I think something important with drawing a cartoonish body is shape and balance. Balance: you don't want your character to be too heavy/complicated on one side, and simple on the other, so you kind of want to keep it the same throughout (but do add some variety). Shape–most cartoon characters have a very defined shape, that also communicates a little about the character's personality. ie. if the character has a lot of triangles, they might look polished and dangerous; circles mean warmth and softness, and squares mean sturdiness and reliability. Of course, you can mix these up too–but do really try to use shapes!

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So I draw in the anime/manga style and I've been trying for awhile now to draw a pic of my OCs fighting (sort of), and I just cannot get it right. I'm still in the super loose layout stage and I'm just not sure how to get all the proportions and stuff right with two characters in a drawing.  Anyone have any tips? 

So hey fellow people-who-do-art-amazingly!!! Red Starlight (wait, your nickname is Star, right? or am I mixing you up with someone else? Sorry if I was.), this is so helpful!! I was just looking for a thread in which to post my urgent cry of help with finding out how to draw a crown braid (with still a lot of hair flowing down) from the front. I've found MANY MANY MANYYYY like that, BUT WHY? WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE FROM THE BACK?????? Yeah, so if anyone has some tips for me, please help!!
THANKS!! :D

Does any body have tips of anime girls or anime hands, eyes, hair and or cloths?

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For those lacking inspiration, what I do when I have no idea what to draw is I draw a couple lines that don't intersect, and then some more, and just sort of draw random lines until it resembles a creature, and then draw the creature. It can be real or fake, usually fake for me becuase that's easier to draw something that doesn't have a set appearance.