How can i be better at drawing my manga art?

Question

I created my own anime characters back in 2007 after being inspired by other anime/manga. People tell me that im fairly good at drawing my characters and i think so too. But what i want to do is be able to draw them from any angle, pose, or action movement. I think that this would make it better. Stuff like their hands and toes too because i struggle with those alot. I read and watch anime like One Piece and Fairy Tail and i admire how they can draw those movements and make it look cool and it just catches my attention and is something that i admire. The anime Air Gear is a show where they do so many tough to draw movements and i want to be able to do that for my comic. Im constantly drawing pictures of my characters but i want to create more artistic pictures like this one {{{{{http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/draft_lens14723901module129250111photo_1301529393one-piece-art.jpg}}}}} or this one {{{{{http://img.phombo.com/img1/photocombo/3037/Air_Gear__46.jpg.}}}}} and yes, im trying to become a proffesional, but i still have ways to go. Im sorry that if i said arrogant or something else bad while asking for this, its just i really want to take my art to the next level. I appreciate ur responses. I REALLY do. Thanks!!!....oh, im 17 by the way

Answer 1

Hi there,

I found that watching Mark Crilley on youtube helped me a lot; his videos are really informative.

Try this website, too: http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/howtodraw/jdillon/eyesf.html helped me a lot when trying to figure out anatomy.



Also, even going on this site is handy for watching people draw: http://sketchfu.com/

((to access the actual site, click on one of the featured drawings to the right, and then go ahead and type what you wish in the search bar at the top.)) On this site, you can watch drawings be played back step-by-step, watching the drawing in time lapse. You can adjust the speed of the drawing too, which helps if you're studying a style.



I hope that this helps you out! If you'd like to know some books you can buy, I found this book REALLY helpful when I was trying to figure my drawing styles out: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/manga-for-the-beginner-christopher-hart/1103439551



:)

Answer 2

Study poses. Ask someone to be your model , or you yourself . Take pictures of your model / yourself in all sorts of different angles. Although for live reference poses , they may not look as dynamic as the ones in manga , but then again , that's your job to make them as dynamic as you want as you draw it out.



As they always say , you yourself is the best reference.

Answer 3

this website helps to improve anatomy,really

http://www.posemaniacs.com/

and yeah.Mark Crilley's arts helps a lot.

search his name on youtube or deviantart.