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Drawing Hotaru is the basic element
before making any dolls or 3-D stuff. Why? Because Hotaru, if we forget about her
incredible personality, her touching story and the power of her presence, Hotaru IS a
drawing, at first. Here are some tips to draw Hotaru. I'm not an expert, nor a
professional, I'm just 16 years old; it's just for fun!
Mercury
Mars |
Let's start with the most important: the
eyes. If you are attentive, you'll discover that every senshi
has their respective eye shape. The best examples are Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury. Mars
is the roman god of war. Mars has to have an aggressive look. We can notice that her eyes
are more aggressive-like than the others. They are half-round turned towards the middle.
The opposite is Sailor Mercury. We see in her eyes that Amy is the
antonym of a bad girls. She has the shy-type eyes. These eyes are half-rounds turned
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In Hotaru, we see a mix of these two. Her eyes are
more hexagonal. Her eyes are always half-closed. We have to play with those facts.
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The nose
The nose is not my strong point. I will teach two ways to draw it: my own the Japanese
way.Japanese
1st almost between the eyes, in the middle, start a line a finishes lower. -
Fig. 9
2nd add a kind of triangle shape. - Fig. 10
3rd you can let it like that or colour in black your shape of nose.
My own
1st When you want to draw Hotaru, from the front, you can simply add a funny
half circle - Fig.11
A nose in a profile
1st A simple 2/3 triangle is perfect. - fig. 12
Note: If you want that your Hotaru looks younger, just rise the
nose; draw it higher, nearer of the eyes. |
Mouth A mouth is so easy
Do it like you feel. For my
drawings, I prefer a almost straight line than a very curved one. (fig. 13-14) |
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The face
Sailor Moon faces are very similar. First, you have to
know that pattern: the eyes are in the middle of the face (fig. 15). Trace a pale line
where approximately you want your chin and calculate where her head should finish(fig.
16). Note: a younger Hotaru has a stubbed out face.
1st Start by the front, a little bit higher than the
eyes. Draw down slowly and make a concave shape at the eyes level.
2nd Draw little bump for the cheek.
3rd At the level of the mouth, draw lines in your head like in the fig. 18
4th Trace the chin in the limits of the invisible lines. |
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Usually, I stop here. But you may want
to draw her earsThe ears
1st erase the concave shape at the level of the eyes
2nd draw the ears from the half; start from the quiff and go until you reach
the face line.
(fig. 23) |
That's it, you have
your Hotaru face! |
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