/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3461301
>>3462071
>Should you try to copy them if you like their style and want to try and emulate it or should you copy them so that you can understand how styles differ but the same basic underlying principles and structure of the anime style is still the same fundamentally?

More of the first option. You want to internalize a style that you like to the point that you can faithfully recreate it. From there you'll be in a good position to alter it or combine aspects of it with other styles you've studied. Just looking at a piece isn't enough to really learn and remember how it's put together; There is information you can only gain by mindfully copying them over and over.

>>3462258
Yes. That DrawABox article in the OP demonstrates it: http://drawabox.com/article/construction In general, it is breaking down something complex into simple shapes that you later add the details on top of. When you move on to creating your own stuff you can take those same simple shapes with the same proportions that worked for your anime copies and move them around or add different details on top. The links in the Head Drawing Tutorials section of >>3458664 all show construction methods for the head as well.