TUTORIALS
Step 1: Reference
Gather all reference material of the characters you wish to draw.
Now you can either find stuff on the Internet, or go out and buy
comic books of the characters (i.e. I bought Scooby doo, Jetsons,
and some Flintstones comics) Some web pages, like the official
Scooby doo Web Page supply you with model sheets of the characters.
This is most helpful when trying to draw these characters on-model.
When I talk about putting the character on-model, I mean that
your drawing should look like the character you are trying to
draw. Otherwise it will probably end up looking like some long
lost relative. Having reference readily available makes your job
that much easier. At least then you are not trying to draw completely
out of your head, and we all know how hard that is.
For my comix I usually have my characters already established.
I always have my model-sheets at hand so I can quickly reference
any of my characters. Sometimes I go off model in my comix. This
sometimes happens because I am still developing that character.
If you are doing a parody comix, then you should definitely use
established reference material.
I have been thoroughly impressed with the Doshini that comes out
of Japan. Those drawings are their own versions of what we here
in America call Parodies. It is evident that those artist worked
diligently in recreating their favorite character in a compromised
situation using established reference material. There is of course
some artist that have fallen short of making their parody version
look exactly like the real version.
I cannot stress enough how important getting reference material
is. Every professional artist out there already knows this and
they make it part of there artistic expression. If you want to
parody something, it is best to know what you are going to parody
in the fist place. To do that, you must know your subject. How
do you get to know your subject? Reference material.
P.S. Using my drawings/parodies as reference material will not
help you get the character on-model. Even I am prone to making
mistakes.
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