Ryan Dave Jimenez

These are just romantic comedy anime no revenge element sadly. Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun School Rumble, probably 70% comedy and 30% romance. Urusei Yatsura The World God Only Knows To LOVE Ru Tsuredure Children Hatsukoi Limited

I would suggest Macross Frontier, it has the Music and Sci Fi elements you are looking for. And Space Dandy has the bounty hunters part down.

Well it is really cheaper. Because art supplies will run out and need to be bought again. I also want to switch to fully digital someday. As soon as I learn how to sketch with my tablet.

Did you draw it while you were on the bus? Or when you got home? It's pretty cool that you can draw from memory.

Well yeah that's why I said slice-of-life anime are usually for adults. When a kid looks at it, they say it's boring because there's no action or superpowers or fighting. But yeah there can be a 35 year old anime fan who hates slice of life. And there can be a 15 year old anime fan who loves slice of life. And I agree with @Seshi and @Wedgy that the OP was asking for anime that seemed to be for adults but is better suited for kids. Which is rare. Other than slice of life. Which is still a stretch as most kids will pass on them.

Alright. If you've been following this series: So what's the third step? Well it's time to shop for some art supplies! The things you will need will largely depend on your workflow (How you draw from start to finish) There are at least 3 workflows (at least for me) Purely digital (you do everything on a computer) Purely traditional (you do everything without the aid of a computer) Semi digital/traditional (you use a computer for some things) For this post I would be focusing on Semi digital/traditional, as this is my personal workflow. A drawing typically has these steps: Planning Sketching Inking Coloring Lighting For my semi digital/traditional, Planning - I do this with just pencil and paper Sketching - I do this again with pencil and paper Inking - I do this with a computer Coloring - I do this with a computer Lighting - I do this with a computer Planning A cardboard viewfinder Movie directors use this to "frame" a scene. As an artist, you can also use this to clearly form a picture in your head of how a drawing should appear. You won't need this every time. But it helps when you encounter difficult drawings. Just cut out a viewfinder from cardboard or use your hands to form a viewfinder. Posing figure Sometimes it can get hard to imagine a pose. So you need to use a physical object to see the pose better. Posing figures come in many shapes and sizes (and prices). You can also use any old action figure you have lying around. Assuming its joints can be moved of course. Traditional Sketching Sketchbook You can choose between paper or a sketchbook. But I recommend the latter. The problem with paper is you can lose them. At least with a sketchbook, all your drawings are in one place. Making them easier to find. I find that a 50 page 9 x 12 inches (any brand) is good enough for most purposes. Go smaller if you're more comfortable with that though. Pencils Without going into too much detail, you just need 2-3 pencils. One pencil with a light mark and another with a darker mark. This will allow you to vary the weight of your lines in your sketches. However, if you don't ink and color by hand (you use a computer) then you might just need 1 pencil. Mechanical pencils These are perfect for working on fine details like facial features. The point of these pencils are very small allowing you precise control over them. Choose a mechanical pencil in the 0.3 to 0.5 mm range. Pencil sharpener Eh what more can you say? If it can sharpen a pencil then it's good enough. It is funny though how sharpeners come in a ton of variety and styles. Eraser Do not choose pink erasers. Or the erasers that come with the pencil. They are terrible. They rub the paper away and do a poor job. I recommend Vinyl/plastic erasers. They are colored white and can erase without damaging the paper. Paint brush To brush away the pieces left after you erase. You can just use your hand but I find it cleaner to use a small paintbrush. As it won't smear anything. Ruler, French curves, Drawing compass To make it easier to draw lines and curves. It is actually very hard to draw a perfect circle or perfect straight line with just your hand. There is no shame in seeking the help of a tool. A lightbox A box with a glass surface and a light inside. You place your drawing on the glass and it gets illuminated from beneath. This makes it easier to spot mistakes and what not. It makes tracing very easy too. I personally never used one but I can see how useful it can be. Digital Inking, Coloring, & Lighting A graphics tablet There are 2 types of tablets. The first are the ones where you look at the computer screen while drawing. These are cheaper and smaller. I recommend them for beginners and hobbyists. It may take a while to get used to the hand-eye coordination required to use them but it's just like using a mouse. The second type are the ones where you look at the tablet itself while drawing. These are more expensive but bigger. You will need a lot of desk space to use one. They are for professionals. Artists who make money drawing. They feel more natural as it's like drawing on paper. A glove When drawing with a tablet, your hand is always in contact with the tablet. It can be a problem. As your hand can get sweaty or oily. To get around this, most digital artists use a glove. Some cut away parts of the glove for better mobility. Graphics software Again I will stay away from brands and such as it really comes down to preference. There are paid and free options here. If you have the money then feel free to go the Adobe suite route. Otherwise the free options are good enough. The major mistake I see beginners make is that they tend to buy the most expensive art supplies and tools. Thinking it will make them draw better. The problem with that is: A: Art supplies & tools won't be the ones doing the drawing. It will be you. They just make it easier. You can give a bad driver a Lamborghini. It won't make them a better driver. Just a bad driver with a nice car. B: As a newbie you cannot tell if pencil A is better than pencil B. That comes with experience. So just buy art supplies that fit your budget. You can always upgrade anyways if you feel your tools are inadequate. Feel free to share your workflow and the art supplies and tools you use along the way. Because this is all just based on how I do things. I am curious to see how others do it.

Oh wow thank you for taking the time to check it out. I really appreciate it. I will work harder on chapter 2

I love your Dragon ball drawing. Brings me back to my childhood days.

I think most slice of life anime. Since they're slice of life, they start out looking like for adults. Set in the real world with boring everyday activities. And most of them can be child-friendly. But not all of them. I can see a child watching Bunny Drop for instance. Another one would be Hajime Ippo. It does seem for adults from the start because it's about boxing. But you realize it's shounen eventually. And a kid would enjoy watching it.

When I was 8 years old, I joined my school's art club. I loved drawing and was known as the "class artist." Classmates often admired my drawings. That made me confident enough to sign up. A week later I quit the club and didn't draw again for 23 years. Being surrounded by other artists in an art class made me realize I wasn't as good as I thought. My drawings looked amateurish compared to them. I sucked. It made me feel inferior. It made me think, What am I even doing here? I'm not as talented as these guys. My story is not unusual. Maybe you quit drawing too because you know you will never be good at it. Or you never even tried because you just don't have talent. Well that is a myth. You don't need talent to draw. Now talent does exist. We cannot deny that. Some people do have a knack for drawing. But talent just gives you a head start over others. It doesn't automatically make you a master. You still have to put in work like everyone else. A natural born artist just gets to start at Level 2 skipping Level 1. For most of us, we have to start at Level 1. So don't put too much weight on talent when it comes drawing. You can catch up as long as you work hard. So if you don't need talent to draw, what do you need? Well two things. You need to observe and compare. Look at an object in the room you're in. What's the first thing that came into your mind? (I look at my smartphone near me) You identify the object right? (smartphone). But that's not observing. Artists observe. Look at that object again and answer these questions: 1. How big is it? 2. What shape is it? 3. How do you think it feels like? 4. What color is it? 5. Where are the lights and shadows? (smartphone) 1. It's medium sized. Not too big not too small. 2. It's a rectangle. 3. It will probably feel a bit rough because of the leather case. 4. It's colored black. 5. The lights are on the left side the shadows on the right side. With these observations in mind you can start drawing. The smartphone should be medium sized. It should be like a rectangle. It should look a bit rough. It should be colored black. The lights should be on the left side and the shadows on the right side. As you draw, look at that object again to compare your drawing. The closer your drawing is to that object the better. That's how you can tell if your drawing is good. (A drawing of a dog should look like a dog and so on). The farther your drawing is to that object the more changes you need to make. Keep comparing and eventually you will get a good drawing. In a nutshell, that's what drawing is. You observe something beforehand and you draw it while comparing. It doesn't require talent. But it does require hard work.

Yup I will. It would be cool to see which show is the best in each genre. I'm still working on it though. I tried to do it one way and realized it won't work so I have to do it a different way. haha I hate it when I don't think things through

Alright I will try these out for Chapter 2. Thank you very much. For the logo I think I can make a better one. So for now there will be no logo yet.

The average age of the people here keep getting higher.... Kidding. But glad you are having fun here. Welcome and stick around.

Thanks for checking it out. I said to myself, if one person reads this, just one. Then I have to make chapter 2. So I am gonna start making the next chapter. And I will blog about it here once it's done.

Hmm.... What is your channel about? Anime? Gaming? Arts?

About 3 months ago, I posted here in AF asking feedback for a story idea I had. If you haven't yet, I recommend checking it out so this will make sense: So I went through with it and I finished chapter 1. I followed Archie-kun's advice of starting with a webcomic because it's the easiest. Compared to an animated short. It's a huge milestone for me as I've never finished making a colored webcomic before. Farthest I got was about 2-3 pages. It's also the first time I made a webtoon (like a webcomic but different) I think it's good but it can still be better. There are some mistakes I noticed but it was too late to fix. I will fix them comes chapter 2. If you have free time and want to check it out (it's a very short read) you can find it at: Webtoons: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/founders/the-routine/viewer?title_no=300915&episode_no=1 Or Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Founders How about you? Any creative projects you're working on? Whether it's a webcomic, webtoon, or whatever.

So I finished chapter 1 of this. If anyone is interested you can find it at Webtoons: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/founders/the-routine/viewer?title_no=300915&episode_no=1 Or at Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Founders I will also start putting updates about this on my AF blog. As not to make this topic too long. So check out my blog if you're interested.

This is very interesting. I hope we get a lot of good entries. First thing that popped into my head was Violet Evergarden. Because the anime ending was open to interpretation. I think the light novel had the canon ending though. Can't remember.

Yeah I'm not proficient in drawing hands or feet just yet too. And even professional artists have a tough time drawing them.

Yeah I was thinking doing this all via algorithms. But you guys make a good point about bringing in human intervention. Whether it be via voting or what not. I've seen how other anime sites do their recommendations. And they are definitely user driven. Sadly my website isn't that populated with devoted users yet. Many just pop in for a minute or two to check on an anime's score. Which is fine as I planned to create a reference site. Not really a community site where you stay for hours. But I'm definitely gonna weave your suggestions in. Thank you for the feedback!

Disclosure: I am not a professional artist. I can draw, but not as good as I want to. I am a just a person who wants to get better at drawing. I started this series to share what I've learned so far in hopes of helping aspiring artists like me. There are a lot of drawing tutorials, videos, and courses out there. I'm pretty sure you've seen your share of them. And they are all amazing But I feel like most of these tutorials do not start with the basic step of learning to draw. The very first step you should do in your journey to become an artist. And that is to copy. I'm sure you want to be a great artist. But to be great, you have to be good first. It's a requirement. You can't skip going from bad to great. So don't worry about the "Great artists steal." part yet. (I might discuss that in a future tutorial). For now focus on, "Good artists copy". Now what do I mean by copy? I don't mean plagiarize. That's different. Plagiarism is copying someone else's work and pretending it's you who made it. That is bad and frowned upon. I'm talking about copying so you can learn. No artist is born with an already-defined style. You actually have to find your art style. And to find that style you copy from others. You look at artists before you and copy their style. This goes on and on until you stop copying and eventually mix everything together and generate your own unique art style. So the very first step in learning how to draw, is to copy the drawings from your favorite artist, art style, or anime. Find images online, bring out a pencil and paper, and copy that image the best you can. But as you do, try to observe certain things. Why are the eyebrows drawn this way? Why are the eyes like this? Why is the hair this way? And so on. Copy so you can learn. As a kid I started out by copying Goku from Dragon Ball. I copied him so many times that I can draw him from memory. I also noticed things along the way. How Akira Toriyama drew eyebrows. How he drew eyes. And even how he drew muscular male bodies. Have you ever noticed how almost every muscular male character in Dragon Ball has the same body? In closing, don't worry about anything else if you're a newbie at drawing. Don't worry about what art supplies to buy or what software to use. Just focus first on copying. And no! don't trace it. (You won't learn hand and eye coordination by tracing) What was the first thing you did to learn how to draw? This is just from my experience. And there is more than one way to do something.

So I just finished adding genres to all the anime on my website Anime Gauge. It took awhile because I had to do it manually. One by one. I also followed Beocat's suggestion and used Anime Planet genres instead of MAL. Anime Planet just categorized anime better. With that done I can now build an "anime suggestion" feature for my site. I have a vague idea of how it should work. But I would love to hear from you guys. Currently I'm thinking it should go like this: A user can put in anime that they like, for example I type in: Death Note, Case Closed And it would suggest a list of anime similar to those two. You can also type in genres, for example I type in: Isekai, Slice of life, Ecchi And it would come up with a list of anime that are like that. So do you think that's a good enough anime suggestion thingy? What else do you think is missing?

Were all the Apple Seed movies in CG? I remember buying a DVD of it. Maybe around 2001? Never got around to watching it though. But thanks for that list. Might watch a few in the near future.

Even though I'm not American I think they're okay. It's better than just asking, begging, or soliciting money. At least you get something in return. And hopefully the money does go to a good cause. I guess it can get annoying if they're too pushy. Are they pushy? Do they force you to buy or something like that?

I'm currently working on making a webtoon. So here's one of the panels. The main character waking up getting out of bed.