Drawing anime faces like a pro is something you can learn at home too. With a little patience and practice, and following the steps below will help you produce the anime image you want. Let's start!
Step
Method 1 of 3: Female Face
Step 1. Draw smoothly
Sketch a circle for the head.
Step 2. Draw a line from the top of the circle to where the chin will be drawn, to define the center of the face
Step 3. Complete the shape of the head by sketching the shape of the jaw/cheeks and chin
Step 4. Sketch the lines to define the location of the eyes, nose, and mouth
Step 5. Sketch the lines again as a guide to determine the size of the eyes and ears
Step 6. Sketch the details of the face using these lines as guides
Step 7. Sketch the hair, neck, and torso as needed
Step 8. Add accessories, embellishments and so on
Step 9. Use the pointed drawing tool to refine your image and add more details
Step 10. Bold the lines using the finished sketch as a guide
Step 11. Erase the sketch to produce a clean image
Step 12. Add a base color to your image
Step 13. Give color gradation to complete your artwork
Method 2 of 3: Male Face
Step 1. Draw the head
Step 2. Complete the shape of the head by drawing lines for the cheeks, jawline, and chin
Step 3. Draw guide lines to mark parts of the face such as the eyes, nose, and ears
Step 4. Add the face and ear details
Step 5. Sketch the hair and hairline
Step 6. Add accessories
Step 7. Use the pointed drawing tool to refine the image and add more details
Step 8. Bold the outline of your sketch
Step 9. Erase the sketch lines to produce a clean image
Step 10. Give a base color to the image
Step 11. Give it another color gradation to complete your artwork
Method 3 of 3: Method Three: Young Girls
Step 1. Draw a circle, with a line marking the center of the face, marking the base of your circle to the chin
You can adjust these lines to create different character face shapes.
Step 2. Draw the eye line - this line should be made at about halfway below the eye
Again, your eyes will vary depending on the character you're drawing. The eyes of girls/young people/heroes/protagonists tend to be bigger, while boys/tomboy girls/adults/ and antagonists have small eyes; but this choice is completely up to you. Eyes are one of the most important parts of manga, because it really describes a person and his mood. Describing small eyes indicates concern/anger, describing them as larger and rounder with larger pupils indicates surprise. The eyes depicted wide open with small pupils indicate fear.
Step 3. Finish by drawing the rest of the face
Straight or curved nose, small mouth. Boys' noses are bigger: when they are excited they usually have a raised and rounded nose, a slanted eyebrow indicates anger, an upward slanted eyebrow indicates surprise, and so on.
Step 4. Draw the hair
This part is the fun part! Anime/manga hair is very unique and you can make it however you want.
Step 5. Finally, bold your image with ink, and color it, if you wish - traditionally coloring anime images is done with watercolor and ink, or CG, try with different media
Tips
- Try experimenting. You never know, you might come up with your own drawing style.
- Try to learn more in the article How to Draw Faces. You always need to learn more.
- There are many ways to get information about drawing anime, the internet, wikiHows, coloring books, TV shows (like Naruto), and any media that has information about drawing anime.
