One of the best references I've found for drawing different types of girls are japanese fashion magazines. The best thing ever is driving down to Little Tokyo in downtown LA for curry rice and a pile of girlie fashion mags! These books are always filled with cute girls, striking weird poses and making funny faces. Go get some!!!
Every once in a while, I get lucky and find a manual on new girls' haircuts and styles. These are always my favorites, because they'll usually have a front, three quarter, and profile view of a model's face all on a page (although a lot of the time, the three quarters and profile views are kind of small). There is an amazing amount of variation in the different girls faces in these magazines...I suppose I could say the same for the models in american hairstyle magazines, but they're usually not nearly as appealing to draw. As far as easy to find drawing reference that IS from America, I'd have to say my favorites are Delia's catalogue, and the celebrity cellulite section in Star. I'll be posting some of those later on!
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hey katie,
have you tried this place:
http://www.japanesestreets.com/
it's kinda like an online version of the fruits book!
jay
Very very nice.
Congratulations (and, please, go ahead!)
Fernando (from Argentina)
These are remarkable. I can barely keep myself from gushing!
Besides "awesome" sketches, what else are you working on now Katie? If you don't mind me asking of course!
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Such charming expressions, Katie.
Maybe I oughta go to Uwajimaya
and see what's on the shelves today.
You rock!
:)
(reposted cuz I forgot to mention in prevpost that these bookstores carry TONS of Japanese magazines...)
You can also find excellent Japanese bookstores in California and other states by visiting your nearest Mitsuwa which is like a Japanese mall with most locations in Los Angeles.
Thanks guys for the tips and the awesome link! the japanesestreets site is great!
Clay- right now I'm working at Disney, doing storyboards for the first time on the show "Brandy and Mr. Whiskers." I wasn't sure it would be, but storyboarding is really fun!
HA! That's great stuff! I'm enjoying your blog, Katie. I'll have to see if I can get some of those magazines you are talking about.
It's so tough to find expressive photography in our mags. The Japanese are way more tightly wound than we are... our media should be gonzo. hehe.
keep up the grand work!
Micah!
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Hey Katie--I'm time-traveling here, going way back to see your early posts...gosh, these are stunners! ALL of them(even the ones you are embarrassed by, which I'm sure Jeem will tell you is ridgoddamndiculous, for heaven's sake). I've got a lot of surfing to do to catch up, it seems. It's all very inspiring.
Did you see my John elephants? I guess he doesn't mind a bit that I posted them(whew!)--so now you can post *your* favorite John drawings. I dare you! ; )
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