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Today's requested tutorial will be how to draw cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are gorgeous, and adored all over the world, but Japan is really the cherry blossom capital of the world. So much so that there's a Japanese agency that tracks the cherry trees blossoming across the country each year.

To get our cherry blossoms started, we'll first need to draw a branch for them to be attached to.

Draw a few smaller stems extending from the branch where we will later place the petals of the cherry blossoms.

On each stem, draw a circle which will be the center of the cherry blossoms. We'll be using these circles to help us draw the petals.

Next, draw a small, slightly wavy oval extending from the center circle to form a petal on the cherry blossom.

Repeat the previous process until you have five petals around the center of your cherry blossom in a star pattern.

Now, keep going until all of your cherry blossoms have five petals.

Don't worry about making your petals look too perfect. Making them a little wavy and uneven will just help to keep the organic look.

Next, draw several thin lines extending from the center of your cherry blossoms, with a small yellow circle at the end of each.

Repeat the previous step for each of your cherry blossoms, color them in a pale pink, and you're all done!

Add to your collection, and enjoy!

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How To Draw Cherry Blossoms - Draw Central

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Today's requested tutorial will be how to draw cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are gorgeous, and adored all over the world, but Japan is really the cherry blossom capital of the world. So much so that there's a Japanese agency that tracks the cherry trees blossoming across the country each year.

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How to Paint a Cherry Tree in Watercolor -  Splatter Painting Trees - Paint a Tree - Sakura

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Visit me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/LeonardoPereznieto Follow Fine Art Tips on Google+: http://goo.gl/TqsmiJ My website: http://www.ArtistLeonardo.com/ Do you want to help me translating it into your language? (Note: First check if it hasn´t been translated already by pressing the "CC" button on the lower part of the video).

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Hanami reseach

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Other tutorials for manga are on here.

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HOW TO DRAW... Bodies Eyes Noses, Ears & Mouths Hair Chibi Characters Facial Expressions Clothes & Outfits Ebook Tutorials

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How to Draw Female Eyes (Part 1) The eyes are among the most important features of anime and manga characters; they are - along with the mouth - the most expressive parts of the face, and are part of what makes each character different and recognizable.

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Part 1 of Manga University's free online tutorial that shows you how to draw manga and anime style clothes.

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Evaluation

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Takeshi Obata draws L from Death Note
Who better to watch and learn from than the man who illustrated the manga himself?

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takeshi obata drawing death note characters

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In questo video vediamo l'arte di Takeshi Obata nel disegnare Elle di Death Note , che voi conoscete bene ;) Se vi interessano altri disegni dei sensei oppure di Obata vi lascio i link qui Masashi Kishimoto Drawing Naruto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lns6RxPRyLA&index=1&list=PLLSvSuyH96p-DMRU6V2mtQ0NegXP715Mo Takeshi Obata drawing Bakuman Ashirogi Muto - Mashiro e Takagi

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Manga pin up
This guy is from a Shonen manga Bleach, he is drawn to look strong with a slight muscular build. The look in his eyes makes him look deteremind to get to his goal.

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Male manga character pin ups.
These are some examples

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Kyoya's character design

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Although her body and hair looks pretty good, I think I made her too yellow as she now looks like she belongs in the Simpsons. I think I will have to be more careful when I'm painting skin tones in future.

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The Winsor & Newton ProMarker boasts 148 colours from intensely vibrant to subtle pastels that are blend-friendly, with malleable, alcohol-based, translucent ink. Twin-tipped, with a broad chisel nib and fine bullet nib, these markers are a must-have, pr

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The Winsor & Newton ProMarker boasts 148 colours from intensely vibrant to subtle pastels that are blend-friendly, with malleable, alcohol-based, translucent ink. Twin-tipped, with a broad chisel nib and fine bullet nib, these markers are a must-have, pr

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Lyrics translation

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I like the warm colours of yellow, pale brown, blue. white, red, pink and purple as they seem to gel well together. One thing I've noticed when looking at my own shojo manga collection was that pink is the most common colour on the covers of this kind of manga. I suppose this is because pink is considered a girl's colour so would be believed to more likely attract girls than boys.
I also like the change in styles Hatori

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風に薫る夏の記憶
Memory of summer fragrant in the wind

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These research sheets cover his basic bio and his two main influences; World War 2 and Disney

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This is the song that first inspired me to start the Project Sakura series, like Tsunaida Te, don't be fooled by the upbeat music and catchy tone in the singing, as it tells the story of two boys who are close friends but when they get separated one is unable to rescue the other so ends up losing him. This is another way I have been considering Project Sakura as I've planned on having some kind of tragic twist at the end which is strong enough to move readers to tears because I'm cruel to my characters.

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I've considered this song because of how I'm thinking of having Project Sakura end.
Soon after, Akito goes to Haruka and mischievously  tricking her into thinking he had fallen off his surf board and drowned in the sea.
This only foreshadows his fate as one day when he goes surfing with college mates he actually drowns.

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I first heard this song when I started watching the FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood series. I like the tune of the music, the voice and most of all the lyrics which like Manazashi gives me a feeling of hope which is why I've considered it as a possible theme.

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They Don't Need to Understand by Andy Black

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They Don't Need to Understand by Andy Black

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The reason I've considered this song is that when I listen to it I think of Akito and Haruka as are often looked down on from people because they have little to no understanding of autism. Akito reassures her that she shouldn't care because they don't need to,

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ANDY BLACK - THEY DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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When I see you again
As I plan to kill off Akito and Kyoya one way or another for the tragic twist.... which believe it or not would most likely hurt me more than readers.
This song would be a good representation of Haruka coming to terms with their deaths as it goes through shared memories and themes of grief.
I can also relate to this song as I had lost a friend of my own a few years ago.

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When I was your man by Bruno Mars
The story to this song is similar to Taylor Swift's You Belong With Me as he reminiscences about a girl that he loves choosing another guy over him because he never made his feelings known which he now regrets. This is what happens to Akito, as he kicks himself for missing every opportunity he had to win her over.

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Bruno Mars - When I was your man lyrics below

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Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same When our friends talk about you all that it does is just tear me down Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name And it

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Manazashi, Gazes, by Japanese musician duo Higashiyama Mitsuaki and Kyohei who call themselves Honey L Days.

This song which is from their fourth single was their breakout hit as it was chosen out of thousands of other J- Pop songs to be the ending theme of teenage drama Tumbling in 2010. I think that was because it was about hope and having faith in yourself when things go terribly wrong.

I like this song as it makes me feel hope and I can relate to the lyrics, especially the opening verse.
It also summed up the feelings of my characters who go through from the phase of self doubt and downess to hope and motivation to make a really bright future for themselves.

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Honey L Days アルバム「伝えたいことがあるから」紹介映像

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男子新体操部をテーマにしたTBS連続ドラマ「タンブリング」。 このドラマの主題歌は、今話題の2人組ユニット、Honey L Days（ハニー・エル・デイズ）が歌う「まなざし」を収録した1stアルバム「伝えたいことがあるから」6月23日発売。 http://www.avexnet.or.jp/hld/

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You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift

I might chose this song because the plot in this volume of the manga is where Akito develops feelings for Haruka but she doesn't return these feelings as she's more attracted to Kyoya.

He soon decides to quit Project Sakura as he starts to dislikes the way Kyoya tries to change her just to fit in with the 'cool kids,' when he loves her just the way she is.
He finds it hard to understand why she couldn't see that he was the one who came to understand her and had been there for her all along.
He also goes through a phase of comparing himself to Kyoya, him being the captain of singing and him being nothing spefic when it comes to school cliques.

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I came across this video on youtube and was surprised how much I had in common with him. One, love for Disney and manga, two trouble with deadlines, three work around the clock to get my manga and other things done, in desperate situations I try to complete while on the bus.

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This time I had drawn Akito in a way that he would be sitting if he was really there and to help me with his hair I put on a couple of reference images of the actor I had chosen to base his appearance on, as his hair was the most tricky part to draw. I also made Haruka taller and her head in a better shape. Next Thursday after I have finished these characters off I will draw Kyoya, hopefully he will go better than the one before.

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The writing went well but I think I have made Akito too big as I should be able to see his whole torso from here, I will need to shrink him down, made Haruka's head too wide and Kyoya's too small.

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two down, two to go.

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This looks like a pretty good example of shojo manga as romance is the most common genre in that category.

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The Different Types of manga such as Chibi drawings. 

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The Different Types of manga such as Chibi drawings. 

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The Different Types of Manga Drawing Styles Such as Chibi : Drawings

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Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Ehow Watch More: http://www.youtube.com/Ehow Manga is a style of drawing that is rooted in Japanese culture. Learn about the different types of manga drawing styles such as Chibi with help from an artist and illustrator in this free video clip.

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This is the background I have chosen for the cover as you can see more detail in the flowers than the others and the ground is level enough to draw them. The lighting also seems to be the best in this photo as it makes the colours very warm and bright.

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This is the image I have chosen to use for the background of the title page as I think the lighting is the best suited for the scene where Akito stumbles upon his best friend Kyoya holding Haruka close to him which leads him to the conculsion that Haruka perfers  Kyoya over him.
I could draw them under the ceiling of branches and blossom as the ground is at a good level.

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A sakura tree, well the closest I would ever get to one while on this project. 

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A sakura tree, well the closest I would ever get to one while on this project. 

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I think that it would be a good idea to feature a tree with blossoms either in full or half bloom to give viewers a hint on what 'sakura' means in Japanese which is 'cherry blossom.'

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When I began searching the web for actors to play Haruka the kind of girls I was looking for was, like Akito a baby face with puppy eyes as she is just in her preteens at the time of the series but when I came across Stephanie I thought I've found my Haruka. Since she has the expressive eyes of a vulnerable, shy girl that she is due to her memories of her abusive father and the large amount of times she had been bullied at school.

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I like his wild hair style as I think it could

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Experience in anime:

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For Akito, being the polar opposite of Kyoya, I was looking for guys that still kind of had a baby face and/or puppy eyes, like Vic, Jason and Vincent. A kind of guy that looks soft as a marshmallow, happy go lucky goofball which is what Akito is like. He is the character that brings the most comic relief in the series as he comes out with random phrases that he either made up himself like 'Sakura flower power enter' or remembers from films, mostly American chick flicks like Mean Girls when describing the Tanuki as 'teen royalty.'

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He had voiced the English dubs of Ouran High School Host Club as Takashi Morinozuka and FullMetal Alchemist as Roy Mustang.
I think he could be Kyoya because he has that sly fox look that Kyoya has though it will be rather strange for me to draw him with short hair since I will be so used to drawing him with long hair.

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When I was looking for actors to base Kyoya on I was looking for a guy I that could reflect his personality so the viewer can see  what kind of person Kyoya is, a kind of person that people would be surprised to discover his autism, as he appears to be quite sly with the people around him and cold towards those he isn't fond of such as his old childhood Akito before they had rebuilt their friendship.

Although when people get too personal he turns hot tempered and in most cases aggressive but when he is with Haruka, who just happens to look like his late elder sister Haruhi, the softer and more caring side of him comes through. Since he had caught the Tanuki beating her up he swore to protect her so she doesn't meet a similar kind of fate.

I imagined Kyoya to have raven black hair, expressive dark eyes, angular, high cheek boned shaped face and can pull a sly smirk of friendly smile to decide which side of him to show on the cover and title page.

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How to draw a manga face, three different ways.

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How to draw a manga face, three different ways.

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By American mangaka Mark Crilley.

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How to Draw a Manga Face, 3 Different Ways [HTD Video #9]

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I made this video to show how one character can be drawn in many different styles.

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Contents

The characteristics of manga
Styles
Arakawa, Hatori and Ono's style.

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Finish off digital test on illustrator.

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Here are the translated lyrics of the Japanese pop song.

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Contents

. The definition of manga.
. The history of manga
.Hokusai manga
' The manga age rating system
' Types of manga
Shojo and Shonen

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Looks like it could make an interesting cover. I think I'll try this on Illustrator and Photoshop to see what would work best in digital art class and maybe Fridays.

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Start on the digital experiments on PhotoShop and Illustrator to see which one would work best for my project by trying different methods and techniques for digital drawing, inking, colouring and mashing up my characters with a real life background to hopefully up my grade.