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.