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How To: Draw a manga/anime girl
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a real time tutorial showing how to draw a seated girl, taking his drawing from the rough sketch stage to finished inking. [correction: The Micron Pigma pen is mistakenly said to be available in comic book stores; it is in fact much easier to find in art supply stores)
How To: Shade a drawing of an anime/manga girl
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on drawing a girl in the manga or anime style, this time focusing on shading techniques. Watch this video to learn how to shade a drawing of an anime or manga girl.
How To: Color and ink anime/manga illustrations
In this two part video, Mark Crilley shows his approach to using watercolors and how to use ink and colored pencils to finish things up.
How To: Add shading to an anime/manga drawing
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley demonstrates his drawing techniques by filming as he shades part of an actual final page from the 3rd book in his manga series, "Miki Falls: Autumn"
How To: Draw an anime/manga figure in motion
"Miki Falls" creator Mark Crilley presents another drawing demo, this time with an emphasis on rendering clothing and using lines to suggest a three-dimensional surface.
How To: Draw anime/manga facial expressions
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on drawing three different facial expressions, showing the transition from surprise to anger.
How To: Draw anime/manga hair
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on how to draw manga or anime hair. The first character's hair is drawn entirely in real time, with continuous spoken explanation. Drawing hair is one of the most important components of anime and manga figure drawing, this video will show you how.
How To: Draw an anime/manga girl
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial with spoken explanation on how to draw his character, Miki.
How To: Draw an anime/manga fight pose
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on drawing a manga character doing a karate kick. The focus is on drawing a clenched fist and the feet in two different positions.
How To: Draw anime/manga backgrounds
Watch this video to learn how to draw backgrounds for anime and manga. "Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a tutorial on how to draw and color backgrounds for a manga-style illustration. The emphasis is on using color and linework to create the illusion of depth.
How To: Draw a Manga face in profile
Mark Crilley, creator of "Miki Falls" shows tips on drawing a face in profile!
How To: Learn the crosshatching technique
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley presents a lesson on how to ink a manga illustration, with special emphasis on crosshatching techniques.
How To: Draw the comic book character Iron Man
Check out this video to see how to draw and sketch Iron Man, the movie character for manga, cartoon and comics.
How To: Draw "Chibi" faces with "Miki Falls" creator
Check out this video to see "Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley as he presents a tutorial on drawing "chibi" faces, with a special emphasis on rendering emotions.
How To: Draw wheels in perspective
Check out this video to learn how to draw wheels in perspective. Learn the easy way of drawing or painting wheels or arches in perspective. This video shows you a simple way to get them upright and vertical - and looking right - first time, every time. No complex measuring or calculations required!
How To: Draw simple shadows
Check out this video to learn how to draw simple shadows and how to shade.
How To: Learn to draw and sketch
This comprehensive video series by Bob Davies serves as a basics drawing lessons that are excellent for beginners just starting off in addition to tips for intermediate artists. This series covers all the basics of drawing from choosing paper, drawing medium (graphite,charcoal,etc) and techniques in many of the different medium. These videos will cover pencil, felt pens, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor pencils and erasing techniques.
How To: Draw a baby's head
Check out this video to learn how to draw a baby's head.
How To: Draw an anime face in side and 3/4 perspective
Check out this video to learn to draw an anime face in side and 3/4 perspective for manga and comics.
How To: Use curvilinear perspective
Check out this video to learn how to use curvilinear perspective. This shows the idea of how to create a curvilinear perspective image. Normally this view would only be used when drawing something incredibly massive. It's a bit like looking through a fish-eye lens.
How To: Draw a head by building organic shapes
Check out this video to see how to draw a head by building it out of random organic shapes.
How To: Draw a head 3/4 view
Check out this video to learn how to draw a head at 3/4 perspective.
How To: Paint or draw an eye
Check out this video to see how to paint an eye.
How To: Draw bodies and torsos
Check out this video to learn how to draw bodies and torsos either digitally or the old fashioned way. I start with the spine and head and ribs and pelvis, then make the arms and legs and do it all very roughly. Then I make a body out of that. On paper I let it stay really rough and then I can trace over the good lines on a clean sheet. On computer it's easier by just using layers. I haven't had any formal training ( obviously ) so if you are good at figure drawing and could offer advice or t...
How To: Draw an anime face
Check out this video to see how to draw an anime style face and get the basic proportions correct. In this video Painter IX and a Wacom tablet are used.
How To: Sketch a face
Check out this video to see how to sketch a face and get the basic proportions correct.
How To: Draw a house in perspective
Without perspective, drawings would never look realistic and would instead be flat, remedial depictions of reality. Luckily, the discovery of perspective during the Renaissance lets us simulate reality if we know the mathematical principles behind it.
How To: Draw male noses
Check out this video to learn how to draw a generic male nose.
How To: draw suggestive doodles
What is not to enjoy in this subersive tutorial? Who can live without the weenie drawing montage in Superbad? Classic. Jonah Hill in Superbad authoritatively cites that 70% of us are afflicted with this primal need to draw every object with a John Thomas.
How To: Draw a woman's eye
Watch this video to see a demonstration on how to draw the female eye.
How To: Teach kids to draw a lighthouse scene
One of the things I like to show kids is that they don't have to limit themselves to "cartoons". The lighthouse scene is a step in the direction of "realism" while still being made up of simple components. Not just for kids, but anyone looking to improve weak drawing skills.
How To: Teach kids to draw a cowboy and a giraffe
This tutorial shows you how to draw two fairly basic cartoon drawings -- an easy to draw cowboy and a giraffe (that's just a little more difficult). Great ideas for teaching kids or yourself if you are really bad at drawing.
How To: Draw Boba Fett from Star Wars
Easy to follow step by step instructions for drawing the Star Wars character Boba Fett.
How To: Draw a tiger with sumi-e ink
This Japanese brush painting demonstration shows the technique used to draw a suibokuga tiger in sumi-e ink.
How To: Draw small flowers with sumi-e ink step by step
This Japanese brush painting demonstration shows the technique used to draw small flowers using sumi-e ink and a brush. Pay careful attention to the line. Balance is important.
How To: Draw a rose with sumi-e ink
Watch this Japanese ink painting demonstration to learn the technique used to draw a rose with sumi-e ink.
How To: Draw bamboo with sumi-e ink
Watch this Japanese ink painting demonstration to learn the technique used to draw bamboo with sumi-e ink. Create bamboo using straight strokes. Five leaves are drawn with one single brush of ink.
How To: Draw a squid with sumi-e ink
Watch this Japanese ink brush demonstration to learn the technique used to draw a squid. The transparency of the squid is expressed by oozing black ink over lighter black strokes. Add ten legs, also known as parapodia. Don't forget the oozing.
How To: Draw sumi-e ink grapes
Watch this Japanese brush painting demonstration to learn the technique used to draw grapes. One brush of ink is used to draw one group of grapes. The leaf and branch displays a gradation that adds shade and light.
How To: Draw sumi-e ink bird & maple leaves
This Japanese brush painting demonstration shows the technique used to draw sumi-e ink maple leaves and a bird.