01-16-2014, 07:34 AM
Doesn't it also depend a lot on which kind of anime style you want to adapt? There are so many 'shades' of anime, from realistic to hyper-simplified.. it is kind of interesting to see someone come from studying realism and anatomy etc trying to master anime.. while I myself was struggling really hard to eliminate anime influence in my drawings (because that was unfortunately where I started.) Your approach of starting with realism is a lot better though.
Maybe you could do some focused and comparative studies of different people's anime work that you like, similar to what you did on the last page? Just more focused, trying to break down how they stylized what part of the body/face and why. Maybe even a comparison to styles you do not want to adapt, just to figure out the differences. Picking the brains of people you admire does sound like a good idea too though, I am sure many are willing to help if they see that you are really trying and serious about it (as this sketchbook does prove).
And yes, lots of application and experimentation will surely help, too. I do think you have lots of very cute anime-ish drawings in here already :)
Maybe you could do some focused and comparative studies of different people's anime work that you like, similar to what you did on the last page? Just more focused, trying to break down how they stylized what part of the body/face and why. Maybe even a comparison to styles you do not want to adapt, just to figure out the differences. Picking the brains of people you admire does sound like a good idea too though, I am sure many are willing to help if they see that you are really trying and serious about it (as this sketchbook does prove).
And yes, lots of application and experimentation will surely help, too. I do think you have lots of very cute anime-ish drawings in here already :)