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Where can I find hair templates?

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Currently, there are no existing templates. What you can do, however, is practice tracing from an existing manga or anime until you can draw the hair on your own and with confidence.

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How do I improve my anime drawing skills?

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It just takes a lot of practice until you're confident.You can start off by carefully studying different anime characters and how they're drawn. Watch a lot of anime and read a lot of manga, and practice drawing whenever you can.

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What's the difference between anime and manga?

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Anime usually describes movies or television shows, whereas manga usually describes comics, drawings, books, etc.

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How can I tell where the fold is supposed to be?

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With a loose shirt, the folds obey gravity more. With a tight shirt, the folds are more suited to the body shape.

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When drawing the clothes are there certain places or ways the folds must fall?

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No, just as long as it looks reasonably natural. Consider looking at different clothes in the mirror on yourself (or just pictures of people wearing clothes) and notice how folds tend to fall when you're in different positions.

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How do you know how thick or thin the clothes are if you make them?

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If you come up with the ideas for the clothes, you get to decide on how thick or thin they are, as well as the fabric they're made of, the color they are, the length of it, and more!

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How do I know how many folds to make?

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It's up to you. You can make the outfit very wrinkly or as if someone just ironed it. It's your design, so do whatever you want with it.

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How do I learn how to shade?

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When learning to shade, you should image where the light source is on your canvas. Don't shade with black over colors besides white. For example, if you use a pink color, use a darker pink to shade with.

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Is there a particular way to make the shoes look more real when drawing them?

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Shading would be a highlight when drawing shoes.

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How do I make the folds look real?

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Use shading techniques to give your folds a 3-D effect. You could also study the folds of real clothing and try to copy what you see.

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How do I draw shadows correctly?

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Pretend that a there is an invisible light somewhere near your drawing (e.g. on the left and slightly up). Add shadows by making it darker where the light wouldn't be able to reach.

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How do you draw frills that look natural?

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You can study the folds on your own clothes and where they fall, or you could look at pictures and study the folds on other peoples clothes. Pay attention to the lines and the shadows.

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How do I draw the wrinkles on clothes?

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You study how gravity effects fabrics and other materials. There are also a few good tutorials online like on YouTube.

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How do I know if the anime character is good?

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Compare it to characters you see in anime and manga if you're really worried. But don't feel like you have to stick to things you see there! A lot of anime outfits are unique, and that just gives the characters more personality.

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How do I get the clothing to look realistic with the wrinkles?

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Use shading techniques. Whichever way is the opposite from the light source, that's what side you should shade on. You could also just use a slightly darker shade than that of the fabric.

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When and where do I add folds?

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Add folds where it would seem natural. Watch how actual clothes fold and base it off that. Most clothing folds: dresses fold off of the waistline, leggings fold mostly near the knee, and also near the bottom of the leg, and near the very top.

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