How to make 3D anamorphic drawing of Kuroko

For this tutorial, I have drawn Kuroko giving a fist bump to Aomine, but instead of using Aomine’s fist, I used mine to create a realistic 3D effect.

(Note: this is the easiest methods if you don’t want to use perspective guidelines)

The tricky part to creating 3D anamorphic drawing is the perspective and the distortion. If you don’t want to do what I’m doing, you can use this helpful tutorial (link) to create your own.

1. Sketch and color.

Basically, you start with the sketch, lineart, and everything. I did mine with fabercastel ballpen and copic markers. You can also use watercolor, or pencil shadings to make it much easier to process. The tip about making 3D art is the right consistency shading of the shadows. The closer the object is on the floor, the darker the shadow gets. The farther the object is, the lighter the shadow gets. If you’re confused which angle the shadow fits best, try placing the object in front of you and see where the shadow goes. Sometimes its obtuse, Sometimes its acute angle.

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2. The horizontal line.

Now that you’re done with the character, the next thing you have to do is draw a horizontal line. This will create a 3D effect so Kuroko will look like he just came out from the paper. Depending on the picture, I drew the horizontal line near Kuroko’s arm so I could bend his body when I cut his silhouette.

If you want to make a more realistic drawing, you can always cut one side of the paper to make the paper look flat. That’s one technique of creating a 3D anamorphic drawing.

3. The cut out

This is the most important process of making 3D anamorphic drawing. You must trim all the sides and not leave any white parts behind. If you’re having trouble with the gaps, simply put an eraser underneath the paper and pierce it with pen to create a large hole. For the parts like the hair, I use a sharp cutter so it makes things easier for me to cut it.