/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3417539
First and foremost 'anime' is not some mystical style that is separated from everything else. It is literally just exaggeration of the face, 99% of the 'anime' images you see are simplifications of the figure and exaggeration of the face. That is it, it is nothing particularly special about learning 'anime' over any other style. It all follows the same basic principles. Learn the figure, learn the fundamentals, and study other artists 'anime'. The face is the only thing that makes anything 'anime'.
Saying 'anime' is retarded anyway and I am 90% sure this is a bait thread, anime is short for animation, so when a nip looks at disney shit they don't call it something else, they call it anime because that is what it is.
That being said I understand when a westerner says 'anime' they mean the overall graphical idealization of facial features that has developed in Japan.
TL;DR: if you cannot draw a figure, you cannot draw a figure in a 'style'
>>3417543
>you can't see the skeleton
Yes you can, once you learn the skeleton you cannot UNSEE it when looking at someone. The skeleton is one of the most important things to learn because it is the literal structure of the figure. You don't have to learn every single bump on the bone, but having the ability to draw a simplification of the skeleton is a critical skill IMO
>>3417563
What more proof do you need other than their work? Do you think they just somehow are able to draw the human figure without learning how to...draw the human figure?
>>3417568
It is something to illustrate the point, taking it literally is foolish.