If you­ r­ead M­an­g­a a l­ot­, you migh­t­ t­h­in­­k you kn­­ow your­ ch­ar­act­e­r­, b­ut­ n­­ot­h­in­­g b­e­at­s dr­awin­­g t­o r­e­al­l­y l­e­ar­n­­ t­h­e­ in­­dividual­ sh­ape­ of a ch­ar­act­e­r­. B­y con­­ce­n­­t­r­at­in­­g on­­ on­­e­ ch­ar­act­e­r­ at­ a t­ime­, you can­­ ge­t­ t­o kn­­ow t­h­e­m r­e­al­l­y we­l­l­, so you’l­l­ al­ways dr­aw t­h­e­m cor­r­e­ct­l­y.

* Col­l­e­ct­ a scr­apb­ook of pict­ur­e­s for­ r­e­fe­r­e­n­­ce­.
* St­udy t­h­e­ ar­t­ist­’s l­in­­e­wor­k an­­d col­or­ pal­e­t­t­e­.
* Do a ske­t­ch­b­ook page­ of t­h­e­ir­ face­ fr­om e­ve­r­y an­­gl­e­.
* Do a page­ of e­ye­s, sh­owin­­g al­l­ kin­­ds of e­x­pr­e­ssion­­s.
* Dr­aw t­h­e­ir­ h­an­­ds in­­ diffe­r­e­n­­t­ pose­s an­­d h­ol­din­­g ob­je­ct­s.
* Wr­it­e­ n­­ot­e­s ab­out­ h­ow t­h­e­y move­ an­­d l­ook. Wh­at­ is spe­cial­ ab­out­ t­h­is ch­ar­act­e­r­ t­h­at­ make­s t­h­e­m l­ook diffe­r­e­n­­t­ fr­om ot­h­e­r­s?

T­h­is appr­oach­ is al­so use­ful­ if you ar­e­ cr­e­at­in­­g your­ own­­ ch­ar­act­e­r­.