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Jul 28, 2008 4:13 PM
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I'm just asking you people which parts do you prefer working on the face first before the rest of the body
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Jul 28, 2008 4:15 PM
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Im only good @ drawing faces :P I always start w/ the shape of the head.


Jul 28, 2008 4:35 PM
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Believe it or not but about 90% of the time I start with the hair. XD Usually like the front part of the hair and then I work my way down to the forehead.
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Jul 28, 2008 4:42 PM
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Eyes first
Or can never seem to fit them in.. :|
Jul 28, 2008 4:43 PM
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Face first, then go from there.


Jul 28, 2008 5:06 PM
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face first. :33
Jul 28, 2008 5:07 PM
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I sometimes start w/ hair when I can't seem to free draw the shape of the head.

My fav part to draw is the ears XD then the eyes.


Jul 28, 2008 5:16 PM
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I love to draw eyes. I have several drawings that are just eyes. XD
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Jul 28, 2008 5:24 PM
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CCs_No1_Fanboy said:
Im only good @ drawing faces :P I always start w/ the shape of the head.
Jul 28, 2008 5:47 PM

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I start with the face. Then I draw the eyes.
Believe it or not, before this, I draw hair first.
Technique changes.
Jul 28, 2008 6:06 PM

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Konahi_chan said:
Believe it or not but about 90% of the time I start with the hair. XD Usually like the front part of the hair and then I work my way down to the forehead.

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Jul 28, 2008 6:20 PM

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Konahi_chan said:
Believe it or not but about 90% of the time I start with the hair. XD Usually like the front part of the hair and then I work my way down to the forehead.

LOL! same here



Jul 28, 2008 6:24 PM

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The current anime character Im drawing has very cool and wierd hair. I draw it first to get the shape of the head right.


Jul 28, 2008 8:42 PM

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i do eyes first XD works for me
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Jul 28, 2008 11:51 PM

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I'll do with the eyes first, then nose, mouth, and start the face, and hair, then the body............ But sometimes I can only do the face, though ><
Jul 29, 2008 3:11 AM

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Sometimes I start w/ the eyes.


Jul 29, 2008 8:13 PM

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I start with part of the face shape first, and then move onto eyes and hair.
Jul 30, 2008 6:26 AM

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I start from the face. :3


Jul 30, 2008 8:24 AM

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I start with the shape of the head too then the hair ^^
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Jul 30, 2008 7:40 PM

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Mine goes;

Face
Hair
Nose
Mouth
Eyes
Ears

Those are the basics. I may have forgotten some. ^^;
Jul 31, 2008 5:59 AM

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i'm with all the other people on the eyes :D
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Aug 6, 2008 3:19 PM

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This might be the est way to start drawing your anime/manga-

First start with the eyes then the face THEN you start the hair/mouth/ neck...and after you finish make sure that person's shoulders are equaled


Note: girls' shoulders tend to be more loose unlike the guys' (stiff)
Aug 11, 2008 7:24 PM

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nowadays the best way to start with is with the eyes
Aug 12, 2008 6:13 PM
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I like to start with the shape and size of the head which gives me the point of view and proportions of how big or small the rest of the features on the face should/ will be. (especially eyes and noses)
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Animator-Kite said:
This might be the est way to start drawing your anime/manga-

First start with the eyes then the face THEN you start the hair/mouth/ neck...and after you finish make sure that person's shoulders are equaled


Note: girls' shoulders tend to be more loose unlike the guys' (stiff)


For serious? I've been doing that since I started. I must be some kind of pro or something =P

But yeah, I start with eyes->face->mouth->nose->ears->hair, and, uh, neck somewhere in there.
Aug 14, 2008 5:20 PM

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lol exactly what i do too =)
Aug 24, 2008 5:55 AM

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Before I always began with the eyes, now I normally start with the headshape ^_~
Aug 24, 2008 11:59 AM

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Konahi_chan said:
I love to draw eyes. I have several drawings that are just eyes. XD


Same i usually start out with the eyes
Aug 24, 2008 12:48 PM

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ClamMongrel said:
I like to start with the shape and size of the head which gives me the point of view and proportions of how big or small the rest of the features on the face should/ will be. (especially eyes and noses)


I do the same thing. I draw the shape of the head and body first. The last thing {body part} I draw is the face! ^_^

After that I go and do clothing, hair, accessories, etc.
Aug 24, 2008 5:53 PM

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Hair and ears
then Head Shape

then Everything else/background/body/everything

then I draw the

Face
Mouth
Eyes

^^
Aug 24, 2008 6:39 PM

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Right eye first. I don't know why...but I'm weird like that. I have been drawing that way as long as I can remember... >_>
Aug 25, 2008 1:25 PM

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Who would have guessed...I begin with drawing eyes first too :D
then I move to the hairstyle, nose, bottom part of the head, ears (if they're not covered with hair - usually they are xD), other "accessories" and in the end the mouth.
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I START WITH THE HAIRRRRRRR
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Aug 31, 2008 5:47 AM

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Usually I do it like this:

1. Head
2. Body
3. Face
4. Other details

Although sometimes I do the face first :)
Nov 5, 2008 10:51 PM

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..^^i'd prefer to do the shape of the face first.
And try to fit in the rest of the details..i'd do the hair last.^___^
'Coz most of my effort goes there..just love to draw different hairstyles.XD
Nov 21, 2008 1:57 AM

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I usually draw face shape first. I tend to start with the chin. Then I draw the eyes, nose then mouth. After that I draw the hair.

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Nov 28, 2008 4:40 PM

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Usually some part of the face. Either the head itself, an eye, or the hair.
Otherwise the porportions are totally whacked
Nov 30, 2008 7:09 PM

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dude am I the only one that freehands when I draw
O ya if you don't know what freehand means it's when you are able to draw at any point
Dec 1, 2008 2:36 PM

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I usually start off with the eyes I find it easier to finish the head.

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greg_cho said:
dude am I the only one that freehands when I draw
O ya if you don't know what freehand means it's when you are able to draw at any point
I always do that all the time in class.

Dec 2, 2008 8:39 AM

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I always start with the head shape, then I take the eyes. Then, I take either nose or hair, it depends on the character and my mood.
Dec 12, 2008 9:24 PM

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Upper body. Legs are easy to add. :P

... Even freehanding usually starts with some point.
Dec 12, 2008 10:02 PM

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Usually blocking out (sizes, siluette) the main shapes of the head with hair, neck and shoulders and every catching characteristics of it (type of the eye, big mops of hair, etc).
If it's a full body drawing then the workflow is pose, blocking the whole body like that, go into essential details, then small details.
If it is detailing (the placement of the eyes, nose, mouth, hairline, etc is already there) then I mostly start with the eye.
Dec 12, 2008 11:07 PM

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From the little I've drawn, I start with the shape of the head first, then the nose, the eyes, eyebrows, mouth, then the hair. Usually I forget about the ears till after I start tackling the body :).

Oh man...how I want to start drawing again. This term at university has been HELL. I have two exams next week still too :(
Dec 13, 2008 2:24 PM

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I start with the eyes ^^

It's difficult to put them later >_<


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I ALWAYS start with the eyes... O_O
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I always start with the head shape, then I take the eyes. Then, I take either nose or hair, it depends on the character and my mood.

^ ditto.
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Michi-chan said:
I always start with the head shape, then I take the eyes. Then, I take either nose or hair, it depends on the character and my mood.
Me too! :)
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i usually start with the head shape , then the hair , then body , i always put the face last o.o

it`s a whole different story tho when i`m copying something :3
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I'll start with the face first.
Then draw guide line for eyes, nose and mouth.
Finally the hair.

But some time i can't draw any
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