So, now we've drawn which way Tanpopo was going to be facing,
and so we've got the crosshairs already set,
and now we're going to do Kuro.
So, in our sketch,
he's got this kind of goat mask that's half on and half off,
and so I want to start drawing that element and I'm a big fan of asymmetry as well.
So, despite the fact that it's a very central composition,
I love the fact that the mask is going to be sort of off in
a three-quarter position and then Kuro is going to be looking down.
So, there we go. We've got the sort of goat,
and then we'll loose goat idea here because it's just a mask.
So, there we go.
Then, I want Kuro to be facing down.
Again, Kuro gets his crosshairs too even though most of his face is going to be not seen,
but I want to make sure that when you're drawing
a sinister character or like an angry character,
tilting their head down and making them look up makes them more menacing,
so that's something important.
If you just have them head on,
it's scary but it's way more sinister
when they're looking down and staring at you and their hair is covering their eyes a bit,
so it's kind of that this mysterious quality.
So now, if you need reference for Kuro,
that's when you get the book,
and Kuro has his own distinctive features.
So, his hair covers one eye almost at all times and then you see his glaring eye.
So this page in particular,
I'm going to use for reference.
So, we get a good shot of Tanpopo,
and like I said her hair is kind of poorly cut,
and then we've got Kuro with his hair flipped.
So, use reference when you need it, so we've got it there.
So, Kuro, I'm going to give him his hair flip right there.
Again, because this is the underdrawing,
I realized that my initial circles a
little too big and I don't want to make them look like a bobblehead,
so you can tone that down.
Now, when you're drawing manga characters,
there's a particular style and that they look very young,
and Tanpopo and Kuro are teenagers.
Kuro looks like he's about 15 and Tanpopo was about 13 in this scene.
Actually, in graphic novel 2, she's 14.
So, what good indicators of age and keeping
characters looking young is that you want to give them
thinner necks and also bigger eyes.
So, their heads are going to be larger than their body in proportionately.
Now, Kuro being the Faustian devil,
he's going to have a very long and inhuman mouth with the sharp teeth.
So, when you're drawing this,
and again it's an exaggeration.
People smiles, they don't go that wide.
But it's okay to do that because, again,
he's a character here,
he's just an illustration.
So, now we've established Kuro's face, the mask,
now I'm going going to start drawing Tanpopo's features and her hair is also going to
be flowing and pressed up against his chest.
So, she's going to have her bangs and they're going to be covering her face here.
But then, when I draw her hair in,
I also wanted to look like it's pressed up against him.
Again, she's much curvier and smaller,
and so there's going to be hair flowing everywhere.
An important thing to note to you when you're drawing is to take
a break because you can get really tired and it's a long process.
I know that the video,
the lesson isn't long,
but it takes about a few hours to get through all of this.
So, take a break, come back after you've refreshed yourself,
get a coffee or surf then get an inspiration again.
When you come back, then you can see your artwork in new light.
So, for example, you might see
mistakes that you didn't catch before because our eyes tend to have tunnel vision.
So, in order to not get tunnel vision,
you actually need to separate yourself and actually leave the room for a little bit,
so you come back with fresher eyes.