Since alot of people keep asking about it I'm going to clearly state it here: This tut account is as of right now purely archival, meaning it exists simply to hold all these tuts I made years ago.

If I do any more tutorial projects in the future, I hope to take it in a different direction and put them out in an actual, tangible book instead. I may wait until DeviantART adds books to the DeviantART Prints program to undertake such a project, as it would make purchase easier all around (especially as DA accepts paypal). Any tutorial-based prints would be released on my main account `mangapunksai as opposed to this one. There's also the idea of utilizing another outside print on demand service such as Lulu.com that has the option of putting books on Amazon.com and such. Of course because of the nature of self-publishing, there's nothing stopping me from using both services.

Right now this is just an idea and not a solid project, but its definitely a very possible project. The benefit of doing it in book form? Better drawings, better design etc.

Please keep in mind best to direct all questions about this account to my main one as I don't really check this one, sorry.


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Main account:

Other places Sai's Tuts can be found:
Angel's Website Seraphim Eyes and Virtual Worlds

The List of Tuts For Download So Far:

How to Draw Faeries
How to Draw Funny Facial Expressions (Downloaded over 1000 times!)
How to Draw Mermaids
A Brief Look at The Basics (Downloaded over 4000 times! ) had to make a new download, but trust me, it was 4000..
How to Draw Bishonen (Downloaded over 1400 times!!)
Color Theory: And It's Application to Character Design
Tips for Drawing Dynamic Hair

Just a little reminder , its best to contact me at my main DeviantART account at ^mangapunksai or at my e-mail mangapunksai@yahoo.com. XD I have a habit of not checking this account as often as I should.

I've noticed...uhhh.. alot of new additions to the watch list as well. I'm really sorry I haven't updated as often as I've should. I have alot going on in life, you know, career to try to get started. I'm currently working on a submission for the next Rising Stars of Manga competition. I may also be going to a con in March so I'm going to be producing artwork to sell there.

But I have had three new tutorials planned/in peliminary works and I'll hopefully have those out soon.

Ta for now ~!

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Come visit me at my main account


Other places Sai's Tuts can be found:
Angel's Website Seraphim Eyes and Virtual Worlds

The List of Tuts For Download So Far:

How to Draw Faeries
How to Draw Funny Facial Expressions (Downloaded over 1000 times!)
How to Draw Mermaids
A Brief Look at The Basics (Downloaded over 4000 times! ) had to make a new download, but trust me, it was 4000..
How to Draw Bishonen (Downloaded over 1400 times!!)
Color Theory: And It's Application to Character Design
Tips for Drawing Dynamic Hair

Well I finally came back onto this name after an absence to upload my latest Tut, and I was floored to find I had aqquired 70-some-odd new watchers.

So anyway.. THANKYOU for all the comments, and watches, and support and thankyous. I'm really glad people are enjoying these. I'm not even entirely sure how I began drawing tutorials, its just become a habit

I really wish I could update this account more often. But as I've said before being on Staff on DA and my own comics and artwork take up a good lot of my time.

But I am considering getting this account a subcription, so I can run polls and have Tip forums and other such nonsense I can run either from this account or from ^mangapunksai (forums it really wouldn't mattr what I post under). But.. we'll see


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Come visit me at my main account


Other places Sai's Tuts can be found:
Angel's Website Seraphim Eyes and Virtual Worlds

The List of Tuts For Download So Far:

How to Draw Faeries
How to Draw Funny Facial Expressions (Downloaded over 1000 times!)
How to Draw Mermaids
A Brief Look at The Basics (Downloaded over 4000 times! ) had to make a new download, but trust me, it was 4000..
How to Draw Bishonen (Downloaded over 1400 times!!)
Color Theory: And It's Application to Character Design
Tips for Drawing Dynamic Hair

Well since I may not be uploading for a little while I decided hey, if you got a few bucks handy I'll give you some book titles to tied you over.

I'm going to review my personal top choices (and thats alot) for How to Draw Manga books. If you live in the US or Canada you can probably get these babies in the store. Others well, they can be obtained in Japanese or English from sites like HowToDrawManga.com , ComicTones.Com , and of course eBay

Now remember, treat ALL of these like you treat my tutorials. Actually READ them, use the pictures as a visual aide. Don't just copy them and expect to get better because it won't work.

Now let the reviews begin!

How to Draw Manga: Illustrating Battles

This was the first HTDM manga book I ever got. Its a great source if you want to learn battle scenes (and can be coupled with "How to Draw Manga: Martial Arts and Combat", and "How to Draw Anime and Game Characters: Mastering Battle and Action Moves" ) It'll teach you how to correctly draw punches and kicks, how the body moves when receiving damage, and as well as how to utilize " camera" angles to make for an eciting mood.

How to Draw Manga: Bishoujo

Despite the title, this book has a wealth of things that can be applied to stuff besides Bishoujo. It'll teach you the basics of eyes, head and hair, and it goes over fantasy girls as well, and stuff like drawing mermaids (which I borrowed a little from for tail ideas ) drawing girls with wings, and other such things that can be applied in other areas of manga.

How to Draw Manga: Bodies and Anatomy

Have trouble with anatomy or life drawing? This book breaks it down into its most simple form AND teaches you how to apply it to Anime and Manga at the same time. This is indispensible, I highly reccomend this book.

How to Draw Anime and Game Characters: Bringing Everyday Actions to Life

I always say the little details count. This book covers those simple, but sometimes tricky to draw everyday little movements. It includes sitting cross-legged, body language while waiting for someone, putting on a jacket in a rush, carrying a heavy object, walking a dog, this is a very VERY good book (in fact all of the "How to Draw Anime and Game Characters" are a sure thing, I've read them all and own all but one).

How to Draw Manga: Couples

This book not only goes over all the body language and scenarios of coupling, but it can be a great help if you're like me, and have trouble drawing two character interacting pyshically in any way It goes over things like hanging on shoulders, holding hands, kissing on the cheek, chin, nose, ect. It will not only help you draw couples, but will get you more comfortable with drawing human interaction in general.

How to Draw Anime and Game Characters: Expressions

This is another GREAT book from the " Anime and Game Characters" series. Not only does it teach you how to draw facial expressions AND body language, but it teaches you what faces and what movements would be common to what TYPES of characters. So personality and design are also factored in, and it coveres a wide range of characters in a wide range of styles to give you a good idea of the theory behind not only expression, but characterization. WONDERFUL book.

How to Draw Manga: Bishoujo Around the World

Great if you plan to have an international cast, great if you want to draw fantasy and build off of existing peoples and traditional/ancient costume. Not only does the book go over the three basic types of human in anthropology, but it covers nearly every country you could think of, the traits of its people, and their traditional costume. It also delves into ancient costume (Greece, Egypt, Celtic, Ancient China and Japan) its a little concise, but a great resource to get started from when designing characters of a specific nationality.

How to Draw Manga: Males

For a while I only had this book in Japanese, it wasn't until I got it in English that I realized how useful it is. How to draw men, young and old, stern and pretty. Outfits, uniforms, accessories, body language. It's a fantastic resource, you couldn't ask more from it.

How to Draw Manga: Occult and Horror

This book isn't a necessity, but if you need a source on this kind of thing, it kicks ass. It covers everything from how to draw limbs ripping off, to how to draw zombies, to how to draw dragons and other fantasy creatures. It goes over demon types, costumes of religious figures, how to set scarey moods with the background, how to draw blood and slime. Plus it gives you breif history on the demons and fantasy creatures (and that includes Japanese demons and fantasy creatures as well as western and European) it covers.

How to Draw Manga: Compiling Characters

It's literally a character design book. It's pretty straight forward and basic, but it'll give you a good solid foundation to start at when learning character design.

How to Draw Manga: Compiling Application and Practice

This is a good book for beginners and intermediate alike, as well as some of us old fogeys It covers a variety of things, most noteably backgrounds, drawing trees and water and the like, as well as fire and explosions. Its just a bunch of tips and tricks to powerup your techniques.

How to Draw Manga: Amazing Effects

DON'T pass this book over. I know I did. The cover and title is misleading. I thought it would be all the ink techniques and tone techniques that are repeated in nearly every HTDM book. NO This is a book on PANELING. I swear to god. I searched forever for tips on Manga paneling and this was right under my nose the entire time. Paneling, mood, camera angles, sound effects. It's all in there. If you're looking to make a comic/manga GET THIS BOOK.

Of course there's many MANY more HTDM books than this (and I own MANY more than these), these are just my top favorites. If you want more info on one, feel free to drop a line in this journal. Chances are even if I don't own it I know something about it.

But there's one more book I want to review. This is for anyone who has dreams of making a comic or manga. It's not a manga book, but it is a book by the great Scott McCloud, you've heard of him even if you don't know it, he's also the inventor of the 24 Hour Comic.

The book is called Understanding Comics and it is my holy bible, and should be the comic bible for every comic artist out there. I can't even describe it. Get on Amazon.com or somewhere and get yourself a copy if you have any dreams of being a comic artist.

Well thats all for now, I hope this has been helpful ^_^

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Come visit me at my main account


Other places Sai's Tuts can be found:
Angel's Website Seraphim Eyes and Virtual Worlds

The List of Tuts For Download So Far:

How to Draw Faeries
How to Draw Funny Facial Expressions (Downloaded over 1000 times!)
How to Draw Mermaids
A Brief Look at The Basics (Downloaded over 4000 times! ) had to make a new download, but trust me, it was 4000..
How to Draw Bishonen (Downloaded over 1400 times!!)
Color Theory: And It's Application to Character Design

8000 Downloads and Counting

I've finally fixed the "A Brief Look At the Basics" Tutorial by uploading a new version of the download. For some reason even when I edited the file it never wanted to change.

I really should have done that sooner I'm sorry.

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Come visit me at my main account


Other places Sai's Tuts can be found:
Angel's Website Seraphim Eyes and Virtual Worlds

The List of Tuts For Download So Far:

How to Draw Faeries
How to Draw Funny Facial Expressions (Downloaded over 1000 times!)
How to Draw Mermaids
A Brief Look at The Basics (Downloaded over 4000 times! ) had to make a new download, but trust me, it was 4000..
How to Draw Bishonen (Downloaded over 1400 times!!)
Color Theory: And It's Application to Character Design

8000 Downloads and Counting