I have a larger copy of this, but photobucket shrinks it to be smaller. If you want the full-size version, let me know and I can upload it somewhere else or email it to you. I also find these particular images really good comparisons -- all but the very last one are from Gatch I.

Nice stuff Katsesama. You know seeing all these drawing hints is starting to make me think about drawing. But only STARTING to think about it.

It never hurts if you find it fun. And everybody has to start out somewhere!! (In case you didn't see my dA thingies on that, check out Watching Artists Grow and Evolution 1987-2008)

Originally posted by katsesama I have a larger copy of this, but photobucket shrinks it to be smaller. If you want the full-size version, let me know and I can upload it somewhere else or email it to you.

This size works for me -thanks for posting this! There's extremely useful tips here.

Originally posted by clouddancer Nice stuff Katsesama. You know seeing all these drawing hints is starting to make me think about drawing. But only STARTING to think about it.

Come on... You knoooow you want to try! (BTW, I started my Ryu pic today. I will probably be the first person ever to attempt to draw Ryu before trying to draw Ken).

This is awesome, Katse! I love when you and Wendy do these...I learn so much...I didn't know that the pupils lined up with the corners of the mouth...i just tried to do what "looked right"... And CD...I would LOVE to see you start drawing!!

Those look like great tips! I can only hope it inspires more Ken and Joe art.

I copied it into my files for referencing. Thanks Katsesama! I'll have a good look over what you have posted here. Edit; Katsesama, you become very good at drawing fast from what I can see of your earlier drawings. That one of Joe looking sooo manly is still my fave of all of your work.

I've been using suggestions that you have made along the way... is this any better??? Eagle piccie.

WOW! Big improvements, Ebony! That looks just like him!! WTG!!!

Wow, lot better Ebony! , I have troubles in drawing Ken's cheeks and chin and Joe's eyes!

Ebony, that pic is so good of Ken, it deserves a from me. Katsesama thank you so much for those tips. It does make a person feel empowered enough to actually try drawing their own pics.

This is an excellent drawing of the Eagle, Ebony. Such improvements .... now onto the Condor for you.

Ebony, that is a HUGE improvement drawing Ken from you!!!!!

Oh, EBONY. Way to go!! I hope you showed your DH this, too. I bet he fell over!

He knows I'm an Eagle girl... He did like it, he felt it looked more like him. I'll give the Condor a go next, he's so uncooperative.

I think that's your best Ken yet! My most recent drawing is Ryu, so I haven't had a chance to try Katsesama's pointers yet. His eyes are done so differently.

Are there any for the other characters?

I was wondering if Katse had advice for the other characters Jun, Ryu, Jinpei, Nambu, ...... Katse

Katse I can give pointers on. I'm not sure I do Jun as well as I do the boys. I'll do one up for Katse in a bit. Wendy also did a good tut on the boys' eyes, which you've all probably seen.

She does do then very well, with great expressions in them. Springie could do one for the Swan, she does her eyes beautifully.

Awww... that's so sweet, Ebony! I'm still learning to draw the Swan myself! And I have no idea how to do a tutorial! Katse, did you put your tut together in Photoshop?

Springie, your Swan is beautiful.

Thanks, Ebony! :blush:

You could do a drawing guide for her... hint hint...

I don't think this is as good as my other one. :p I always keep in mind the episode where Katse is unmasked when I draw my Katses. That's why she always has that crazy gorgeous hair. In the episodes, it's usually pulled back or otherwise tamed better.

I went into my pencil drawings in Photoshop, cut out the parts of the picture I wanted, and sized them the same (in the first tutorial, 400px high each). Then I dropped each of those into a single new document and lined them up. Then I used the text tool, which looks like a capital T, and created a box to type my text in (you can drag the T tool as if it were the marquee tool, and that creates a box for the text to go in). I used Arial; I think Wendy is using Comic Sans. I drew the eye shapes on a piece of computer paper and just scanned those in and dragged and dropped those images into photoshop, too. When I was all done, I Save[d] for Web..., uploaded to Photobucket, and posted!

But I just love the messy long blond hair on her.