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animefan01 said: I personally went for Redrum (Rdr for short). I really like it because it's simple and pretty original (I think, please tell me so I change it if needed).
Hate to be the downer, but Redrum is a very famous phrase coined in "the shining". It's murder spelled backwards. here's the video clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjixsUEj5E
If you're okay with that it's fine, but most people are gonna see your name and think of that movie.
Also on a unrelated note I would like to request some advice. I've been practicing manga by copying other people's work in my sketchbook. Heads, eyes, hair, bodies, clothes; all that stuff. I'm pretty good at matching another person's work, but when I get to doing an original thing of my own, I'm terrible at it. It's like all the things I learned went out the window. should I be looking at other's art when creating my own stuff too?
Also do any of you guys fight the "authenticity bug"? I'm not from japan and I can't read Japanese; so it's really hard to soak up all the information from the books that I import or the tutorials that I read off pixiv. On top of that I find that there's a lot of misinformation on the subject here in the USA; whether it be the new global style of animation that seems to be taking over games and comics; or people just putting out stuff and slapping how to draw manga on it to make a quick buck. I thought to combat this by only taking in Japanese made information and tutorials on the subject, but as i said before, I can copy pretty good now, but I can't seem to take away 100% of what I learned by doing so. I seem to get into a funk really easily, and My greatest fear is becoming someone whose style is simply just a rip off copy style that you see in a lot of the american made how to draw books and though the CG concept art circles( imagnieFX, etc.) Not to say that the art of those styles has no quality at all, they do; it's just not manga art. And it's not because it's not from japan; it's because rather than research and study the techniques of Japanese comics, they simply took things for face value (big eyes!, spiky hair!) and just made something along those guidelines and slapped how to draw manga on it.
Sorry to have have a bit of a "holier than thou" attitude about all this, but I feel some manga artists (myself included) who aren't from japan and don't have access to all things like Japanese books and animation schools struggle with this problem. Is there any way to beat the authenticity bug?
One one more question, I'll keep this one brief. Does anyone know of any good books or tutorials on drawing manga men? I've been through about 4 of them and haven't been 100% satisfied with any of them.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4798603759/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Again lots of great anatomy but the main artist doing all the drawings has a pretty ametuerish technique. However many artists make this book and they are mostly pretty good, just not where it counts the most. This book is also a part of the how to draw Moe series which we have uploaded part of here. This book is probably tied with the first one for best of the bunch.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4331518086/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i04?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's not very much of a how to draw book. It's more of a reference book on older characters. Has a lot of examples on characters and some anatomy for the bodies and faces, but not a ton. It's not super great, but there's really not another book that I've found like this, so I like at a lot for what it is.
Anyways thanks again guys; it really helps having a forum of like minded people to kind of talk to.
ShayminSky
If you're okay with that it's fine, but most people are gonna see your name and think of that movie.
Also on a unrelated note I would like to request some advice. I've been practicing manga by copying other people's work in my sketchbook. Heads, eyes, hair, bodies, clothes; all that stuff. I'm pretty good at matching another person's work, but when I get to doing an original thing of my own, I'm terrible at it. It's like all the things I learned went out the window. should I be looking at other's art when creating my own stuff too?
Also do any of you guys fight the "authenticity bug"? I'm not from japan and I can't read Japanese; so it's really hard to soak up all the information from the books that I import or the tutorials that I read off pixiv. On top of that I find that there's a lot of misinformation on the subject here in the USA; whether it be the new global style of animation that seems to be taking over games and comics; or people just putting out stuff and slapping how to draw manga on it to make a quick buck. I thought to combat this by only taking in Japanese made information and tutorials on the subject, but as i said before, I can copy pretty good now, but I can't seem to take away 100% of what I learned by doing so. I seem to get into a funk really easily, and My greatest fear is becoming someone whose style is simply just a rip off copy style that you see in a lot of the american made how to draw books and though the CG concept art circles( imagnieFX, etc.) Not to say that the art of those styles has no quality at all, they do; it's just not manga art. And it's not because it's not from japan; it's because rather than research and study the techniques of Japanese comics, they simply took things for face value (big eyes!, spiky hair!) and just made something along those guidelines and slapped how to draw manga on it.
Sorry to have have a bit of a "holier than thou" attitude about all this, but I feel some manga artists (myself included) who aren't from japan and don't have access to all things like Japanese books and animation schools struggle with this problem. Is there any way to beat the authenticity bug?
One one more question, I'll keep this one brief. Does anyone know of any good books or tutorials on drawing manga men? I've been through about 4 of them and haven't been 100% satisfied with any of them.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4766117298/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Has lots of great anatomy tips, just not a fan of some of the styles, and some things just seem a bit off. made by multiple artists.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4798603759/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Again lots of great anatomy but the main artist doing all the drawings has a pretty ametuerish technique. However many artists make this book and they are mostly pretty good, just not where it counts the most. This book is also a part of the how to draw Moe series which we have uploaded part of here. This book is probably tied with the first one for best of the bunch.
http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Draw-Manga-Handsome-Illustrator/dp/4415305652/ref=pd_sim_b_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=091RKGYK5QB2428Y00Y8 This one is pretty bad, I would stay away. It's one of those books that only a few people who have extensive experience with the manga basics can get any real use out of. it's just 6 different artists showing off how they make a character with not a lot of instruction.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4331518086/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i04?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's not very much of a how to draw book. It's more of a reference book on older characters. Has a lot of examples on characters and some anatomy for the bodies and faces, but not a ton. It's not super great, but there's really not another book that I've found like this, so I like at a lot for what it is.
Anyways thanks again guys; it really helps having a forum of like minded people to kind of talk to.