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Question: How do I find my own style of manga drawing!?
Hey!. look!.!. I'm really wanting to find out how I can learn how find my own style of manga drawing!. And also I really want to just be able to think of some random story and draw a map envolving it!.
Then the characters, The places and the backgrounds!.

Please help!? D:Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Learn how to draw from life first, people, places, and objects, then decide how you want to abstract your figures!. If you study from cartoons you will just wind up drawing abstractions of abstractions!. Drawing from life helps you understand how objects exist in space!. Remember that even photo-realistic drawings are abstractions of a three dimensional objects!.
With two and a half years in Japan, I've seen plenty of manga, and it's easy to tell the difference between illustrators that know how to draw, and those that just read a bunch of comics!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

when i first started drawing manga in the 5th grade I basically drew other peoples characters and replicated what i seen!. I practiced and practiced, some artists styles I liked so i would replicate those techniques in my own drawings, for example i really love how Kosuke Fujishima(creator of Ah my goddess) drew her characters hair!. eventually you end up with your own unique style!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I recommend spending some time looking at manga/anime artwork, and getting a feel for all the different kinds of characters and stories there are - just to get you inspired you know!? Then buy a Manga or Comic book drawing kit from a bookstore to help you get started and give you techniques for drawing and stylizing your own comic/manga!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com