Any Gamers Here?

[Ninjasquirrel]

I don't read yaoi (or yuri, both are just gross, in my opinion), so I wasn't aware that it tended to be done in a more feminine style.
What is the "sema," by the way?

The more nuturing effeminate male. Sema means "bottom" in japanese slang

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

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Heres an example of a standard model. I can position it into almost any gesture I want and set the light around it for shadow and depth.

That model needs to eat better food, lol, it's looking a little feminine itself

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Eyes are really important to get right. They express the face and emotion. In drawing anime eyes are really simple and only convey 6 emotions, happiness, placidness, anger, sadness, extreme glee and complete depression. All without miruge(eyebrows) the eyebrows, mouths and cheeks allow more demonstrative emotion. But when it comes to drawing real things the eyes are much more. They are the most expressive point of the face.

Either way if you are open to constructive criticism (i.e. i wont say you suck and not give advice) post some of your work and I'll critique it. Critiques should always be constructive, meaning how you can improve. Its not a game of narcissistic complements. You can always PM me if you are shy about sharing your work. The most important thing is for you to always practice!

If you don't mind...do you have any tips for doing anime eyes or even eyes in general?
Hair can be pretty challenging too.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Eyes are really important to get right. They express the face and emotion. In drawing anime eyes are really simple and only convey 6 emotions, happiness, placidness, anger, sadness, extreme glee and complete depression. All without miruge(eyebrows) the eyebrows, mouths and cheeks allow more demonstrative emotion. But when it comes to drawing real things the eyes are much more. They are the most expressive point of the face.

Either way if you are open to constructive criticism (i.e. i wont say you suck and not give advice) post some of your work and I'll critique it. Critiques should always be constructive, meaning how you can improve. Its not a game of narcissistic complements. You can always PM me if you are shy about sharing your work. The most important thing is for you to always practice!

I am not shy about my art, I just dont want criticism that is too harsh, but I dont mind a few pointers... I dont do full anime, I struggle with eyes, so any style can be a challenge, I do semi-realistic, but no full cartoon, like looney tunes characters.
Technically my style is between semi-realistic and whatever is more realistic than cartoons.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I am not shy about my art, I just dont want criticism that is too harsh, but I dont mind a few pointers... I dont do full anime, I struggle with eyes, so any style can be a challenge, I do semi-realistic, but no full cartoon, like looney tunes characters.
Technically my style is between semi-realistic and whatever is more realistic than cartoons.

You mean like my profile picture?

 

[CrazyCochin]

You mean like my profile picture?

Yeah!

 

[CrazyCochin]

Yeah!

And the link I like to draw, from Ocarina of Time, is on the feminine side, I especially like men with short ponytails, like in the old days!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Btw, all you other gamers out there...
Has anyone watched Captain N, or the 80's Legend of Zelda cartoons, they're pretty good!
I know Sapphy hasn't...

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

If you don't mind...do you have any tips for doing anime eyes or even eyes in general?
Hair can be pretty challenging too.

Anime eyes are way easier than regular eyes. My best advice is to decide what you want to draw and look at the eye expressions closely in each different emotion.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Btw, all you other gamers out there...
Has anyone watched Captain N, or the 80's Legend of Zelda cartoons, they're pretty good!
I know Sapphy hasn't...

I haven't. Are the Zelda cartoons on netflix or anything?