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My name is Byron, and “The Ultimate Beginners Cartoon Starter Kit” is your secret weapon to drawing and our gift to you. Be careful though, this kind of information will make you a wanted person! Your beginner skills will sky rocket and it won’t be long before people start asking you “what is your secret? how do you do it so easily“. This confidential guide will provide you with everything you need to to kick-start your cartoons and it’s only available to artists who on the ToonsAnimeManga mailing list.
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I couldn’t be more excited to have you here and honestly we’re just getting started with packing the Cartoon Starter Kit and ToonsAnimeManga.com jammed packed and full of awesomeness.
Firstly, let me tell you, at ToonsAnimeManga.com age does not discriminate who should and should not learn to draw cartoons or manga. You should also leave any excuses you have, such as “I can’t draw to save myself”, firmly at the door. We’re all learning at ToonsAnimeManga and that’s what is so great because you’re surround by a community of people that are experiencing the same highs and lows that you do each day.
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-Byron
The Creator, ToonsAnimeManga.com
P.S This message will self destruct in 5….4….3….2….1
Just Kiddin’
Ink Practice
If you’re looking to practice inking your own cartoons and don’t know where to start, well now you can. I’ve uploaded my own sketches, which aren’t amazing I know, but they’re a great place to start. You can compare and most likely have better results than I did. As I draw more impressive art I’ll add them here for you to continue practicing. This files are zipped so you’ll need to unzip then with any zip tool you have available.
Raphael Sketch
Bass Sketch
Sonic Sketch
Diddy Kong Sketch
Color Practice
Get practice coloring images using my previously Inked characters. Click on any of the the images below to download the Photoshop files. Please note that this files have been zipped so you’ll need to unzip these files with any zip tool you have available.
Raphael Ink
Bass MegaMan Ink
Sonic Ink
MegaMan Ink
Extra Goodies
From time to time in my blog posts I’ll be uploading extra goodies for you guys, the ToonsAnimeManga gang. As you’ve been so amazingly awesome in signing up to the club I want to make sure that you’re rewarded for doing so. The content below is available only to you guys and is my way of saying thanks for signing up! I really do appreciate it.
Anime Eyes Photoshop File
Recommended Reading
Here are a list of books that I’ve read and recommend to you guys. I want you guys to understand that I will never recommend something to you unless I’ve personally read it and genuinely feel it will be of benefit to you, as it has been for me. You don’t have to purchase these books but if you’re looking for some additional reading this is great place to start.
[lists style=”plus”]- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way
- Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley
Figure Drawing Tools
You might be wondering why I’m giving you the links for drawing the human figure? Well, as I’ve progressed I’ve come to understand that it’s critical to have an understanding of how the figure works in different poses. The following sites can be used as practice for drawing the human figure in different perspectives. You’ll notice just how quickly this can improve your cartoons.
[lists style=”plus”] [/lists]Perspective
As a beginner it’s hard to understand just how important perspective is in our drawings. If you want to draw like the best then you’ll need to understand perspective whether you like it or not. Perspective can help us create crazy shots and angles of our characters while ensuring they fit perfectly within the backgrounds we create. I found the following guides, although they’re old, they explained perspective and the different types really well for me.
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[lists style=”plus”] [/lists]Paid Online Training
This is a list of some of the most affordable and beneficial training you can find online as a beginner. If you’re wanting to improve quickly I found that these courses were a great place to start and I highly recommend that you take a look and see if they’re something you would enjoy. Once again there are plenty of other courses available but I’m only going to put the ones here that I really enjoyed and thought improved my skills significantly.
[lists style=”plus”]- Designing the Male Character: Slim Characters
- Designing the Male Character: Overweight and Macho Characters
- How To Draw Cartoon Animals
- SOS Army: Photoshop Coloring For Mascot Design
- Digital-Tutors – Monthly Subscription service with online videos ranging from character design to 2d and 3d animation.
Free Brushes
As a beginner you’ll find that most of the default brushes will be enough for you to get the job done. Once you’re knowledge and skills increase however you may find that you’ll want to experiment with more brushes either for inking, coloring or maybe just some advance affects to finish off your art in the presentation stage.
[lists style=”plus”]- Sketchcraft (Draw / Color )
- Brusheezy.com
YouTube Channels
You may have already seen my post on my top YouTube channels however if you missed it then make sure you check out the following posts. Create an account on YouTube and follow all of the channels they I mention and watch their new videos as they’re added and these channels are an amazing source of free information that will really help you.
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Free Fonts
[lists style=”plus”] [/lists]Podcasts
Podcasts are relatively new to the world and until recently I hadn’t really listened to any consistently. I found Rob Duenas from Sketchcraft and am now in the process of listening to each and everyone of the podcasts he has uploaded. You won’t be disappointed guys make sure you find the time to listen to it and you’ll improve dramatically.
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