How to Draw Anime Girls
Unravel the artist's secret to drawing Japanese anime and you'll soon be duplicating this expressive style on your own sketch pad.
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You Will Need
- A graphite pencil
- Paper
- An eraser
Steps
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Step 1
Rough in the form
Rough in a front view of a female form, beginning with the head and then adding the torso, limbs, hands, and feet.
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Run a vertical line through the center of your figure as a guide to ensure body symmetry.
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Step 2
Exaggerate the form
Exaggerate the form's feminine aspects by slimming the waistline and hips, enlarging breasts, and lengthening the legs. Also, shorten the torso.
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The larger the head, the younger your anime girl appears.
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Step 3
Add facial features
Add facial features, keeping the pointed nose and mouth small. Draw very large eyes near each side of the head. Then add ears, a pointed chin, and a thin neck.
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Step 4
Add hair
Add hair in the anime style by blocking in sections with V-tipped ends.
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Step 5
Add clothing
Add clothing appropriate to your figure's age and character. Indicate folds where the body bends with a few clean lines.
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Step 6
Erase guidelines
Erase unwanted guidelines. Now your drawing is ready for framing and you're ready to advance from anime novice to experienced artist.
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Tezuka Osamu, a prolific post World War II artist, is revered as the father of anime.
