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How to draw manga - Putting Things in Perspective

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'way <strong>to</strong> pick a<br />

When you want <strong>to</strong> <strong>draw</strong> a<br />

simple build<strong>in</strong>g roof or other<br />

objects beh<strong>in</strong>d characters, use<br />

one-po<strong>in</strong>t perspective. The<br />

vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t could be <strong>in</strong> a<br />

variety of positions, depend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

on the diagonal l<strong>in</strong>es of your<br />

outl<strong>in</strong>e. Pick a vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

by choos<strong>in</strong>g an angle you like.<br />

Subject<br />

Completed <strong>draw</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

1. Draw outl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

2. Draw horizon<br />

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3. Pick vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

Column: 0nce you have picked a vanish<strong>in</strong>g<br />

po<strong>in</strong>t, <strong>draw</strong> a rough sketch. lgnore the<br />

other perspective l<strong>in</strong>es of the outl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

and <strong>draw</strong> all the l<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> the direction<br />

of just the one vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />

Regard<strong>in</strong>g background and<br />

perspective, once you get used <strong>to</strong> this,<br />

you can beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>draw</strong><strong>in</strong>g a rough sketch<br />

by first pick<strong>in</strong>g a horizon and a<br />

vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t when <strong>draw</strong><strong>in</strong>g the<br />

outl<strong>in</strong>e of the image.<br />

Extend diagonal l<strong>in</strong>e of outl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

The po<strong>in</strong>t where it meets the horizon l<strong>in</strong>e<br />

becomes the vanish<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t.

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