Tag: anime

  • How to draw Manga – or better still – don’t!

    I actually want to encourage you not to draw Manga – well, not if you want to be a professional illustrator someday. There are just too many Manga Artists, basically all doing the same thing. It’s very unusual to find one that stands out from the rest. Mark Crilley on YouTube , certainly stands out.…

  • How to draw 40 different expressions

    The Bubzbeauty YouTube Channel started a YouTube meme called 40 expressions at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEPt02mEpuc and this is my response to that video. Drawing 40 different expressions in one take without any cuts or editing. one or two don’t quite get it right, but on the whole I’m very pleased. It’s not about the quality of the…

  • ART – The Emperor’s New Clothes

    I’ve just spent four days visiting art galleries, museums and churches in Paris and I’m quite zapped out with art. My head is spinning with ideas and insights. The most difficult juxtaposition to reconcile was the Murakami exhibition at Versailles. Takashi Murakami makes giant manga-inspired works of art. At first sight they look like advertisements…