

I turned off the back layer for a cleaner look. Refine the sketch! Again, not much I can say here. Take time to research a little if you can! The facial structure and style is vastly different too, but a comedy or shoujo anime vs a more serious one will have a very different look. Older (80's) anime didn't use the 'red vein thing' or 'nosebleed when seeing a hot character' so keep that in mind. You can reference existing screenshots and cels, or even draw over the basic anatomy, as long as the expression, muscle structure, and general style is different- pay attention to how 80's and 90's characters are posed. Okay, that isn't very helpful, but 80's anime was often drawn by people with perfect knowledge of anatomy but had to draw quickly because of budget, so it doesn't need to be perfect, but it helps if you're accurate. Phone with camera (the more horrible the better)(optional)


I'll include the PSD and MDP of some of the pictures above so you can reverse engineer/reference them! Personally, I feel like it didn't turn out as nicely as the one of Shuu, but eh, I kinda messed up on the green shirt and the background- it's not as gouachey as I want it to be. This is the image I'm basing the tutorial off of: The most successful are probably both the ones with Shuu (purple/black haired girl) The method has changed every time slightly, especially since I am still trying to perfect it. Some people asked me how I do my 80's anime pictures:
