How to Draw Manga - Drawing Female Arms
When people draw manga arms they tend to make the arms flat with no
dimensions whatsoever. Here are some tips when it comes to drawing arms
manga style. Arms can be difficult to draw because of the many different
positions and arms can sometimes look distorted and unnatural.
 When
you have decided what pose your character will be in, use elongated
ovals to show the basic shape of the arm. For the elbow, use circles to
connect the upper arm and the forearm and to add a natural flow to the
arm. For arms that are being drawn at the character’s sides loosely, the
hand should hang at the middle of the thigh and the elbow should be in
line with the character’s waist. Don’t make the arms straight, give them
a curve because the human arm has a curve, arms are not straight. The
arm has muscles so be sure to include the curves of the muscles in your
drawing. The shoulder bulges at the top and tapers down till it reaches
the elbow. After the elbow, the arm gets slightly larger then tapers
down to the wrist and turns into the hand. For the hand make another
oval shape in the position that you want the hand to be in. draw lines
where you want the fingers to be and draw the thumb. Be sure to use
shading to make the arm look more like 3-D and less flat.
Once you have done these steps you can add sleeves over the arm and add
clothes. Don’t forget shading to make the depth of the arm look real.
Focus on trying to make the arm look proportional and use good shading
and the right shapes for the arm. Using good transitions from the upper
arm to the forearm are very important in making the arm look right for
the drawing.
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