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nekonotaishou β Ginga Tutorial -Final version
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Published: 2009-11-29 07:14:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 33158; Favourites: 1065; Downloads: 690
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*phew~!* Final version of this [link]I noticed I was missing A WHOLE BUNCH OF IMPORTANT STUFF THAT REALLY NEEDED TO BE ON THERE so I added it in. I'm still not 100% satisfied with it, and I kick myself for getting lazy and not putting down everything I know about drawing Ginga (I've studied that style in depth for over a year[ihavenolife;A;], so when I say I know a lot, I'm not bragging, arrogant as that may seem)
So yeah, I hope this helps... even more than that crappy excuse for a tut I posted earlier in the week X3
Feel free to show me anything made using this tut, or point out things that I should change in this tut, or just stuff about Ginga, I'm all ears
Fantastic references for dog anatomy:
[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]
Also worth looking at:
Manga images (c) Yoshihiro Takahashi
Photographs (c) their respective owners
This tut (c) me
PS: I've got one last addition to make to this tut -separately though. I'm planning to put together some info on Ginga expressions, and about the Koga dogs (Just to clear up some misconceptions)
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Thank you! ^^
I think there's a bit of it on Onemanga
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your welcome!
only up to chapter 28... TT.TT
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Sweet! This realy helped thanks for posting it! Are you going to post the other tutorials?
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Wow, this is very impressive! I've been learning how to draw in the Ginga style, but it has so many details I often simplify them. I should really learn to draw in the manga style, and this helps greatly.
Thank you so much for making this
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OMG I can't believe that I had forgotten that I had already Faved this!
I was making an EXACTLY SAME tutorial two days ago! (I uploaded it: [link] )
So creepy!
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As I said with the other one, not bad. Very informative.
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This is my first favorite EVER.
It will surley help my crappy ginga style.
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OMG!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
I personally actually like how the chest and necks look, both are one of my fave features for the Ginga-style
but that's just me, I guess
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This is a very good tutorial^^
But I thought that female ginga dogs also had puppy-like eyes with eyelashes x_x
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This is very detailed and well thought out! I like how you pointed out certain. specific observations for each part, it helps a lot. :3
I'm trying to get better at the ginga style and it's just too difficult for me to get their bodies just right so i stick to head shots for trades/requests and just practice bodies in private.
One thing that took me a long time to even get somewhat right is the head anatomy and the neck to the head concept. It can very difficult to get it right without the canine looking stiff or mutilated. O__x
Anyway, again thank you for this!
you have no idea how helpful it is and will continue to be! 
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Thx! I really was dieing looking to find a ginga drawing tutorial! Thx!
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Ah que chido te quedΓ³, muy util.No soy muy fan del estilo Ginga , pero puedo apreciar lo completo y bien hecho que estΓ‘ tu tutorial
-QianHou
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Gracias ^^
Β‘Hola! Β‘Cuanto tiempo sin hablarte! ΒΏCΓ³mo estas?
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Hola, si ya hace un rato 
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Siii ^^
Bueno, nada mal. AhΓ sufriendo la escuela y todo eso. Disfrutando que finalmente estoy haciendo mi comic
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thnx sooooooooo much this really helped! but id like to know how to do a ginga style paw on sideways
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Hmm, I think the ginga feet from the side are variations of them from the front. Go to [link] and check out their image banks. If anything I'm sure you'll find a good ref for feet/pose in there.
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Whoa, this helps alot! 
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Wow, I just have to say, you are amazing! Your art is just incredible, I love it all! Oh, and thank you so much! This tutorial really helped me out on how to draw dogs better! I'm doing sort of a Ginga type comic for school (which I'm credit for in two different classes) so this really helped me out! Thanks so much!
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this is so useful and detailed.
i had never try with dogs so~
thanks
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Holy crap, that's really helpful! I never noticed the nose and head differences. I was drawing my boyfriend's German Shepherd from a photo, and I noticed something else that Takahashi could be trying to show with the chest bits. [link] Notice the lines on his chest that resemble the Ginga chests? I think it's a change in fur direction. It's harder to see/not there at all on thicker furred dogs, but it's there on the shorter haired ones.
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OMG! That's exactly the kind of photo I needed when making this tut! And that's exactly the kind of observation I was hoping to hear! Thank you so much!
Excellent catch with the hair thing! I actually came to the conclusion that they're shoulders from looking at my own dog (a teeny 2 pound chihuahua mix) He's got very very short hair on his chest, and you can see his little shoulders quite clearly.
My non-ginga-fan sister has often told me to draw him Ginga style because he'd fit it well, so apparently there's more observation from life in the style than first impressions would suggest.
Since Yoshihiro Takahashi has mostly had larger dogs, perhaps the chests are like your boyfriend's German Shepherd; hair instead of shoulders
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You're welcome to use that photo if you want
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I noticed the fur direction thing too! I think Yoshi's ''boobdogs'' as they're sometimes called are just trying to show the fur pattern and shoulder muscles.
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'Boobdogs'? O_o
That's a new one, haven't heard that one before...
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One of the first complaints I usually hear from new fans is "why do the dogs have boobs?!"
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Lol, my first complaint, and the first complaint of the next person I tried to turn on to Ginga, was about the same exact expression that all the dogs seemed to have and about the 'square' muzzles XD
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Ah nice! I like that you broke it down for people trying to understand Ginga. You've done aritsts a good favor!
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I hoped to share what I have learned from months of intense study XD
I must add that one particular sketch of Raisu from your photobucket account really made an impression on me, where you use an oval-ish shape on the front of the muzzle.
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wow really? which one???
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This one: [link]
One of the reasons my version of the Ginga style is what it is now is because of that sketch <3
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ohhh! hehehe, nice. Glad it helped <3 Actually, I drew that out to plan making the ceramic figure of Raisu
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Really? XD It wouldn't happen to be that little Raisu sculpture I saw floating around your photobucket, would it? XD I absolutely love how you've got all sorts of pictures up there, especially the WIP of comic pages and other pieces from your gallery~ <3<3 I love your notebook doodles as well, they inspired me to doodle scenes from SF in my school notebooks too XD
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Yea, that silly sculpture. I did such a poor job on him, lol.
Awww, you. Thanks! I like to keep stored random stuff in there sometimes, haha. I'm very happy it inspires you. Your work is very beautiful, and I'm excited to watch you improve over time with your comic
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Naw, it looks good! 
Your style's expressions are so mobile they make my guys' faces look stoic D:
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B'awwww, you >w< I'm really inspired by Don Bluth's stuff and old disney movies. I love their play on colors, like every now and then there's a pink dog or a purple cactus somewhere.
Do you plan on doing art as a career???
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Don Bluth's stuff is awesome! I never realized that color thing... but you have a point 8D
Yes, I am 
My (current)animation teacher (a teacher at the college I'm going to) has told me he wouldn't be surprised if I managed to go right into the business without going through college @_@ but there's still a lot I have to/need to/would like to learn.
And you? I know you're in college, and I'm going to take a guess and say you're probably studying animation too... am I right?
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Wow! That's great!!!! 8D An education is invaluable though, so I owuld say if you can get a job and study art at the same, you're golden!
Yeup, im at a university studying art and animation. I've recently picked up a lot of interest in illustration too. There isn't much traditonal animation work offered here right now which is what i REALLY want to do with all my heart, so I may end up doing storyboarding a lot. Already am hooking up with cartoon network right now 
I also will study CG animation, I love that stuff too and all but to be honest I'm not as interested XD
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but let be honest here, you're awesome regardless xD hope ya had a great thanksgiving!
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