If you want to draw comics well, you first need a certain sketching foundation, and then daily practice is essential. Especially the facial expressions of characters. If the facial expressions are not handled well, the entire character will look out of proportion.

When I first started drawing anime, I usually drafted with pencil, then used a black pen to trace the line drawing and finally completed the coloring. At this time, I felt that it would take 1 to 2 hours to draw a picture if everything goes well. It can be completed in an hour, but it is common to change it to an afternoon if you are not feeling it!

However, because it is too easy to become dependent on the rubber, and the energy can never be concentrated, so after practicing for a period of time, I gradually gained a certain grasp of the shape. I can use a marker pen to draw or a water pen. Let's take the challenge of painting it in one go. Although it will be difficult, there will still be paintings that are more pleasing to the eye. I believe there will be more and more paintings like this. If you can persevere, you will find that you have more confidence in yourself. In fact, confidence is the most important thing when drawing comics. Don't be too timid to write. Aren't cartoonists also going through this stage?

Using this method, it will be more difficult in the transition period, but the hand feeling will indeed improve a lot after that, because the dependence on the eraser for pencil drafting is gone, and I gradually start to adapt.

I often need to remind myself to draw boldly. Isn’t it just the wrong drawing?

Gradually, you will find that you have improved again. Now, you can try more complex pictures. These pictures can be drawn to your satisfaction with a water pen in one go. Watch yourself draw slowly. In this notebook, I look back on my drawings of the practice process of abandoning pencils. If you feel that you are one step closer to being a cartoonist, you can try to submit a manuscript.