How to draw manga - Putting Things in Perspective
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<strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> create height ditferenceS -<br />
All the characters will be<br />
the same height if you just<br />
slide backward and<br />
fonruard and use parallel<br />
slid<strong>in</strong>g. When you want <strong>to</strong><br />
express height differences,<br />
do so by rais<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
lower<strong>in</strong>g the head, leav<strong>in</strong>g *<br />
the feet as they are.<br />
Rais<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>to</strong>wer<strong>in</strong>g the head<br />
-30 cm<br />
(-11. Bl <strong>in</strong>.)<br />
A human head is about 30 cm<br />
(11.81 <strong>in</strong>.). Use a height of 160 cn<br />
(5.25 ft.).<br />
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+20 cm<br />
(+7.87 <strong>in</strong>.)<br />
+15 cm<br />
(+5.91 i"<br />
0ne.hef,d shorter<br />
Height about 130 cm<br />
2i3 head longer<br />
Height about 18,<br />
\ll characters are the same height,<br />
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180 cm = 5,90 ft.<br />
160 cm = 5.25 ft.<br />
150 cm = 4.92 ft.<br />
130 cm = 4.27 ft.<br />
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Rais<strong>in</strong>g and lower<strong>in</strong>g the feet make a<br />
character float or s<strong>in</strong>k.<br />
50<br />
Column: Give each person <strong>in</strong> a crowd a different direction and<br />
different clothes <strong>to</strong> make a picture come alive.