how to draw a black anime girl

by Cathrine Satterfield Jr. 3 min read
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How to draw anime girl?

1. Make an outline of the anime girl using stick figures and shapes. First, sketch a circle for the head. Add an angled shape on the lower part of the circle for the chin and jaw. Use a line for the neck down to where the pelvis would be located. Draw an inverted dome shape for the thorax and attach more lines to the limbs.

How to draw a character's eyes?

Sketch the eyes. Position it with the help of the crossed line as an outline. Add small curved strokes for the eyebrows. Sketch an angle for the nose and two small curved line for the lips to make the character looks like she is smiling.

How to make anime hair look wavy?

Design a hairstyle for your anime character. You can use curved strokes to make the hair look wavy or make the hair limp, as if it were wet. Add a C shape on each side for the ears, peeking a little from the thick hair of your anime girl.

How to draw a thorax?

First, sketch a circle for the head. Add an angled shape on the lower part of the circle for the chin and jaw. Use a short line for the neck. Connect a curved line from the neck down to where the pelvis would be located. Draw a four-pointed shape for the thorax and attach more lines for the limbs.

How to draw a sprite?

3. Sketch the eyes. Position it, or, more conventionally them, with the help of the crossed line as an outline. Add small curved strokes for the eyebrows. Sketch an angle for the nose and a small curved line for the lips. ...

What to wear in a character's outfit?

Choose a design for the character’s outfit. School uniforms are a common choice. A simple blazer and pleated skirt would be nice.

Where did anime originate?

Anime is a style of animation/drawing originating from Japan. Most anime drawings include exaggerated physical features such as large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs. In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw an anime school girl, an anime girl in swimwear, a teenage anime girl, and a younger/child anime girl. Steps.

How to draw a girl anime?

Here we are drawing a girl anime, for this, we need to draw the head, pelvic portion, broad shoulder with some static pose. Step 2: Firstly start drawing with basics, mark a horizontal line below the lower border of eyes. Same time draw a vertical line to divide the head into equal parts.

What is anime drawing?

Anime is computerized cartoons but you can draw them with a pen or pencil on paper. They have sparkling and rectangular eyes, spiked hair. They were produced in Japan and became so famous that are common in cartoon serials, comic books, and movies.

How to draw a face in a sandbox?

Step 2: Start outlining jaws and neck from the last 2 lines drawn in step 1. Step 3: Raise up the jawline drawing full face and ears on both side . Step 4: Draw 2 eyes below the diameter line marked or in the same line with ears. Mark a small line for the nose as in the image below.

Is it hard to draw anime?

Anime manga is not so difficult to draw you only need to keep a few things in mind. By following our step-by-step manga anime girl drawing tutorial you can render your character. Use a pencil for drawing as it’s easy to erase and improve.

How to draw anime girl head?

Start by drawing the head without any of the small details. In the front view you can draw a circle to help you get the shape of the top of the head. In the side view it will be a slight oval. For more on drawing anime heads and faces see: How to Draw an Anime Girl’s Head and Face.

How to draw shoes anime?

Start by drawing some lines that indicate each item of clothing. Draw these lines in smooth curves that hug the shape of the body.

How long should an anime girl's legs be?

Anime girl leg structure. The legs should be about half the length of the entire body. The feet (when drawing the side view) should be about as long as the distance from the wrists to the elbow. For more on drawing the legs see: How to Draw Female Anime Legs Tutorial.

How wide is the anime body?

If we were doing a more realistic looking style the body would be about as wide as two heads side by side (not including the hair). But since we are drawing anime draw the head slightly bigger than that so the body will be smaller in comparison.

What is the most important thing to keep in mind when drawing the full figure?

One of the most important thing to keep in mind when drawing the full figure is the proportions or the relation of one body part to another. Everything has to be the right size or your character will look odd.

What shape should a body be when drawing the front view?

The shape of the body (when drawing the front view) should be similar to an hourglass.

Why do you draw two views at once?

If you are drawing two views at once you can add the horizontal lines to make sure that the different body parts match up in both views. Drawing both views at once is a good exercise. If you are good at drawing one particular body part in one view but not so much in another this can help you.

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Step 1 – Draw The Overall Shape of The Female Body

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One of the most important thing to keep in mind when drawing the full figure is the proportions or the relation of one body part to another. Everything has to be the right size or your character will look odd. Certain styles may deliberately exaggerate certain proportions (like the big anime eyes for example) there are still rules to fol…
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Step 2 – Clean Up Your Drawing

  • Clean up your drawing after you have established the basic shape of the body. You can also add in some of the smaller details such as the neck collar bones and the a hint of the knees in the front view. For more on drawing anime necks see: How to Draw Anime Neck & Shoulders
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Step 3 – Draw The Details

  • Drawn out draw in the details such as the hair and various facial features. We will not go into the details of drawing those in this tutorial as they are already covered in other tutorial on this website. You can refer to the following for more information: 1. How to Draw Female Anime Eyes Tutorial 2. How to Draw Anime & Manga Male & Female Hair 3. How to Draw Anime and Manga …
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Step 4 – Draw The Clothes

  • For the clothes we will draw a few basic items. We will draw a shirt, shorts and socks. If you would like to draw shoes see: How to Draw Anime Shoes Step by Step Since these type of clothes are fairly thin and tight it will follow the overall outline and shape of the body. Start by drawing some lines that indicate each item of clothing. Draw these lines in smooth curves that hug the shape o…
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Step 5 – Add Color & Shading

  • For the finishing touches add some basic color and shading. In this tutorial we will draw as if our character is standing in fairly normal lighting conditions either outside or indoors and facing towards the light source that is up above her. Any part of the body that is less exposed to light will be darker. In this case the you can add some as follows: 1. Neck/shoulder area 2. Inner parts of t…
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Conclusion

  • There is a lot keep track of when drawing a full body of an anime character. You have to make sure to have good proportions while still maintaining the style. Fortunately most common anime style bodies are still somewhat similar to real bodies so you can look at photos of real people if you need some reference material. For drawing a male anime and manga style characters see: 1…
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