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Anonymous
As somebody who was in exactly the same place, here are my basic instructions:
Step 1: Learn how to see. Learn how to IGNORE what you think you see, and actually look at what's in front of you. Look at it as lines and shapes in two dimensions, rather than things you understand like a face or a lamp or a car.
Step 2: Learn anatomy. Not the anatomy of a person, necessarily, but learn what shapes compose whatever it is you're producing and how they interact. That way you'll eventually be able to draw them from memory, and from any angle.
Step 3: Learn light. Just like you thought you knew what stuff looks like, you think you know how light works... think again. Shadows and highlights will bring your work alive.
Step 4: FINALLY start concentrating on style... this is where you are allowed to produce your first animu bullshit because you know enough about how REAL LIFE works that you can parody it.
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