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Hey hey hey everyone! Reece here. I've just gotten into the whole "art" thing, so if you came here seeking masterpieces, you'll likely not find them. However, if you're here to watch an aspiring artist slowly improve in various different styles, you've come to the right place! I'm setting off initially in the "manga" style of art. Mainly Shounen, as I have been informed by a few artistic friends that it grounds you well for the more realistic art styles, being that it forces you to learn where and how to place everything on a character without having precise details (Such as wrinkles or complex shading) to aid you. Was he right? Was he wrong? Does it really matter? .. When did this become a game show, jeeze.
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I don't think that he was completely right, or completely wrong. Manga style is very minimalistic; that is, lines are placed in such a way so that the viewers brains will fill in the blanks. This require either a good understanding of graphic design, which isn't directly applicable to simply draw realistic anatomy, or much study of the realistic human body proportions and details to begin with. However, traditional western cartooning is probably the best starting point for learning "real" anatomy. It teaches you proper construction in three dimensions, and introduces the most important masses of the body as well as how you create expressions in faces. A good book to check out for this is "Fun With a Pencil" by Andrew Loomis. In my opinion it is the best book a beginning artist could possibly get their hands on, and will probably continue to be so for a long long time. I wish you good luck and much fun on your artistic journey 