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Now, lt’s Time for the Real Test

A Critique: Example 1

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Lastly, here are pieces of work by students of animation and manga. Alongside the students' work there are Professional critiques and the revised versions. These should help you see what kind of things to look out for when you are drawing your own characters.

*The protective guard is dubious in design and does not look three-dimensional. Change the design and use shading to make it look three-dimensional.

*    The weapon looks flimsy. The shape should be modified. Draw it with bold lines to make it appear hard and heavy.

*    The hair and clothes don't look right. Sharpen the outline and draw some wrinkles in the clothes.

*    The pose is unbalanced. With the protective guard and weapon in his right hand, the weight looks to be too much to the right. Correct this and draw the character standing firm.

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