Drawing Tips for an Amateur
Hello. I'm aspiring to become better at drawing, but for that I need some advice. Eventually I want to create my own manga, but right now I'm far from it. I'm hoping to get some tips on what kind of pencil to use when drawing something. Like, whenever I've seen one of Myuk's hand-drawn images, I've always wondered what pencil he used to draw the eyebrows and eye edges and whatnot. Below are some drawings that I've made to give you some idea of where my skill level is. The first four pictures are from a Sekirei comic I drew in my third year of college (about two years ago) for a Graphic Novels class. The reason there's only four of them is because I'm showing you the best ones out of the whole graphic novel.
Karasuba and Yume:
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Karasuba, Benitsubasa and Haihane in the shower:
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Karasuba and Natsuo (hands-down my best drawing of Karasuba):
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The rest of these are drawings for original Yu-Gi-Oh! cards I thought would be cool.
Superstarburst:
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Epic Iron:
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Heartbreaker (named after the Led Zeppelin song):
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The Fisher King (as an actual fish):
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All of these were drawn using only an HB pencil. What I need advice for is not anatomy but rather a general idea of what pencils are used for what. For reference, I have a Faber-Castell set. What I'm wondering is, for something like one of Myuk's drawings, would one use a 4B to draw the eyebrows and eye edges and whatnot? That is generally where I need advice. And of course, any other advice one can give is certainly welcome. Thank you all in advance for both your time and for whatever help you can provide.
Karasuba and Yume:
sta.sh/01zoul27ewyx
sta.sh/0114stjprl8u
Karasuba, Benitsubasa and Haihane in the shower:
sta.sh/02afp0xnfa8r
Karasuba and Natsuo (hands-down my best drawing of Karasuba):
sta.sh/01kb752npc7v
The rest of these are drawings for original Yu-Gi-Oh! cards I thought would be cool.
Superstarburst:
sta.sh/022qfdtb1peh
Epic Iron:
sta.sh/01wkp64ugiez
Heartbreaker (named after the Led Zeppelin song):
sta.sh/0jtp5he6am2
The Fisher King (as an actual fish):
sta.sh/02iehv42v4i
All of these were drawn using only an HB pencil. What I need advice for is not anatomy but rather a general idea of what pencils are used for what. For reference, I have a Faber-Castell set. What I'm wondering is, for something like one of Myuk's drawings, would one use a 4B to draw the eyebrows and eye edges and whatnot? That is generally where I need advice. And of course, any other advice one can give is certainly welcome. Thank you all in advance for both your time and for whatever help you can provide.