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Kettle
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posted December 28, 2003 07:30

Ive just started trying to draw manga, HELP!!!!! any websites, tips.....would be eternally useful.
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dragonman97

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posted December 28, 2003 10:07

I bookmarked this awhile ago, but never really looked at it - not sure how good it is:
http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial/tutorial.html

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Zim'et
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posted December 29, 2003 09:11

Go to the Art section at Barnes and Noble or Borders. They have lots of great books that take you through penciling, inking, and the anatomy of manga characters. Good luck!

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Dogbert
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posted December 29, 2003 10:03

You could try here...It's a very good site, you can show me some of your stuff when you get going if you want.i will tell you where to improve.

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sconzey
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posted December 29, 2003 12:51

Also, try http://www.polykarbon.com

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Ricegirl
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posted December 30, 2003 12:03

How To Draw has a series of books of which I have the first three you are quite welcome to borrow them, I find drawing my favourite helps me improve...good luck with the drawing.

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Aditu
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posted December 30, 2003 13:13

You might see if your library has these books.
*Manga Mania - Christopher Hart
*Compiling Characters - Society for the study of Manga Technique
They are popular here.

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Kettle
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posted December 31, 2003 07:35

Wow, everything is a great help. Thanks

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