Art references - Human body
Figure drawing
- Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth by Andrew Loomis (free version here)
- 7 Figure Drawing Proportions to Know
- Maxim
Grunin Drawing & Painting: Figure Drawing 1
- I love the skeletal figure gestures
- DRAWING FULL BODY PROPORTIONS FOR WOMEN IN ANIME MANGA
- 下田スケッチ人物本
- Book about how to draw humans in general
- Includes information about clothing, poses
Facial structure
- How to
Draw the Head from Any Angle - Proko
- Start with a circle, chop the sides, and use that as a baseline to figure out the placement of the nose and chin
- MAPPING THE
FACE FOR ANIME & MANGA
- This is a really good video that explains the structure of the head
- It also lets you visualize the face in three dimensions
Eyes
- How
to Draw Anime Eyes and Eye Expressions Tutorial
- The eyes should be far enough apart that you can fit a third eye in between
- A good guide for drawing anime eyes is to draw a horizontal line through the middle of the head […] and to draw the eyes below that
- How to Draw Anime & Manga Eyes - Side View
- How to Draw Anime Eyes From Different Angles
- Anatomy Quick
Tips: Eyes
- Don’t use white for eyeballs!
- Use desaturated version of skin highlight areas
Ears
- How to Draw
Ears - Anatomy and Structure
- If seen from the front of the page, it spans between the eyes and the nose
- It’s angled, and the top is further away from the face than the bottom
- Mnemonic: y? Question mark forms the outside, y forms inside
- How To Draw
EARS
- Anime/manga version
- Some simplification of above video
- There’s no way around understanding the anatomy of the ear: helix, antihelix, tragus, etc.
Hair
- How To Draw SHORT HAIR FOR ANIME MANGA
- How To Draw LONG HAIR FOR ANIME MANGA
- Short Hair
Styles Tutorial Part 1
- First establish a silhouette
- The “wireframe” of the hair forms planes, which are used to determine shading
- DO’s & DON’T - How to Draw Hair! 【Easy Art Drawing Tutorial for Beginners】
- [TUTORIAL] How to Color Anime Hair!
- How to Draw
Hair Tutorial ♦ Breaking Down Shapes + Adding Details
- Decompose hair into shapes
- Work on hair section by section (e.g. top of head, side of head)
Torso
Arms
Hands
- How to Draw
HANDS and HAND POSES!
- Fingers grow out of palm at different angles
- How To Draw
HANDS - EASY SIMPLE BASIC SHAPES IN ANIME MANGA
- Fingers are about the length of the palm
- Anatomy Quick Tips: Hands
- 【Can
King】How To Draw Hands Using An Isosceles Triangle
- Learn ratios of the fingers and joints in relation to the hand
- How to Draw Hand Bones - Drawing Anatomy for Artists
Legs
- How To Draw FEMALE MANGA BUMS AND LEGS with MIKEY MEGA MEGA
- How I Draw ANATOMY #6: ARMS & LEGS - Cylinder Method - MissKerrieJ -