How to Draw Guide - learn how to draw manga, cartoons and others

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To start with draw four different sized oval shapes and place them like in the sample below.

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Start with two different sized circles like below.  Sample 1 will be our guide for a full face view and sample 2 a side view profile.

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Start by sketching four different sized oblong shapes and position them like below.

Step 2:
You can see in sample 2 why the four oblong shapes were used.  This is our guide and we want to work within it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sketch a small circle and an oval and place them like below.

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Now sketch a triangular shape on top of the oval creating a guide for the birds wings.  And also sketch in a rectangular shape for the tail. (see below) Read the rest of this entry »

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Start by sketching four different shapes and overlap them like in sample 1.

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Now we need to draw in a guide for where the legs will go.  Sample 2  (below) shows how we can achieve this by using some more shapes.

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How to Draw a Penguin

Step 1:

Draw two ovals, one small and one large and position them like below.

Step 2:

Now add some more shapes like below.  This will give us the basic guide for our penguin.

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How to Draw a Rose

Step 1:

Start by drawing a thin elipse like in the top of sample 1.  Then add a square type shape below it creating a cup like shape.  You will then want to draw a long jagged line with a couple of lines coming off it.   Sample 2 shows why the jagged lines were necessary, these are for the stem and the leaves.  Sample 2 also shows some arcs at the top these are guides for the petals that you will see in step 2.
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Start by sketching a letter M shape and an upside down V shape, like shown below.
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Draw two circles and overlap them like in sample 1.   Then draw in some lines like in sample 2.  These lines will be used as a guide when adding the features..

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How to draw a butterfly

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A butterfly basically consists of three shapes, a triangle, oval and a cone. So what you need to do is sketch out these shapes like below and then position them like in sample 2.

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