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This next image is what I usually do, I find an picture that I like and trace it, darken the lines, add shading, and then darken the lines again. I always use Q-tips when I shade and I always get great results when I do.
This picture is of Ichigo Kurosaki, the main character in the anime 'Bleach.' He is a 15-year-old high school student and works part-time as a Shinigami ('Death God') or as they say in the English version, 'Soul Reaper.' It's also amazing how anime can make a 15-year-old as buff as this guy.
This is another anime/manga that I would recommend to anyone interested. The anime consists of many 'filler episodes' (episodes not involved with the main storyline); thus the manga is further along than the anime, but it's one's own choice if they choose to read or watch. Personally, I'm doing both. It's not very hard, especially when I have 2 or 3 more anime/manga to keep up with as well.
Sometimes I will find black and white images like this one and - obviously - trace the outline, then by hand, I would color in the areas that require coloring. It's a lot of work and takes awhile to finish depending on the size of the image.This picture is of Nana Osaki, she is the second main character in the manga/anime 'NANA', a series based on a real Japanese person. Nana is the lead vocalist in a punk band trying to make it big in Tokyo.I highly recommend giving 'NANA' a read, or if you prefer, you can watch it instead, but it'll be in Japanese with English subtitles. Let me know what you think of it should you decide to watch/read it.
To those who do not know what anime (A-ne-may) is, it is a term for 'Japanese Animation.' They are what most people would call cartoons, and they basically are, but most have a more serious mood and are for older, more mature youths. Ever watch Sailor Moon many years back? Yes? No? Well, it's just an example. Most anime start out as manga (Japanese graphic novels read from right to left) and - with the author's permission of course - it can become an anime made the same way regular kids cartoons are, like Bugs Bunny! Sometimes a manga will be made from an anime, but it's not done too often.Anime images are what I usually work with, I trace the image of choice and add in the shading myself. I will sometimes 'modify' an image, change it around a bit, just like I did the image on the left.
It was a regular line art done by another artist (see original: http://endomorph-usagi.deviantart.com/art/Lineart-Of-Elf-62211197) It was my first time shading an image when the original wasn't already shaded and serving as my guide. The results turned out better than I had imagined. This is, by far, the one entry in my art binder that I am most proud of. Hope you like it as much as I do!
This next image is what I usually do, I find an picture that I like and trace it, darken the lines, add shading, and then darken the lines again. I always use Q-tips when I shade and I always get great results when I do.
