[Senkusha]

Since this is an anime fan site, many of us enjoy the occasional act of putting pencil to paper.  Do you have any aspirations to learn how to draw in the manga style?  What tools do you use?  Have you attended any classes to learn to perfect your craft?  Most importantly, what do you usually draw?  What is it you would LIKE to draw?

For me, I started back in college.  I took a few basic courses that taught color theory and basic fine art drawing.  I used to use just a spiral bound sketch pad and my favorite pencil to draw with was a hardness of 6H.  I have however, since moved toward the digital realm.  I once upon a time had a Wacom tablet, but my kid dumped milk all over it (that was like a decade ago!  Now I have a XenceLabs drawing tablet (it actually has an aspect ratio that matches my desktop monitor), and I tend to use a program called ArtRage Pro and Gimp.

I also dabble with 3D character modeling and game design using VRoid Studio and Unreal Engine 5 (both of these are free) and quite powerful!  And occasionally, I'll use Blender, when I'm feeling really frisky.

I've purchased a few HowTo Draw Manga books, and although, I'm a fan of a lot of different anime styles, my preferred drawing style is the Chibi style.  I find that I don't quite the patience, nor the hand-eye coordination for all the fine line details of normal characters, and besides, the chibi characters are just TOO CUTE! <3

[L_Divi]

As I may have mentioned before, I do pixel-art with some anime inspiration, and as for genre... I tend to draw a lot of soft-core, fetishy erotica/pinups, so you probably won't see much of my work on here ;-p. 

I have aspirations to start an ongoing comic at some point, but I'm currently 1:  Still working on getting better (especially with dynamic poses) and 2:  Having difficulty with rate of output... the latter at least partially being a result of needing to build confidence ;-p. 

I used to (like, since my teenage years) dabble in traditional art (and for a long time traditional sketches with digital coloring), but I've recently concluded that my hands are inherently unsteady, hence switching to pixel art (which is theoretically slower but allows for greater precision, as well as ease in editing any mistakes ;-p). 


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And GIMP is a fantastic program for digital drawing, yes. 

[TwitchisMental]

If you are trying to draw I would also suggest looking into Krita.  It is a bit better for drawing compared to Gimp. Atleast from what I have been told. I don't draw so  Gimp does what I need.

[Senkusha]

I'm checking out Krita now, it does look impressive, AND it's free!

[TwitchisMental]

I'm checking out Krita now, it does look impressive, AND it's free!

Free and open source .

Krita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.

[Senkusha]

I'm defiantly a fan of open sauce!

[ZandraJoi]

I wish I could draw but I am not artsy in any way, shape, or form. I can however appreciate art & would love to see members' drawings if they care to share.

[TwitchisMental]

Did you end up liking Krita @Senkusha  ?

[Senkusha]

I actually started looking into it this morning.  I haven't yet tried it.