Light and Shadow

For this post, I will be trying out shading. To be honest, the only shading that I have ever done is just for eyes and adding an indication of a shadow underneath the chins of heads that I draw, that is how far I have ever done when comes to shading. According to the Author of Mastering Manga 2, he states "An uninitiated artist may be puzzled as to where all the shading should go" (Crilley 112). Meaning that an artist who has never tried shading will be confused as to where to place the shading they'll be unsure as to where or how to even make an object look like it has an shadow which is in my case. I would like to learn to basic techniques of shading so I can use these techniques in the future.

 What first did was draw out the girl. Again, the the most difficult challenge was drawing the hands and along with the her sitting position. The next step, I used a ruler draw the rain, table, couch, walls, the ocean, cup, and the window. According to Mark Crilley he states, " Add shading to her skin using a lighter tone." I tried shading her skin to a lighter tone just as Crilley says however, there were some parts that of her skin that the toning was just a bit dark. 

The next process, I did was shading in her clothes and hair. Then, I shaded the wall that has the window a darker shade.

For the final touches, I made more shading to the table, coffee, and couch in order to makes the objects look like they have shadows.









Although, this was my first try on shading. In the book, it tells me to add more shading to the wall, table, bench, cup, and the picture frame (Crilley 113). I did try doing just as the book instructed and I am starting to understand as to where I should shade. As Crilley states, "In terms of shadow placement, the same principles apply regardless of the medium you use" (Crilley 113) Whatever form of drawings that you make if you were to ever plan on shading, the rules would still remain the same. These techniques on where you should shade had helped me lot and I will these styles to help me whenever I plan on shading a drawing.



What are your tips for shading?

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

Foreshortening

For today's post, I will be trying out a pose which called foreshortening. When it comes foreshortening there are many forms of poses and according to Mastering Manga 2, Mark Crilley says "Some poses consist of various foreshortening techniques coming together to create powerful three-dimensional effects" (Crilley 63) There are many forms of poses that require foreshortening procedure in order together to show  height, width, and depth effects. One of the poses that I will be drawing that requires foreshortening will be drawing a girl putting a peace-sign up.

Okay, what I did first was by drawing out eight horizontal lines, that were equally spaced. As Crilley states, "You'll want them to be at least an inch or more apart" (Crilley 60) Having them an inch or more apart will help you add on the details later on. After that, I drew out the head in the first box. 







                                                                                     

Now here's the most difficult part that I ultimately dread hands. According to Mark Crilley, he says "The thumb holds the last two fingers in place so that the first two fingers are free to extend" (Crilley 61). By following his instructions, I drew out the peace-sign hand that overlaps lines 2-3, I tried to make make the peace-sign was appear bigger then the head.










I had then added on the arm and a rough mark of the torso.

Later on, I add then added on the legs and made a rough mark on the legs. On the right of lines 4-5 is where I was starting to sketch out the hand. After that, I had began working on the hair, and adding details to the eyes. I had also put some wrinkles on the left hand as well.

 The next step was that I started to begin working to draw out the other hand, after that was that I began working on adding details to the pants. Putting wrinkles around the waist and knees.

For the final touches as usual, I used a PITT pen artist to ink out the lines and after the ink had dried, I erased all of rough drawings.

Upon learning that there are many poses of foreshortening, I will continue to try to draw the many of techniques of foreshortening. Though, my attempt for this particular foreshortening was a bit of a challenge for me because the hands, as much as I hate drawing hands I want to learn more varieties of foreshortening poses and as Crilley states, "If you really get into foreshortening, you'll find it can go way beyond a single hand popping off the page" (Crilley 63) I'm going to try to improve my hand drawing skills a little more in order to me to try drawing foreshortening poses. There are many poses I would like to master one day, though there are some poses are difficult I'm going to try to draw them all but one step at a time.

In your perspective, what would be the most difficult pose to draw?

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

Drawing Female Front View

On the last post, I was drawing a male front view. But this time, I will be drawing a female Front View. My goal for this post is to see the differences between the male and female drawings in order for me to spot the facial features between the two of them so I can use this information whenever I draw . By following the instructions from the book  Mastering Manga 2, Mark Crilley says "If you compare the drawing of the female face with that of the male, you see the key difference come down to just two things: the eyelashes and the bridge of the nose" (Crilley 16) Just as Crilley states, the two main differences for  both male and females are the eyelashes and the noses when it comes to drawing.
Just like the previous post, I'm still not really good when it comes down to drawing the right proportions of the heads and also impatience has always need my "friend" (we're not best friends because it betrays me) however, as I keep reading the book Mastering Manga 2, Crilley states "Any step-by-step lesson is by necessity teaching you just one approach" (Crilley 12) I have been really trying my best to have patience in order to follow the step-by-step process and types of techniques he uses in order for me to improve my skills at drawing.

What I did first was to make a rough sketch of a circle, and then I made two lines making the circle into fours. (You should use a ruler when it comes to drawing heads, it will be useful for you to accurately place the eyes, nose, eye brow, and mouth.)
However, in this case I didn't use a ruler and just used by best my judgment split the circle into fours.

 Next, on the bottom part of the circle I split it up into 4 horizontal lines in order to mark the feature lines.

  As I continue, I then outlined the jaw. Which is by looking at the shape in order to create a distance between the bottom the of the circle and the tip of the jaw.

 Next, for the top box I had added in the eyebrows, second box I had drew out the eyes, then at the very bottom of the box I had made small lines to make up the nose. After that a little down below the nose is where I drew out the mouth.

 I later on added details to the eyes and ears.

I would then later add on, lines for the hair, neck, and shoulders.

  Finally, I had added details for the hair, which I had later on  finally used a PITT artist pen to ink all of the lines to erase the rough drawings once the ink was dried.

Though, I had finished the drawing it got me wondering about how easy or how difficult it is to draw a male or female. For instance, I had realize that whenever I draw females it's more easier for me to draw out the hair and along with facial features. However, while for males I tend to have a problem when it comes to drawing the facial features and hair. Upon noticing my weak points, I had also now seen the many differences between the two, with now seeing  the differences it will help me a whole lot as I continue to draw.







 Which is more easier to draw a male or a female?




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

Drawing Male Front View

Today, I'm will be drawing male front view. Usually, whenever I draw front view the problems that I face are the head being way too big and the neck being too small and short meaning it's looks like a giant huge head with a small body. Using the instructions from the book Mastering Manga 2. Mark Crilley says when drawing either male or females that there are two main key differences are the eyelashes and the nose. "If you compare the drawing of the female face with that of the male, you will see that the key differences come down to just two things: the eyelashes and the bridge of the nose" (Crilley 16)
For me, drawing front view is something I should start off drawing to get better at seeing the shape of the head, the neck and along with facial expressions and also the hair.
"Artists have long understood the decisive power of a few lines added or subtracted in just the right places" (Crilley 16) This quotes means that by just either adding or taking away lines in the correct places you'll see the decisive power that lines hold.  

The first thing that I did was draw a rough circle, and then using a ruler to split the circle in half in vertical and horizontal. (The vertical line will help you on placing the nose, while the horizontal line will help you on the eyebrows and eyes for later on)

Sorry in advance for the rest of the pictures being a little off! (^^,)

Okay, the picture as you can see is a little bit off, but what I did was on the lower half of circle was divide it up into four equal part. (The first line will help you with the eyebrows, and while the other two will help with placing the eyes)

 

Next, was adding lines for the jaw, I focused on the angles of each of the lines and also the shape that creates between them and the circle. Also, the distance between the bottom of the circle and tip of the jaw must be equal to the three sections from the picture above.

 Now, I added the eyes which are between the first top two horizontal lines.(The eyes will rest on the third line) The nose will be kind of at the point of where the vertical line meets to bottom of the circle and the mouth will be a little bit closer to the circle than to the chin.

 After that, I added the ears and details to the eyes. A vertical line for the bridge of the nose, then two lines above each of the eyes to show the upper eyelid.
Later on, I would add lines for the hair, neck, and the shoulders. As you can see the upper line of the hair is drawn a little farther away from the circle.

After I shaded the eyes, I began to a draw out details for the hair.

Finally, I used to PITT artist pens to carefully ink all the lines, but I made some adjustments to the drawing meaning that I added more details to the hair, eyes, and ears and also adding an indication of shadow below the chin.
I had also erased and also fixed some mistakes before using pens (Note: Any kind of pen should be okay) After the ink dries erase all the pencil lines.

The drawing turned out pretty okay along with many mistakes but in the end the head wasn't so big nor was the neck too short or small.
As for the next drawing, I going to do still do a front view but next time it will be Female front view.









 Did you have any problems when you're drawing heads?




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

Drawing a hand pose

Drawing hands has been pretty much a challenge for me, and so I got a book that was written by my most favorite drawing instructor Mark Crilley. I have created a sketch of a hand following the instructions of a book called Mastering Manga 2. Mark Crilley suggests that you try to draw out your own hand to see how it looks and it helps out to remember how long are the fingers compared to the thumb. "It is worth drawing your own hand, palm facing forward, to help you memorize the length of each finger in comparison with thumb and the rest of the hand" (Crilley 56)
For almost all us, drawing hands have been a huge challenge mainly because of the many poses and the way the hand looks and so I'm going to try on sketching out a hand.
"I have chosen one of the most common poses- that of the hand at rest when the arm is relaxed" (Crilley 56) Because of the fact that I'm a beginner at drawing hands, this quote shows how some hand poses are easier then the other.

What I first did was use a ruler by 2 inches wide and height was 4 inches then line in half leaving two boxes 2 inch by 2 inch for each of the two boxes. After that, I sketch out the palm, drawing the wrist and thumb, and then later on sketch out the four fingers. I tried to make the fingers curve a little bit.

After drawing the fingers, I later on added on wrinkles to the palm, wrist, and  joint of the thumb. Also, making a simple line at the joints of each of the fingers.

 The finishing touches were ink the drawing, I used PITT artist pen to make the final touches of the hand. After finishing this drawing, I would have to say that it needs more improvement. So I'm going to continue on practicing the hand poses more.














Do you have any difficulties when it came to drawing hands?


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