Is it wrong to draw anime?

So is it bad to draw Anime? No, it isn´t! Anime is a very specific Art style and art-teachers generally want to teach you the fundamentals of drawing first before you start to draw in a specific style. So as long as you learn the fundamentals, you can eventually draw in any style you want.

Why is the anime style so popular?

One of the main reasons why anime has stood the test of time and grown in popularity across the world is due to its unique ability to grow with its viewers. This has meant that anime producers have started to make content more suited to Western tastes, as well as producing anime overseas as it is much cheaper.

Why drawing anime is so hard?

Drawing Anime requires very similar knowledge than drawing realistically. You will have to know basic anatomy, you need to be able to render properly and understand perspective as well as how light and shadow work. Anime is an abstraction of reality and as such sometimes even harder to draw than a realistic picture.

Why does my anime art look bad?

Overly Thick Lines Making lines that are too thick can make your drawing look bad. Manga on the other hand are more likely to have drawings with varying line thickness. If you want to make a drawing that looks like a screen capture of most anime use thin lines through the whole drawing.

What is anime style drawing called?

There is only one art style in anime and it is known as manga (japanese comic with a unique art style). In 1920s and 30s these drawings were not at all what it looks today. It changed in the 1960s and 70s, the time when anime starting becoming really popular in western countries. Manga drawings are very eye catching.

Why is anime art hated?

Why Art Teachers Dislike Anime Art: Anime/Manga-style art is usually not very realistic. It stretches limbs, enlarges eyes, diminishes noses and mouths, tweaks human proportions, and does a lot of things for comedic or dramatic effect that aren’t very realistic. Art class is about learning to draw based on sight.