelling your story is, you’re in for a tough time if viewers can’t tell your characters apart.

One way to solve this issue is to improve your ability to differentiate what we tend to perceive as masculine or feminine features. Some of us might be great at drawing female characters but not male characters, while some of us might benefit with an anatomy lesson in drawing human bodies.

If you struggle with a particular aspect of drawing people, today’s feature is bound to help you out! Have a look at the following for some tips and in-depth tutorials!

Drawings of Body Poses - Take notes!

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0900

A collection of reference materials featuring a variety of poses is a great way to learn how to draw! Follow these examples to pull off even the most difficult poses.

Today we've featured a collection drawing of poses you can use as a reference. Enjoy!

How to Draw Lips - Soft and Glossy♡

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:00:00 +0900

It's hard to look away from a pair of charming lips. They come in a wide variety, from translucence that suits an ethereal atmosphere or sensuality filled with adult charm.

This time we're sharing how to draw lips. You can almost feel the touch of soft lips through these charming images. Enjoy.

How to draw eyes, "Shapes and tears" - Makes Eyes Pop with Colors and Highlights

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:00:00 +0900

Eyes are the most expressive part of the face. You may be mesmerized by the quality of many of the eyes you see on pixiv, and some artists are quite famous for their incredible abilities!

Learn from the very best illustrators how to draw eyes that will definitely catch people's attention!

Have you ever thought of drawing heart-shaped eyes? Or even starry eyes? Get some fresh ideas here!

Drawings on How to Draw Hands and Fingers (From Basics to Advanced) - Feelings dwell in the tips of our fingers.

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:00:00 +0900

Have you heard of the phrase "hands like white fish"? It is used to refer to a pair of beautiful white and slender hands. The hand has a certain charm that has held people in fascination since ancient times.

In their fingertips lies the true nature of a character. This time we're featuring a collection of hand drawing techniques and poses, including steps to draw steady looking hands and fingers as well as alluring poses and gestures that can be used in battle scenes. Enjoy.

How to Draw Sitting Characters! Model Sheets Collection

Tue, 16 May 2017 18:00:00 +0900

Have you ever had troubles drawing a character sitting down? Whether it's on a chair or on the ground, it's hard to make such poses look natural and realistic. But worry not! Today we put together an amazing collection of sheets that will help you forget your problems. How do thighs look when someone's sitting? What are the differences between the male and the female body when sitting down? You'll find the answers to these and many more questions in this collection of reference sheets. Are you ready to learn how to draw some super-realistic illustrations?

These materials are free and traceable, but please be sure to read captions and notes before you use them. Enjoy!

8 Exclusives of Girls Posing -Charming Standing, Sitting, etc.

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0900

Don’t we all want to draw cute girls? But sometimes you get stuck finding out which pose to draw the girl in. This time, we have collected sailor uniform girls in different poses that will be useful to you, poses such as sitting down, standing up, jumping and etc.

Poses with hands that look soft, how to draw natural pleated skirts, casual gestures. Let the girl in the illustration be appealing by learning to draw many types of poses that can be applied in various situations. There are trace-free materials but be sure to read the captions and notes. Take a look!

Let's Learn How to Color Different Types of Eyes

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0900

There are many methods when coloring the eyes. Coloring in layers to make them look realistic, beautiful eyes with clarity in the expression, galge coloring or anime coloring with digital tools. You name it, there are so many and I'm sure a lot of you get confused when coloring them sometimes. The eyes show a lot of feature in the expression of the individual characters that would affect the total impression.

This time, we are introducing 24 selected making-ofs of illustration created by SAI, Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint. Not only that, we have picked up making-of illustration created by analog tools such as Copic as well. You can learn essential techniques to draw not only males and females but also the expression each characters have for both digital and analog users. Why not challenge now?

7 ways: How to Draw Tears of Attractive Crying Faces

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0900

How do you draw tears of characters who are crying? Perhaps you draw the tears on top of the face however, I'm sure there are not many chances of learning in drawing them especially there are various method of drawing tears with SAI, photoshop and other tools.

Today, we feature illustrations of how to draw tears and crying faces that can enhance your technique. Take a look!

How to Draw Your Back -Focusing on the Muscles

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:00:00 +0900

We don't get to draw much of characters' backs as much. Female have beautiful curves whereas male have muscular tone that says it all. It is difficult to draw backs from right behind but it's also difficult to draw backs from side ways since checking our posture in the mirror as you draw is not that easy. Also there isn't much references out there.

So, today we feature illustration that may help you in drawing characters' back! Take a look!

How to draw kawaii anime girls

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:00:00 +0900

If you want to draw female characters, you’ll want to use a method that results in a cute and charming girl, right? A sparkling pair of eyes, rounded and supple curves, soft, silky hair, smooth hands, feminine clothes...To a beginner, to understand all the parts of illustrating a cute girl might be difficult. This may be especially true for men, cute hairstyles and clothing and drawing certain features of the body could be hard. The opportunity to easily study portions of the anatomy and clothing, like skirts, may not be readily available, right?

Today, we will solve the mystery for those who say “I want to draw attractive girls!” A course on drawing female characters has been featured. Please enjoy it.

11 Tutorials on Illustrating for Beginners with Technical Drawing (Faces/Bodies)

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:00:00 +0900

Technical drawing refers to the use of lines to grasp a sense of the positions of parts of the body and face to maintain a good balance in your illustrations. To illustrators starting out, you might want to get the hang of such technical drawings before progressing on to more complicated techniques. Even when learning how to sketch or trace, technical drawing may remain a tricky process.

This time, we have a special on illustration lectures on how to draw technical drawings. These tutorials are suitable for complete beginners at art, or to those who want to refresh their memory on the basics. Well then, enjoy!

Learn How to Draw the Areas in the Upper Body

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:00:00 +0900

Are there those who are troubled and find themselves saying things like; “I want to learn how to get the hang of drawing manly arms!”, “I don’t understand the basic structure of the arm, so I can’t draw them realistically” and etc.? The varieties of bones, such as the shoulder blades and ulna, are formed complicated by the complex muscles in the way. The complexity is merely deception though and illustrating these integral pieces can be executed with enough practice. When the main bones and muscles are drawn in, everything else can be done easily. The cornerstone to any cool pose is the successful illustration of the arm muscles which in turn can can lead to a strong and macho male character. Furthermore, the flanks and arms of a female can be expressed in a sexy manner with well-placed and healthily drawn arm muscles and wispy wrists.

Why not increase the appeal of your character with eloquently drawn muscles? Today, illustrated methods to achieve that have been collected today. Please enjoy!

How to Draw Legs – Skillfully Draw Hip Joints, Knees and Leg Muscles

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:00:00 +0900

I’m sure many of us have trouble drawing characters' legs, whether they be muscular and manly or beautiful and slender. When seeing from the front, thighs are to be gradually drawn narrower towards the knees, but legs all have the different amount of fat and muscles, so you have to practice a lot to perfect your illustrations. Let's study together the structure of a leg, whether angular, muscular or sensual, and the way it bends and extends, until we fully understand how to draw them. Your illustrations will be much more varied if you can draw legs of any kind. Today, we have tutorials to learn how to draw legs. Enjoy!

Basic Drawing Lessons for Beginners ~Let’s Practice with Human Figures~

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:00:00 +0900

The term “dessin” comes from French, and indicates drawing still lifes with pencils or charcoal using simply black and grey shades. It’s one of the basics of any kind of art - there’s no doubt that many of you in the past practiced drawing by drawing people, hands or lemons. It’s really hard to observe an object and draw it so that it’s identical to the reality, but this is how you become a better illustrator fast! You will just need pencil and paper, nothing else. This post is dedicated to you, standing at the beginning of the long road that leads to becoming a true artist: how about starting with some dessin? Today we collected a series of tutorials that will teach you about drawing tips & tricks, and will help you practice drawing muscles and various human body parts and poses. You can also try taking some pictures and start from there! Take a look!

How to draw anime eyes

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:00:00 +0900

The eyes are an essential body part that help to not only distinguish the gender of a character, but also give an impression of a character’s personality and literary style. Realistically drawn beautiful eyes, cute girls whose eyes brim with Moe (cuteness), coolness and cheerfulness… There exists various ways of illustrating eyes, and many artists may lose their way while trying to find the perfect method of doing so. As though they reflect a character’s psyche, the eyes can express within them even a person’s nature and have great impact on the overall balance and impression of the entire illustration. It is difficult to naturally display the eyes from various angles when the artist has not fully comprehended their structure and shape. One of the biggest challenges for beginner artists is drawing the shape of the eyes and the angles where they match the face. In this feature, out of the many artworks that focus on easy methods of drawing eyes, we have carefully chosen only 15 instructive pieces. For users of traditional hand drawing as well as users of digital hand drawing, please refer to these illustrations.