I love seeing the way a piece will evolve over time. Check out this video done by Angela Sasser of Angelic Visions fame. You can learn step-by-step how to draw some of her favorite creatures by purchasing a copy of the book.

We’re not sure if we’ve mentioned this before, but do you know you can get previews of many IMPACT titles on Scribd.com? Check it out.

Latest to the bookshelf is Buddy Scalera’s Colossal Collection of Action Poses. If you like what you see, pop over to the North Light Shop to order the title at 30% off.

Check out this awesome demonstration from Annie Bunyapen, author of Shojo Wonder Manga Art School. For this demo and more, you can purchase the book by clicking on the cover or the links.

Painting Tanned or Asian Skin

Illustrations of Asian characters often depict narrow eyes and lightly-tanned skin.
It is also common for Asian skin to have some yellow undertones. You can easily
achieve these effects with just a few markers.

Add the First Colors to Create Facial Depth

1 Sketch and ink your character with a brown or sepia 005 (0.2mm) waterproof technical pen. For the deepest shadow, shade the character’s skin with Light Suntan and blend carefully with Bareley Beige. Add these first colors around the eyes and lips, under the lower lip, on the left side of his face, under his hair, and around his clothes. Use the Colorless Blender to fade the colors in some areas, if desired.

Create the Middle Shadow

2 Since Asian skin requires yellow, use Baby Skin Pink as the middle tone. Paint almost all of the flesh, leaving some room for highlights.

Paint the Skin’s Basecoat

3 Slowly coat all of the flesh with Egg Shell. The basecoat allows you to subtly blend different colors without leaving unnecessary streaks or marks.

Darken the Skin Details and Shadows

4 Always make the eyes the main focus of the character. Use both Dark Suntan and Light Grape, to darken the outer corner of each. Use these colors to deepen the shadows around his lips, under his nose, lower lip and hair, and around his clothes. A touch of Light Grape will produce the darkest darks of the deepest shadow, making your character look lively and keeping his flesh from looking too flat.

For more books on manga drawing, check out these books, also by IMPACT:

• Shojo Fashion Manga Art School by Irene Flores
• Girl to Grrrl Manga by Colleen Doran

• Or get enchanted by these lovely creatures in Enchanting Fairies by Barbara Lanza

The audio is a little difficult to hear, but check out these book reviews from an IMPACT reader!

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Have a great weekend!

Mary

I suppose if Spidey and his friends can manage impossible feats of heroism, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that his drawn companions would lounge around in equally impossible poses. But you gotta love the internet for trying (and failing) to recreate them. Just remember, folks, some of these things (including swinging from building to building on webs) should not be tried at home.

However, if you want to see real people model great action poses for a nice touch of realism, pick up a copy of Colossal Collection of Action Poses. And check out the section on women seated for some more likely lounging scenarios.