Line art: To paint food in anime style, you either typically draw a very thin line art, or no line at all like in realist paintings. But for my images, I will go for the thin line art and then, color them later when I get to coloring. Because even if there is line art on the food, it is not always necessarily black, but rather colored according to the food’s own base color. When it comes to the plates, line art is generally existent.#N#Coloring: Unlike the anime characters that consist of one flat color and simple shading, food coloring generally goes beyond the color scheme of its anime, and has a more realistic tune to it. Nonetheless, there is a variance across different animes. While Heidi has a very simplistic dual color scheme with hard lines, Food Wars has a more realistic style where line art is not visible and the color palette is rich with soft gradual transitions between different colors. In the meantime, Studio Ghibli style stays somewhere in between.
The reaction in our taste buds transmits a signal going to our brain, which will be more intense when the food temperature increases. Therefore, it would be better if we draw food looking hot, as if it has freshly came out of the oven. To accomplish that, we need to add steam.
Ramen is a delicious Japanese noodle soup. It is made up of noodles and a variety of other toppings (pork, scallions etc.) served in a broth, flavored with soy sauce or miso paste. I will start my drawing tutorial with this tasty food. First, we need to start with a rough sketch.
2- The second most important thing that increases the visual taste of a food is the shine. The shinier the food is, the more mouth-watering it is. This is actually a tactic used often by food photographers.
Coloring: Unlike the anime characters that consist of one flat color and simple shading, food coloring generally goes beyond the color scheme of its anime, and has a more realistic tune to it. Nonetheless, there is a variance across different animes.
While artists have varying preferences about how to structure an anime character’s head and face, they all start with the same basic principle: First draw a circle, and then draw a horizontal line and vertical line directly ...
Start by sketching a curved upper eyelid, then draw a short line extending down from the outer corner of the eye. Leave the inner corner of the eye open for a softer look. Then, add a circle in the middle of the eye as the iris. Draw a smaller circle—the pupil—in the middle of the iris.
When drawing anime characters, the eyes are typically a focal point, while the nose and mouth remain simple.
The legs of an anime character should be approximately as long as the top half of the character, from the top of the head to the waist. Finally, add in the arms. A good rule of thumb is to align the elbow with the character’s waist, and then extend the rest of the arm (including the hand) to about mid-thigh.
The basic anatomy of an anime face starts with a circle with a vertical line and horizontal line directly through the center.
Leave the inner corner of the eye open for a softer look. Then, add a circle in the middle of the eye as the iris. Draw a smaller circle—the pupil—in the middle of the iris. To create primary and secondary light reflections, add in one or two additional circles within the iris.
While you will mostly ink with a black pen, it can also be helpful to have a white jelly pen on hand—you can use this to add highlights, like the reflection points in the character’s eyes. You may also choose to add additional colors with colored pencils or medium of your choice.