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How to Write an Antihero

An antihero is neither a hero not a villain, but a character who lacks the qualities necessary to be a hero. Because an antihero hinges on knowing what a hero is, you can check out my article on How to Write a Hero.

Flaws and Virtue

              Most characters have flaws and virtues. However, the flaws of an antihero are more balanced compared to those of a hero. Of course, an antihero must not be so flawed as to stray into villainy. They are simply too flawed and not virtuous enough to be called a hero.

Good Intentions

              The motives behind antiheros are what separates them from villains. They will likely want a noble outcome, such as saving the kingdom, but might go about it the wrong way. For example, if a character holds a princess hostage in hopes of negotiating with the king, the reasons and methods are what divide the categories. The point between an antihero and villain is what he wants from the king and how he treats the captured princess.

Sympathy

              As I demonstrated, an antihero is contingent on how the audience understands their actions, motives, and values. A way to achieve this balance is by manipulating the audience’s sympathy. Read my article about writing sympathetic characters to learn more.

Hi! I really liked your last tips with shading and I know it's not really your thing with giving tips. But do you think you have any tips for anatomy or posing? I just really like how you can draw different characters in different sizes and shapes .I absolutely love them.💙

It took me over a year to think about how to answer to this question, so sorry for the super late reply! 😅

Leaving the obvious “study anatomy” aside, a very useful tip is to base your characters on simple shapes (and don’t add too many details! You can do that later!)

This not only applies to body shape but can also be applied to faces! it’s a great way to draw different types of people!

But let’s move on to the pose. The secret is all in the line of action! It usually follows the spine and helps to make the pose more dynamic and less static. It’s more easy to see in creatures without legs or with a tail!

(For those who view the post through the tumblr app: the post continues, but for some mysterious reasons it can only be viewed on the PC or via your mobile browser. Sorry for the inconvenience. 🙄)

Another important element is the rhythm. Unfortunately it’s a concept that I can’t explain very well, so I’ll try to draw it. XD

See how in the left arm the lines alternate between straight and curved? This is an important element to give rhythm to the figure and support the line of action (which can also be seen in this arm)! Instead look at how stiff the arm on the right is with all these straight lines!

The line of action gives you a general direction, while the rhythm helps canalize it through the use of lines!

But let’s take an example. I will use this drawing I made in 2008. Look how horribly ugly stiff it is!

Let’s try to redraw it using the line of action and giving it some rhythm!

Much better! ✨

If you want to study in deep the topic of line of action and rhythm I recommend to look at Glen Kane’s art! 

Finally the best advice of all: save a lot of drawings by the artists you love the most and trace them. Let me be clear: DON’T POST THEM ANYWHERE. This is just an exercise! Trace them, but think well about each line you trace. Why was this arm put like this? Why is this pose so effective? Trace and analyze the line of action and the rhythm! 

Eventually you will notice how much your art will improve! ^^

I hope this will be helpful! ^^

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Has Powerful Leading Ladies -

Saiunkoku Monogatari  (AMAZING politician lady please watch this)

Rose of Versailles 

Red Garden

12 Kingdoms

Skip Beat

Basara

Fate/Zero

Jormungand

Hataraki Man

Kemono no Souja Erin

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Black Lagoon

Has Main Characters With Dark Skin -

Turn A Gundam

Majin Bone

Gundam: G no Reconguista

Peacemaker Kurogane

Jormungand

Mitchiko e Hatchin

Wolf’s Rain

Black Lagoon

Gankutsuou

Red Garden

Fushigi no Umi Nadia

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Blade

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Elemental Gelade

Power Stone

Hare + Guu

Kiba

Has Androgynous Characters -

Kino no Tabi

Majestic Prince

Rose of Versailles

Soul Eater

Hunter x Hunter

No.6

Kobato

Has Trans characters that are NOT comic relief/fetishy -

Moyashimon

Paradise Kiss

Ixion Saga DT

Gankutsuou

Wandering Son/Hourou Musuko

Maria Watches Over Us (season 3)

Hunter x Hunter (2011 series only)

Simoun

Tokyo Godfathers

Lovely Complex

Has Canon Queer Characters (not in specifically yaoi/yuri anime)-

Oniisama e

Aoi Hana

Simoun

Shinsekai yori

Tenshi ni Narumon

Soukyuu no Fafner

Patalliro (not subbed)

Patalliro Saiyuki (fully subbed spinoff series)

Gankutsuou

Cardcaptor Sakura

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Day Break Illusion

Samurai Flamenco

Antique Bakery

Revolutionary Girl Utena

No.6

Maria Watches Over Us

Sasameki Koto

Brave 10

Kyo Kara Maoh

Natsu e no Tobira

Psycho Pass

Soukou no Strain

Kashimashi (for this one, the boy is transformed into a girl, but he chooses to stay a girl forever so I figured I’d include it anyway)

Mirai Nikki

Kaze to ki no Uta

Last Exile

This Boy Caught a Merman

This Boy Can Fight Aliens

Night Walker

Descendants of Darkness

Symphogear

Is Based off of Japanese stories/folklore/literature -

Aoi Bungaku

Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror

Mononoke (Bakeneko)

The Tale of Genji

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Hoozuki

Uta Koi

Has Girls Playing Sports -

Princess Nine

Aim for the Ace

Moshidora

Taisho Baseball Girls

Ginga e Kickoff

Teekyuu

Softenni

Bamboo Blade

Chihayafuru

Battle Athletes Victory

Sabagebu

Saki

Yawara

C3-Bu

Shion no Ou

Messes with your head -

Monster

Paranoia Agent

Infinite Ryvius

Sci-fi Harry

Mouryou no Hako

Himitsu

Night Head Genesis

Ghost Hound

Serial Experiments Lain

Boogiepop Phantom

Kurozuka

Texhnolyze

Noein

Steins;Gate

Ghost in the Shell

Has White Haired Boys That Aren’t Komaeda/Kaworu/Akise/Clear -

Fantastic Children

Innocent Venus

Letter Bee

Suteki Tantei Labyrinth

Berserk

Last Exile

Turn A Gundam

Hunter x Hunter

Kurogane Communication

Zettai Karen Children

Princess Tutu

Terra e

Devil Survivor 2

Jyu Oh Sei

Kiba

Kamisama Dolls

Pretear

Tactics

Rental Magica

Guin Saga

Has Unique Art-

Trapeze

Aku no Hana

Kaiba

Mononoke

Kemonozume

Aoi Bungaku

House of Five Leaves

The Tatami Galaxy

Eccentric Family

Kurozuka

Cat Soup

Legend of Black Heaven

Fantastic Children

Tekkon Kinkreet

Is “For kids” but has a lot of depth -

Romeo’s Blue Skies

Kemono no Souja Erin

Nobody’s Boy Remi

Dog of Flanders

Shoujo Cosette

Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu

Ashita no Nadja

Little Princess Sara

Has Cute Girls Doing Cute Violent Things -

Girls und Panzer

C3-bu

Sabagebu

Strike Witches

So Ra No Wo To

AKB0048

Vividred Operation

Upotte!

Sky Girls

Symphogear

Is About Humans + Nature -

Mushishi

Earth Maiden Arjuna

Kemono no Souja Erin

Now and Then Here and There

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Terra e

Silver Spoon

Jyu Oh Sei

Is So Tragic It’ll Destroy Your Ass -

Saikano

Now and Then Here and There

Basilisk

Grave of the Fireflies

Bokurano

Nobody’s Boy Remi

Terra e

Romeo’s Blue Skies

Rose of Versailles

Her outfits are so cool!! She reminds me of one of my characters

joan jett (2000-2006). you agree.

“hazbin hotel has a predominantly white cast” what the fuck are you talking about

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Barbie Sketches by Robert Best 💖

"this person has problematic fictional interests/kinks!!!!" okay but how do they like. actually treat people. yall realize thats what actually matters, right?

liking something problematic in fiction/roleplay isnt an indicator of morality or being a bad person. your discomfort with someones else fictional interests doesnt say anything about who they are as a person.

Learning to delete/mute/block before a negative comment takes root in your mind is a modern survival skill. If you're going to wander the overgrown countryside of the internet, you need to develop a quick eye for ticks.

It's deeply tempting to respond to the "well, actually," to the cruel assumption, to the unjust accusation, to the odious viewpoint. It's tempting because you're defaulting to the etiquette of dinner conversation. This isn't a dinner conversation. Someone is shouting at you from a moving car. Turn away.

If you want people to make characters that aren’t cishet white men, you have to actually tolerate people making those characters 3 dimensional, rounded characters with both good and bad qualities, otherwise you can’t expect more diversity or representation in fiction because if you bitch and whine about every single female/non-white/non-cishet character not being a perfect precious cinnamon roll capable of no wrong, nobody’s going to want to cater to you and nobody’s going to want to create anything if it’ll just be inevitably torn apart by a bunch of wild animals on some blue website.