Artist Thomas Romain is one of the few foreigners working in the anime industry in Japan. He’s done art direction on Symphogear and recently designed the mecha for Space Dandy. Today, he’s going to give us building drawing tips. Thanks, Thomas!
Via his Twitter page (follow here, if you like), Romain was kind enough to create—and share—this highly informative how-to:




Romain also created a helpful guide for building interiors:




That last tip is probably the most important.
Do check out Romain’s Twitter for more terrific art and insights. He also creates cool illustrations with his sons.
This article was originally published on April 22, 2015.
今度レベルアップする。フォトショップの自由変形ツールを使って、建物の正確な描き方。最初の正面図の素材ができたら、難しい物でも楽に描ける。
The technique I use to draw detailed buildings pic.twitter.com/Ij9wF4qwe6— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) April 22, 2015
アニメ美術デザインの技術。僕が使っている部屋の描き方はこんな感じ。CGモデルをおこさなくても、わりと早く描ける方法です。
The way I design interiors digitally. pic.twitter.com/brGgCgcUVT— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) April 21, 2015