WIP - November DateMe entry

Yeah...it's a work-in-progress. I got an early start on the November theme--Syphma at FF.net (also a staffer) was kind enough to give me the ShikaHina theme info early. Thanks!

I had this idea months and months ago when I was still listening to "Control" by Mute Math on repeat, and I decided to save it until ~DateMe had a ShikaHina month, and I'd alter it to fit the theme. I was happy to find out that my original idea would have very little altering to fit the requirements. This particular part of the picture is the top half; the bottom half will be a distance shot of the two--Shikamaru hiding behind/in a tree or something, and Hinata doing her Sailor Moon dance.

I've been receiving notes for the past several months from people asking how I draw, and for the most part I've been forwarding them to nifty tutorials. But when they ask how I draw, I really don't know what to tell them. "Uh, with a pencil?"

Seriously, it all just starts with a circle for the top part of the head and cross hairs to mark where the face is, and I go from there. You can probably make out my sketchy circle-and-cross-hair lines in this WIP. Which is why I'm posting my messy sketch. I hope it's enough to answer the question of how I draw.