Whats a good way to learn to draw anime nowadays? I tried to find some old 90's and modern how to draw books but their not very good quality. I could do it the old fashioned way just ref screenshots and manga books, but I was wondering if there's an actual good resource people would recommend.
The Internet Archive has some How to Draw Manga books. This might be the best resource I've found sofar but I haven't delved into it too much yet. archive.org/search?query...
Its hard to find stuff on the internet nowadays, there used to be so many tutorials and resource sites and books in the library. Pinterest is still kinda useful but theres soo much AI on it now.
Not to mention so many grifters out there trying to sell you overpriced courses. The struggle is real.
Yeah, that's true as well a lot of stuff seems to be hidden behind paywalls. With how anime exploded in popularity you'd think there'd be a lot more resources available.
Like I went to the library the other day to get some art books and how to draw books and there was barely anything in the entire city, I was very disappointed.
If you ask the library staff they may be able to get you some, either through loans from other libraries or order them.
They might still do that, Id need to look up which ones Id want specifically first. They did this big update over the last 3 years but it downsized the amount of books as they moved to ebooks and audio books.
a certain man who draws chibis/chaibiss (depending on the region)
Aside from referencing and studying artists, there are also some cool instructional / guide channels on YouTube like oridays, tppoart, and LinesSensei that have cool videos for anime stylisation in varying levels of complexity. Lines' in particular feels pretty similar to 90s anime art to me. c:
As for paid resources, I've also been eyeing Coloso's courses since they're from industry pros and are subtitled, but they can be pretty expensive and hit-or-miss depending on who you get a course from. ^^;
I used to collect these "How to draw manga" books that seemed like good series for ref. Not sure how easy they are to find now-a-days or if it's what you're looking for. I hope you find a great resource you can use!
Yeah I was hoping to find a bunch of those kinds of books at the library like you used to be able too, so I'll have to find some online. They vary a lot in quality, some are really good and other not so much which is why I was hoping to find some to look thru in the library.
I see, I do like anime of 80 and 90s, because is more stylish like were are here now. The classics, never dies.
I've been on a nostalgia kick lately, there's definitely some good anime and cool styles nowadays aswell but I miss that style and atmospheric vibe of a lot of the 80's and 90's anime.
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This is ironically the style I study for animal Art. Since I grew up with late 80s early 2000s anime styles. Watching stuff like Rurouni Kenshin, Cowboy Bebop, DBZ, Naruto, One piece, Full metal Alchemist, Trigon, Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Inyasha, (And that one random oldie Lupin the Third)
I think that's just something you find examples of, study, and emulate. You mentioned this as the old-fashioned way, but I'm guessing there are a few specific styles you have in mind, and I doubt any specific book or resource would help with that.
Its not that I cant draw anime its that I have to reference a ton and I kinda wanted to go back to basics so it could be more natural to me. but yeah all the books and tuts I've seen sofar are kind of generic anime and not the best quality
So yeah I'll probably just have to draw from reference screenshots of anime I want and brute force it. I'm just surprised there's not more resources, and if there are they are probably Japanese exclusives and pretty expensive.