Mastering manga 5

    To represent rain, draw different lengths of vertical lines.  Make sure all the lines are sporadic (Crilley, 99).  All the various lines make it more realistic, like it’s really pouring rain outdoors.  This also creates some perspective in the picture, as the longer lines maker the person look extra small and lonely beside the rain.  It also makes the picture much easier, as there is no precision in the length of lines, it’s freehand so anyone has a different design.  The rain is one of the main points of the  picture, to create that loneliness feel so it has to be present.

        “These also need to arranged in a random way, with small ovals beside large ones.  There should be no discernible pattern to the way you’ve arranged them” (Crilley, 100).  The drops are what complete the picture.  Without the drops, the vertical lines are useless.  The drops really add that cherry on top, where the whole picture is solid and brought to life.  No pattern makes the picture look realistic as well, as if it’s actually raining, since real rain has no pattern too.  This ties in with realism, another form of art.  Although it’s manga, you need to make the scene look realistic enough.  The vague instructions allow some space for you to choose, and create.

Do you prefer to draw your pictures with a theme, or just freestyle?

Crilley, Mark.  Mastering Manga 2: Level up with Mark Crilley. Cincinnati, OH: Impact, 2013. Print.

Mastering Manga Blog Post 3

Drawing the Whole Profile

      

     Sketch six straight lines for the outline.  Start sketching in the space for the first two lines, then sketch out the body in the rest of the spaces, measuring the length between each line (Crilley, 72).  This picture is one of the most challenging out of all of them.  It requires a whole profile of a body, so we need an outline or guideline on how to have all the proportioned body parts.  This first step is very crucial to the rest, since the body might end up looking deformed which isn’t ideal since we are going for a realistic character.  The outline is also the base for the other details other than the person that we might add, so getting the right foundation is super important.

      "Draw the hair, the hands, and the table.  No need to replicate this particular hairstyle; be creative and choose any style you like" (Crilley, 73). This reminds that art is not a robot. This gives me room to create what I want, and add the details that are to my liking.  It shows me that although I am following instructions, I need to come up with some of my own ideas since this is my picture and how I draw it is my choice.  That is how I came up with the hairstyle for this character, I didn’t copy the book this time, I made up my own.  It's not perfect, but this hairstyle suits my tastes better

Which would you choose, creativity or following the exact directions when it comes to art?

Crilley, Mark.  Mastering Manga 2:Level up with Mark Crilley.  Cincinnati, OH:Impact,2013. Print.