[Silver Serpent]

I wish I could draw like you guys-I can only do cartoon animals and humans- I'm not taking art next year!lol :D Well done- the wolf is excellent friend of ham!:p

[friend of ham]

Cartoons r awesome!:eek:
Don't ever say anything bad about cartoons!:)

[Lemur_Girl]

cartooooooooons are awesome. Don't ever neglect cartoons, they require a specific inteligence, to say the least. I certainly haven't neglected them :D :rolleyes: however it does help to know a tad bit of anatomy first...Actually up until 2 or 3 years ago I only drew cartoons, seriously. Besides, how do you define cartoon? It's a broad term, these days...

[friend of ham]

Im doing lots of cartoons now, especially manga cause it helps so much with my figure drawing!
Besides, its sooooooo entertaining!
Yay, CARTOONS!:)

[Lemur_Girl]

:p :D :rolleyes: :o ;)

[Silver Serpent]

Sorry!*hides behind...er...something*I wasn't neglecting/insulting cartoons, just saying that I wished I could do more varied stuuf (manga,anime etc)-that is my ultimate artistic dream..:rolleyes: :D (even though I'm not particularly artistic and taking art after this year....:rolleyes: )

[Lemur_Girl]

aw don't worry :D :p I'm jus' joking around :) It's very healthy for an artist to explore all different types of art, and it reveals sides of yourself that you may not have known about! :eek:

[Silver Serpent]

Thats ok lol.One of my friends brought in a couple of her manga books today
:eek: :eek: :eek:
It would take me 554832035 years and a day to get to that-and it was a beginners book!I hadn't realised how many different pens and equipment you could use for it all!:o
Am i alone in being someone who can't draw by instruction-ie drawing circles and lines then filling details in later?I just look for small simple bits to draw rather than all the planning and measuring.

[Lemur_Girl]

AAAARGH!!! INSTRUCTION BOOKS MUST DIIIIEEE!

sorry couldn't help myself :o

the thing is, if instruction books don't work, then that probably means that it's not the right one...self-practise is better sometimes, I think...all those lines and circles are tricks that come naturally later...for me at least. besides, life drawing comes first and foremost if you're trying to draw realistically, a mistake I repeatedly make, since there aren't any naked people handy :D

however there are some types of instruction books thatwould help you a great deal, drawing on the right side of the brain (an excellent book) will go a loooooooong way. It's a technique book, I've only started it (it's too late for me to use it, I guess) but it's really ingenious, and comes highly reccomended, a classic that has stood the test of time.

[friend of ham]

I was just kiddin too.
I agree
ALL INSTRUCTION BOOKS MUST DIE!
I don't like them with all the equipment and stuff, you only need that for really reallly good manga, which is a waste of time if you make 1 little mistake. Then u have to start all over again!:mad:
if u can't use circles, use different shapes, that's the way I do it, maybe it will work for you (all circles must die too).:D