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Luca2000max said:
Hello Everyone :3. I’ve been watching this forum for some years. I like to draw and my goal is to draw shotas but i cannot even draw a face correctly :( .There are a lot of scans and i’m a bit confused so I’m asking you which tutorial books should i start from to begin my journey in drawing manga and to learn how to use Clip studio paint properly. Thank you in advance ^^ Any tips will be appreciated <3
I am going to give a serious answer,

You cannot learn to draw anime well without learning how to draw realism.
Therefore, you need to start with the absolute basics. Drawing is all about the flow, the shapes and the story.

However, it all depends how seriously you treat it.

If you want to get good, it will take years of VERY hard work, heavy breakdowns and tears. Therefore, I won't go in this direction. If you ever have the need to become more than average - I am sure you will know where to find it, by then.

If you want to draw on the side as a non-demanding hobby, you technically can omit most of theory. It has its price, but unless you have very high expectations for yourself, you should be still very happy with your art, many others will enjoy looking at it too.

There is a series called "Sketching Manga-Style" from Hikaru Hayashi, Takehiko Matsumoto, Kazuaki Morita. They were published in English, I'm not sure if they're uploaded on yande.re, but you can easily find pdfs online. I've looked into them and strongly recommend them.