How to draw, edit & create yugioh images

[LTDragon]

Before you begin reading this, you have to know that I'm writing this on a mobile phone, so I can't show you any examples or screenshots, only tips and trix. Maybe later I'll add some.

 

Ever wondered how exactly do they create these realistic looking pieces of arts on your favorite yugioh cards? Even it requires some drawing skills it really isn't that hard. All you need is a pencil, a clean piece of paper, and, for those who want to do it right, a scanner and a software for digital editing (Photoshop).

First things first. This is the hardest part. After this everything is relatively easy.

First you have to decide what kind of card you're going to make and if its a monster what type is he going to be. Choosing the type of the monster determines the value of skill required to draw it. My opinion is that the easiest monster to draw

is a dragon, but thats relative. The best way to find out what monster or image you can draw good is to take your deck, find one card and study the curves on it. Many yugioh cards are digitally edited so you cant see the outlines but try to visualize them cause they can give you a good starting point. Dont worry, if you dont want them on your image you can remove them later via Photoshop. The best way to learn the basics about drawing would be to find several monsters (card images) positioned same way. That way you can look on all of them and try to compare them and find differences, but similarities too. Now try to draw a monster combining several body parts, weapons, armors, or whatever there is that you think that would make it look cool. I have to warn you, as it is your first 'artwork' it may not satisfy your desire, cause if it would then it would mean that you'll never make it the way professionals do. Remember, you can always change something to make it look better and thats the beauty of it.

Once you're finished check it once again just to be sure that everything fits just the way it should. Don't color anything unless you have no intentions in digital editing.

Now if you're pleased with your 'fusion monster' you could scan it right away or, if you're not you could choose another monster type and see what that does. In the start, you might wanna use this trick with combining to draw your images a little bit longer, so you could get a head of it. It takes time but its worth.

Now if you want to make your image perfect, scan it, open it in Photoshop and the rest will be a piece of cake.

[Mehmani]

I don't really think you can teach someone to draw good works of art (I can't draw for toffee) but you have offered some good tips on how to perfect drawings.