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 4

         In the first two lines, draw a tiny head with a neck, angling the head to the side.  Make sure the head is bigger than the neck (Crilley, 89).  This emphasizes the shape of a chibi.  A chibi is supposed to be a very small version of a manga character and to make it cute, the shapes have to be all proportional.  It only makes sense to have the head be fairly bigger than the neck, or the chibi won’t have the desired shape and effect.

       “That’s why manga artists deliberately simplify the clothing and include only the essential details, jettisoning the rest” (Crilley, 89).  This quote explains reason why it’s drawn that way which gives insight on the purpose of chibis. This illustrates the art and specialty of chibis compared to regular manga.  Chibis focus on detail rather than the face and body, unlike regular manga.  They have a lot of decorations on the body to make it cute and special, which is why the details stick out.

Is it easier to draw chibis or regular size manga and why?

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.



Mastering Manga 2: Cat Character

      Draw the face again with a round circle.  But the jaw is slightly tilted to the side as a base.  Following that sketch three horizontal lines as the guidelines for the eyes, mouth, and nose but emphasize the lines at the top (Crilley, 28).  Given that we are working with proportion; these are specific instructions on how to give dimension to the head.  This picture is supposed to have the character looking at another direction so unlike the last one, we need to tilt it slightly to give it that action effect to make the person look more realistic.

       “The interior section of the far ear is largely obscured.  I’ve indicated little tufts of hair near the tips of the cat ears” (Crilley, 29).  This step really emphasizes the ears.   It explains how to make the manga look realistic, matching the character since that’s the point of the picture. The points to lightly sketch out the cropped hair and add cat ears on the side of the hair which gives life to the picture.  The main point of this picture are the cat ears, which is creating a fictional character so focusing on just that part is super important.

Would there be any more tips on adding dimension or direction to a character?

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