How to Draw a Faerie

This is the last of the handouts I made for my Manga workshop that was held last week at the Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, California. I am overly critical of the way I draw sometimes, but I think this was one of the drawings I liked most. I will be posting more manga as well as other how to draw items on my blog very soon.

Enjoy.

How to draw a Manga Boy's face.

Drawing every day seems to be coming more natural for me. Sometimes when you are getting back into a routine after having been out for a while, it can be a little awkward. That is why it is important to draw something every day. In my first workshop, teaching kids how to draw Manga, it was important for me to let the kids know that drawing every day for a certain amount of time is critical for becoming a better artist. Like a pianist who plays piano really well, their ability to play well did not happen over night. Some times as artists we have to work hard at doing well. I think if I did not work hard at drawing sometimes, I would begin to worry that something might be wrong with me. So, my point is, to be a good artist you need to practice drawing regularly, but have fun drawing.

Here are two samples I gave to the kids after the workshop on May 4th at the Biane Library at Victoria Gardens: They are very basic, and rudimentary, but served the purpose of having something for the children to have a reference to learn drawing. I am happy with them. I may come back and revise these in the near future with a more shot-by-shot approach.

Here is the second drawing I gave as a handout to the participants of the Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage night:

Here are some pictures I have drawn in the manga style and are from my own personal art:

 Manga-ka is the title of this piece. I drew this as sort of an experiment. I was playing around with faces and eyes. This drawing is simple, and one way to know I did this is I use circular backgrounds often in my drawings. Also, I have a certain way of drawing hair contrary to what books might teach. I hope you like it. (Manga-Ka means "whimsical drawing artist" )

Muscles is the title of this piece. I drew this from an image I saw in a Christopher Hart book, but did some of my own tweeking of the image to make my own drawing. It is one of my favorites. (5"x8" Color Pencil on note card paper)

This was originally some angelic character, but I liked the idea of a pirate, so this is what you see. It is still unfinished, but I will likely do an inked and color version here very soon. I have a couple of other projects I am preparing to work on.

This is a note card I drew of a self portrait of me as manga. I have a crazy cat on the shirt which is probably why I like this drawing so much. I used to wear T-shirts with Bill The Cat many years ago which is sort of an inspiration for this little drawing. I made this primarily to use as an avatar on Facebook. This little piece is called "Crazy Cat" (c)2012 kmc


I hope that you have enjoyed this little how to draw session. I know that it is very basic right now. I am learning the ins and outs of creating a good blog, so stay tuned. Until next time, keep drawing.

How to draw a manga girl's face

Hi. This is entry is about learning to draw a girl's face, specifically from Manga. Recently I taught a workshop for an Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Night at the Biane Library located in the Victoria Gardens. My message to the children was simple and that was to have a good attitude about drawing, using one's imagination, believing one can do something and to know one has to start somewhere when he or she draws. So here is one of four drawings I did as a handout for the kids at the end of the workshop. Overall, I felt the time was well spent and a huge success.
(You can click on any picture to see a larger image)

Also, here are some samples of other pieces I drew based on Christopher Hart, a popular children's artist of how to draw books, but with a twist:

This is a elf mother and child I drew. I have manipulated it some in a photo program that I frequently use. My original is in color, but I liked the monochromatic feel with this drawing.

This is an elf princess. In the how to draw books it looks slightly different, but i managed to tweek it to look the way that I want. I think it is okay to imitate someone's art if you are learning to draw or just want to be inspired as a fan. It is said that "imitation is the highest form of flattery." But, there also comes a time when you have to break away from imitating others and yourself develop your own ideas. 

I had been out of touch with the art world for a while, so for me, looking at books has helped me reacquaint myself to basic techniques and principles of drawing. It is a good way to get reconnected.

This is also another elf princess with a little critter. She was simple to draw. One thing I mentioned in my workshop was to use basic shapes, letters and numbers to create a picture. I also mentioned how it is important to pay attention to details. Sometimes the fewer details makes it easier to draw. This picture would be at a beginner-easy level.












Thank you for taking time to read my blog, and learning how to draw. I hope you have enjoyed your visit. Please come back for more lessons and see pictures posted. Until next time....