When I decided to work on the Style Development Challenge, I instantly knew that one of the artists I would study was Hiromu Arakawa, most famously known as the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist. I have adored her style and characters ever since I first heard of FMA. And you can’t overlook the awesomeness of how she draws herself as a bespectacled cow. Seriously.
For this challenge, I decided to copy images straight out of the three volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist that I own. I chose amix of characters, but focused mainly on images I thought could teach me something. Some of these images are ones I looked out and thought, “Wow, how can I learn how to draw something that cool without looking at a picture?”
Doing this study has helped me a lot. It helped me to think of things I want to do with my style and deliberate choices that I want to make. Though I will never work in quite such a manga style as Hiromu Arakawa, There is so much I can still learn from her and her art and comics. What an incredible artist.
Next Post: I’ll talk specifically about what I’ve learned from doing this study and what I’m gong to start implementing into my art!