How to Draw Like ONE PIECE author: EIICHIRO ODA| How to Copy an Art Style

[@jonahnormal]

Oda is one of the best manga artists imo because of the way he can use his weird anatomy to draw original and unique characters.

[@ddmarkk]

he's amazing!

[@kyngstonkarriem5746]

Coming from someone who doesn’t watch one piece id say this is probably what set off one piece from other anime’s it’s not afraid too go pass the limit of there character designs and I personally decided too take that factor with my art just don’t be afraid too put your ideas on paper

[@TheFIame]

Good breakdown but I do think there are some consistencies with Odas style that you maybe noticed subconsciously but didn't mention.For example, all male characters have dot eyes with no highlights, all female characters have fully rendered pupils, the male eyes are usually smaller and are kinda similar to how Bruce Timm draws his eyes. Oda also draws very large/tall/wide mouths when the characters are yelling, crying etc. He really does break rules lol

[@ddmarkk]

while i see what you're talking about, and i almost put those in the video, i looked closer and all those consistencies you mentioned, oda doesn't always do it. he does it for characters you notice but alot of the time he will and has broken those "consistencies" for the sake of fitting the characters personality

[@TheFIame]

@@ddmarkk ah okay I see what you mean, Yeah I agree I think Oda sometimes breaks not just traditional rules of design but sometimes even his own 🤣 but hey that makes he work that much more unique, keep up the good work 👍🏾

[@m4y013]

​@@ddmarkkfunny thing is all this is just the one piece art style oda can draw realism very well but chooses not to because it takes too long and didn't fit the vibe of the story very well. but its always evident that he knows anatomy to the t to bend it so cassually

[@AGO339]

One thing to remember with oda is that characters are drawn with paportions that are literal to how an old myth would describe things. For example if a character was exaggerated in an old story as “towered as high as an elephant” oda would draw them the size of an elephant. The magic of the art style is that it’s alliteration, metaphor, and simile taking to the most literal conclusion. Like if you took absurd Pokédex entries as literal fact. Blackbeard’s height for example grows as he’s presented as more and more of a terrifying threat. His physical body is literally proportional to his presence in the story. And this goes for facial features. Descriptors like a long nose, round ears, pointed chin, sharp eyebrows” are hyper exaggerated, compared to how you’d picture them in a book. When you read a story and a character is exaggerating my described your instinct is to make it make sense, to ground it more in reality. Oda throws that out and draws them as if those descriptions were as literal as possible. A pointed chin becomes a massively long point that would make a crescent moon jealous. Cheap eyes make a massive presence on the face with how angular they are. Big ears practically turn a character into an elephant. Any physical feature you could describe with exaggerated metaphors in a book, is literal in this world In fact some powers (not devil fruit, but other ones) are also literal takes on how skilled fighters would be exaggeratingly described. “It was as if he could walk on air” “his eyes pierced through the battle lines and bore into his foes with a fierceness that made grow men weep”. “muscles so dense spears would break on impact”

[@olympiannerd]

I love this. I just started reading the manga and I love this exaggeration art style and now that you said this it makes total sense how some of these wacky characters got there look.

[@Odd888]

I’m not stealing the art style I’m just taking inspiration… I’ll go with that

[@milomhlongo9781]

Srsly, how are you doing all this and still have time for your published manga and college. To me you are a legend.

[@ddmarkk]

HAHAH thank you! i literally dont even know when i start thinking about it lol

[@nathastings]

I think the no rules thing is more "create a rule for that character and be consistent about it. But each character has their own rules"

[@haniahazem8940]

Note : And oda doesn't use the hatching just for shading like many mangakas do , he use it also for showing the materials . See any of materials iron, wood, water , clothes , even the skin sometimes you can get the diffrence of them easly .

[@ddmarkk]

its the same thing. you can shade differently with hatching on different materials to emphasize the textures. its still shading: many mangakas do this.

[@buira9482]

I love inconsistent styles. The other day I sketched the main cast of the manga I'm planning and it looked like people from 3 different comics hanging out.

[@ddmarkk]

HAHAHHAAH thats lowkey really cool!

[@kalb9289]

DD I'm making a manga inspired by jujutsu kaisan and your just helping me by all these vids, so thank you😊

[@ddmarkk]

awesome!!! im glad i can be of help and ps anything inspired by JJK is sure to be fire!!!

[@renitsukishe8740]

ooooh pretty cool. keep up the work man. would be cool to see murata's work being drawn in the next episode. cause he is godly when it comes to making a simplistic art style. to something complicated and intimidating to draw that hardly not a lot of fanarts manage to be so close to murata's work. great example is when he made fubuki and tatsumaki very thick on they're own respective assets when originally they look like a female mob psycho in the original web comics.

[@ddmarkk]

Completely agree! and i will for sure make a murata one! thanks

[@EmaleesBoyfriend]

I’ve been waiting for such a long time….. YESSSSS

[@ddmarkk]

yessirr

[@historicallyacrow]

Raaaaaa these are so helpful, when drawing my oc’s in their anime’s and such I like to merge the original art style with mine so thank you!!

[@endlessnessdown5012]

Oda be like: fuck anatomy.

[@kiwid9197]

You are a life saverrrr! Thank you so much for this video. It gave me a better understanding on how to draw in this art style, for I have been commissioned to draw my uncle in the style for his tattoo. Very much appreciated 😎👍👍👍

[@lennydrinkswater3386]

found this crazy because when i started art I drew in a cartoony style and my friend said "oh that looks like one piece" and I was confused but now I look at this and I see that me and oda are pretty similar .... also odas women proportions are great

[@ddmarkk]

lmfaooo yea! and i personally like anything oda draws, even the way he draws women, so i feel you bro

[@staticagekilljoy]

Hey this was helpful! Im trying to draw a picture of me with the crew right now because I wish they were real so I could actually join the crew lol I got most of the crew done but I can't seem to get the sketch of me to look like it fits with them. I've been stuck on it for a while, but this helped me a lot. I think I finally got it!!! I think you could definitely describe me based off the drawing! I never thought of it that way but you are SO right. The characters definitely do look how they act. Thanks so much for the help!!!

[@awkwardverse]

Any art books that can help me blend wacky western cartoons with Anime like One Piece? I thing I'm coming on to something.

[@glorytrafalgar9360]

thank you mr dd mark, i was waiting for this video

[@ddmarkk]

you're welcome! i Hope you enjoyed it!

[@chak_dz6961]

litterally the first 24 seconds forced not to watch the video only, but to SUBSCRIBE !

[@ddmarkk]

HAHA awesome! TYSM

[@haojoshi]

I don’t quite see the likeness fully but the shading definitely sells the part of it that is there. Very well done! 👍

[@ddmarkk]

Thank you very much!

[@haojoshi]

@@ddmarkk no problem !!

[@RichardsLive]

Appreciate how thorough this is. Definitely a better breakdown than most

[@ULTIMATENINJAGOFAN]

I love Sanji and Zoro they are the best characters I always hope to draw them I just can’t draw them right Every time I draw they looked weird

[@josephan6953]

“No rules” makes even more sense after Vegapunk’s reveal 😂

[@getosuguru3310]

Damn man! This rubric is cool asf. Hi from Kyrgyzstan(Central Asia)

[@ddmarkk]

thanks! and hello back to you yo! :)

[@RealMittus]

I would describe Odas art style as kind of like a rounded art style

[@markwilliam8895]

Yea, theres really a lack of straight lines at times, he uses straight lines to show aggression and speed

[@Drinkerstud]

Oda expressess his art in a free way its fun so yes i wanted to learn how his art works

[@soniczth8534]

I want my artstyle to be similar to one piece, but not too similar to start a copyright lawsuit. Thanks for making this video.

[@BloodyShedProductions]

So glad we've finally got this video

[@BloodyShedProductions]

Fujimoto art style video sounds amazing

[@ddmarkk]

I absolutely love fujimotos art so im looking forward to doing that video

[@danapereira3975]

I love your videos keep doing what your doing and maybe one day you’ll have a manga and if you do I am 100 percent reading it!😊

[@wiliamafton-qf9uw]

can you do a tutorial on how to draw katanas pls?

[@cakger1012]

1:30 no DD mark you motivated me to draw like YUSUKE MURATA 🐐🗣️💯🔥 and I'm not stopping there 🤑🤑🤑 you can't stop me you're the goat but I'm have a gole 😭🙏

[@MrBrown-ib4fi]

My op dd mark

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIR!

[@DLandmore124]

Dumb question but is there a chance you'll teach how to draw the goofy side of Oda's art style?

[@TopatTom]

Thanks mate Im studying art styles and i really like odas style Ofc i wont copy it lol

[@Spunkbobs]

i take the line work and hatching of jujutsu kaisen and i take what ever is left form one piece and mha why? i like their art

[@kayiiranaemah3906]

He's ma best manga artist dude thnx🙏🙏🙏

[@mangahero455]

Hey Mark can you do the art style of Yuki Tabata the manga artist of black clover

[@ddmarkk]

YESSSS FOR SURE ONE DAY!! I LOVE HIS STYLE

[@cozycece]

Would you be able to do how to draw the like fairy tail style?

[@ddmarkk]

for sure! i dont see why not! ill do one in the future for sure!

[@ajmg1993]

nice had fun to watch it

[@kinggreen4424]

Finally goat piece art style

[@ddmarkk]

YESSSSIRRRR

[@bobofett_07]

can you please do a how to color like oda video?

[@afroninjawrld]

Can you do a video on 3D models in CSP? Personally, I see them as building your own reference but a majority of people think it's "ChEaTiNg"

[@ddmarkk]

ok i can say for a FACT its not cheating. BUT im very unlikely to do a video like that cause i personally dont use 3d models, i think it makes my art look stiff but thats just me personally. theres probably a bunch of good vids on it here on youtube

[@Ai_Art9]

Next blue period art style 🎨

[@ddmarkk]

for sure! i love that art style

[@J.McGowen5]

Love your vids bro. I’d also love to see a chainsaw man vid, that would be awesome because he’s one of my inspirations to create art.

[@ddmarkk]

thank you so much! and also, Noted! the chainsaw man one will come out soon at some point in the future

[@CARMENRodriguez-ch7sd]

How to draw like murata next?

[@ddmarkk]

thats a video ill save for when i have more subs cause thats a video ill go crazy on and i want the views to pay off all the effort lol. if you cant tell, i LOVE murata

[@SehaSSinghSodhi]

You are in my Crew 😏 even if u r better than me even if you are a ant THINK LIKE A "LION"

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIRRRR

[@SehaSSinghSodhi]

​@@ddmarkk so u r in my team as an artist who wants to be better now

[@mrraini2696]

Yo nice vid bro

[@ddmarkk]

thanks my g!

[@ashniyuni5033]

teach us how to draw buildings

[@godwinkwakuyeboah224]

Woah he’s the guy who made metal souls, big fan

[@ddmarkk]

HAHAHA thank you so muchh! im glad to hear it

[@Joshua-qc1li]

Thank you!!

[@ddmarkk]

You're welcome!

[@filipemoreira374]

What is the program/app you use to draw? Also is it possible to draw well with a mouse? Im a REAL NEWBIE and I have never tried to draw manga but want to try. Can yall tell me what type of equipment it is necessary?

[@ddmarkk]

so i use clip studio paint as the software and i also strongly recommend you do that as well. as for drawing with a mouse, thats an absolute no no. if you want to draw digitally i recommend looking into purchasing a drawing tablet

[@filipemoreira374]

@@ddmarkk Thanks. 😁👍

[@JamesBrown-yw3on]

What do you draw on?

[@VJShortnimation]

Lol im trying to make my own one piece wanted poster with me in it so i had to watch this first

[@frealish6622]

Way too many angles to even come close to matching odas style. Pretty much every single stroke of the pen oda makes is a curved line, it makes everything bouncy

[@StarlightGaming-nf3ol]

Instead of saying no rules, you could say....its free. freedom

[@phinehasjnr8622]

Pls DD I need your guidance 🥺🥺.. I need to know how you improved so we'll... Most importantly your high emotional balance with school and all.. I'm literally breaking... well until your video and whyts

[@ddmarkk]

haha so everything i do and everything i balance all the while making time to study and improve at art is due to 2 things: my mindset and my time management. if you want to know my mindset, watch my become an art God video and as for my time management, i make to do list first thing in the morning everyday and i don't goof off or slack off until i get everything on that list checked. but then again, i never pull all nighters cause you'll need your energy to be able to handle everything.

[@phinehasjnr8622]

@@ddmarkk bro thanks

[@Mickwin2049]

DD mark is it possible from someone who's not fr USA to get published by Saturday A.M

[@ddmarkk]

YES! sat.am does not care where you're from, anyone is welcome!

[@Mickwin2049]

@@ddmarkk i aint even gonna lie reading ur reply makes more determine to improve

[@vladimirponce3148]

Oda's style for me was the most limitless!

[@ManuelSanchez-tt8kd]

Brooo thanks for thiss

[@ddmarkk]

Any time! :)

[@akay6363]

oh you already made one

[@ddmarkk]

yup!

[@bison5627]

DD EEZ NUTS

[@ddmarkk]

LMFAO im surprised i havent used that one yet

[@thiagogomesnunes4904]

tenta desenhar no estilo do araki

[@maximusgoodmeme8183]

Is it really bad to copy someones art style?

[@Aruns-gc1dt]

Can u make an video about coming up with a manga cover page

[@ddmarkk]

for sureeeeee ill do one at some time in the future!!

[@dasherdex223]

"People who don't watch One Piece can tell these characters personalities to almost perfection" What my description of Zoro would probably be: he is HIM.

[@Paper.animation.]

3:25 "all attractive woman look the same" is that why i hate nami and boa the same

[@boxmen_v8653]

Tatsuki fujimoto art style 🥵

[@ddmarkk]

coming soon! :)

[@DavisMoto]

I thought bro was clapping cheeks in the beginning of the video 😂😂

[@soueu4635]

So Oda artstyle is pretty much Freedom, yeah thats Canon to OP 👍

[@hollowedfate9141]

God please do chainsaw man next

[@ddmarkk]

will do!

[@matthewdavis9437]

I find it kinda dumb that you didn't really draw your character in Oda's style, you tried to blend your character with Luffy specifically. Shows a fundamental lack of understanding of the art style in question. But whatever 😅 Also, yes. All attractive women in one piece are built very similarly.

[@sonofatlas1372]

I’m here to learn a new hobbie

[@ddmarkk]

AWESOME!

[@LadrixMan]

wow you are amazing could you do one of Yuki Tabata or Haruichi Furudate or at least one of FUJITA Kakuji art style pretty please you are great keep up the good work

[@ddmarkk]

Great suggestion! i will at some point in the future definitely do those artists. and thank you for all the compliments as well :)

[@bert73_ok22]

Boy u better do aot

[@zakiazoma1227]

😗😙😚☺

[@ddmarkk]

:)

[@haniahazem8940]

One piece has a style that can't be drawn digitally

[@ddmarkk]

lmfaoooo yes it can

[@vendetta6316]

Your drawing is just luffy with curls 💀💀

[@hehehhe1507]

beserk?

[@ezyp3zy171]

Gyatt

[@MickyMooEditor]

I wanted to learn op style so i can make op fighting scenes in my drawing book🥲