2012-03-15, 06:40 AM
The anime style in itself is simplified, deformed and distorted in an aesthetically pleasing manner, and a lot of novice artists try and start learning how to draw by using it. They then wonder why all their other drawings look completely wrong, using the anime proportions they've learned in everything they draw since it's how they learnt it, not realising that anime was in fact based upon the foundations laid out by what real people actually look like.
When someone tells you that "anime isn't art" on the internet they're more likely than not being an elitist twat, overgeneralising or are trying too hard, but at the same time, starting out learning how to draw using the anime style is a terrible idea since it breeds bad drawing habits when it comes to learning anything else. Study the realistic foundations/proportions of the human body and realistic environments before trying to distort anything.
When someone tells you that "anime isn't art" on the internet they're more likely than not being an elitist twat, overgeneralising or are trying too hard, but at the same time, starting out learning how to draw using the anime style is a terrible idea since it breeds bad drawing habits when it comes to learning anything else. Study the realistic foundations/proportions of the human body and realistic environments before trying to distort anything.