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Vol.1 : Compiling Characters Chapter 1 Drawing the Face Chapter 2 How to Draw Bodies Chapter 3 Drawing Characters lsBN4-7661 -1 473-6

Vol.2: Compiling Techniques Chapter 1 Background Management Basics Chapter 2 Tone Techniques Chapter 3 Expressing Light and Shadows lsBN4-7 661 -1 47 4-4

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Vol.3: Compiling Application and Practice Chapter 1 How to Draw lnteriors and Exteriors Chapter 2 How to Draw Machines Chapter 3 How to Create a Short Story MANGA l5BN4-7661-147 5-2

Vol.4: Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear 1 Underwear and T-shirts Chapter 2 Sweatshirts and Skirts Chapter 3 Jackets and Jeans lsBN4-7661-1477-9

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Special: Colored Original Drawing (Copic Sketch Pen) Chapter 1 Copic Sketch Pen Chapter 2 Copic Airbrushing System Chapter 3 Try Using Different Painting Materials with Markers lsBN4-7 661

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Vol.5: Developing Shoujo Manga Techniques Chapter 1 How to Draw Characters Chapter 2 How to Draw Backgrounds Chapter 3 How to Create Stories Chapter 4 How to Create Manga Manuscripts -1 476-0

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Vol.6: Martial Arts & Combat Sports Chapter 1 Judo Chapter 2 Karate Chapter 3 Kendo Chapter 4 Boxing Chapter 5 Street Battles lsBN4-7661-1478-7

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finffimg Process

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aa::rl"xing: Process

for Rendering Eyes Using Primarily Hatching Under drawing

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::.: ,vith the upper eyelid. Draw :.-r: rir-veS while rotating the

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outlines of the

.-: :; light r' : r -r- S Take care to

, : . -*ing the iris r..--: -:ll becoming :-a

2. Draw the upper eyelid. Build up strokes, keeping them at a comfortable. not overly long

3. Draw the lower eyelid. Since you are using hatching to render the eye. make sure that the fine

length,

contour of the lower eyelid does not evolve into a single (solid) line. Use fine, connecting strokes.

Since these are light

5. tur the hatching inside the iris, use curved lines, maintaining an awareness of the iris's curved

reflections, use as fine a solid line as possible.

surface.

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7. To finish the eyelashes, the key is t0

draw shorter lines clustered around a long, central line. Take care to use beautiful. tapered lines. .

,.' -atching to finish off the

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cupil. Build up light and rotating the paper in : '=.ltron easiest to draw.

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r::,r,

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When needed,

add+

for white highlights. 8. Finished!

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r'SiEContourLines:ProcesstorRenderingEyesUsingPrimarilyContourLines

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Take care to Prevent

the contour from Draw the contour so that both ends

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Draw the contour of the uPPer be eyelid. (the Paper often must to easiest rotated to the direction

come to distinct points

becoming overlY thick. (lf the drawing

2. Draw the contour of the lower eYelid.

is small, then

You

may simPlY use a solid line.)

draw,) Use ultra fine lines

for light reflection outlines.

drawing the iris outline is to use pupil, a uniform, heavy 3. Draw the iris, and light reflections.

The inside oI the dotted lines

the actual PuPil

inside ol 4. Draw the eyelashes and the are to areas which indicates the iris. X black' solid with filled be

Ensure that eac eyelash ends ir a clear Point.

are connected. 5. Spotting Blacks and Hatching

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6. Finishedl

White highlights

lf the eyelashes are rendereo solely in solid black and end with a rough, crude feel, add Iine, individual lines seParate: from the main lashes.

uishing

Types

The following pages discuss 5 common eye types: standard eyes, upward tilted eyes, Oownward-iitted eyes, large, round eyes, and almond_shaped eyes.

Upward Titted Eyes

Downward Tilted Eyes

The corner of the eye is lowered.

:tandard Eyes

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-mward Tilted Eyes

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[-arge- Round Eyes

Standard eyes

Downward tilted eyes

tf you find your large, round eyes resemble standard or downward tilted eyes, use your

ingenuity and adjust as follows: . 0mit drawing the lower eyelid, . Make the irises extra dark, or adjust how you render the eye's interior, etc.

More large, round eyes

Almond-shaped Eyes

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Standafd eyeS

almond-shaped eyes

,;,,rard titted or standard eyes,

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adjust by narrowing More almond-shaPed eYes

Distinguishing Ages t*aking Children Look Ghildlike

-roer Child with a Mature Face

Somewhat Mature Child

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This face basically has the same shape

Here, the face's contour is ditferent and the facial feafures' proportions have been

contour as that oI the mature face, but the features have been altered.

idult's

.

face

Child's face

adjusted. o The cheeks were made fuller.

The eyelashes were omitted.

o The eyes were enlarged.

.

.

o The eyes were spaced farther apart.

The bridge of the nose was reduced.

.

The eyes' position was lowered. The portion taken up by the upper part of

the head was enlarged.

Not good The presence of eyelashes To draw a child's face,

and small eyes tend to

concentrate all of the facial features toward the lower half of the face.

Mature face

detract from a childlike appearance.

Moderately childlike face

Childlike face

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ItffiErencs between Adult and Child

Faces Child's Face

Adult's Face

Smallish eyes

Long The nose should

The nose should

be kept small

be made longish.

and_Shott.

Thickish neck

Position the eYes higher and make

fiem smaller than you would ior a child's face. (lf you are using

adult's face your

the----t

as

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standard,

tren position the eyes lower for

a

ti

This figure shows

--the

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2 laces

overlapping. Drav, the child's feature:

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child character.)

------from the nose downward ,iutting out somewhat to ---------gain a "childlike

neck

Long span

appearance.

thick and relatively straight up and down.

Draw the neck tilted and on the narrowside.

The The upper parl of

the head occuPies

upper part of

a lesser portion.

the

heat

occupE a greait

portior

f

-'---"' contours to 3'''e fie cheeks angular 50

:ener-ate

an

adult" look.

Give the cheeks roundish contours

create a "childlike'

look.

to

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adult's createl childlike look

Mm$ishing Youthful and Elderly Faces Give older male

characters large,

distinct nose bridges. The neck should be short and thick.

sarrfiars in Aging Gharacters Not good

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Reduce the size of the eyes and irises.

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0mit the eyelashes. Give the hair less volume.

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:-r-,1 character's

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i.r9S afe lafge -,:Se and mOth

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the mouth's sides still does not age the character.

sratrs Wrinkles alone do not make an old person. Not good

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man'S face

iandard (slightly :' , ,-: : ied) eyeS, thiCk

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