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Update Information (A Plea To My Visitors)

In the next few days I will upgrade this blog to the new WordPress Version 2.9.1

Yes, I have to admit that it still runs on 2.8.6 as I didn’t dare to upgrade when the new WP release came live.

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A 3 Part Video Tutorial On Drawing A Hand With Or Without Software

Today I want to share with you 3 short videos on drawing a hand. It doesn’t matter what software you might use for drawing on your computer. You can follow this with pencil and paper as well.

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Video Tutorial: Using A 3D-Object In Manga Studio To Draw A Hand

In this short video tutorial I show you how you can use a 3D-object in Manga Studio to draw a hand:

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When My Youth Memories Merge With Final Fantasy

What a nice coincidence. Just tonight I was browsing for a song from the 80th I listened to very often when the 80th came to an end and the 90th began. I found the original footage and this great Final Fantasy version.

Suddenly I wonder if it’s possible to fall in love with an Anime Character:

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Review: How To Draw Manga Books

I’m pretty sure you came across them in book stores or on the Internet. Maybe you flipped through the pages and have put them back on the shelf. Afterwards you wondered if they really would be helpful, these How To Draw Manga Books.

As I’m one of the many who couldn’t resist buying some of them (there are so many!) I reviewed them for you in text and video:

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Lady Gaga And Elton John

I didn’t watch the Grammy show, so I’m glad that Lady Gaga’s performance with Elton John (or is it the other way around?) is on the tube.

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Chai’s Wordless Manga Drawing Lesson

Without saying a word the experienced character designer and digital illustrator Chai (Charochai Suetrongsuwan) shows us how important it is that a drawing looks cool after the inking is done.

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