Beginner Guide to Drawing Anime & Manga
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0:0030:14How to Draw Anime Boy Body Proportions 3/4 View [No Timelapse]YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo let's get started first off let's draw a vertical line for the center of the body. This is whereMoreSo let's get started first off let's draw a vertical line for the center of the body. This is where the characters can be and then align for the ground or the bottom of the character.
1:0513:58Helping Artist: How To Draw Legs - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo you can see right here with the foot if you want to learn how to make the foot all you have to doMoreSo you can see right here with the foot if you want to learn how to make the foot all you have to do is go up around in a triangle motion.
0:365:46How to Draw Male and Female Legs - Practice Activity!! - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou. You still want to pay attention to the angles of the anatomy. Like you see the line there whereMoreYou. You still want to pay attention to the angles of the anatomy. Like you see the line there where the vastus medialis is lower than the lateralis. But that's gonna be across.
19:4627:20HOW TO DRAW THICK THIGHS & TIGHT TORSO POSES - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAround. Like so before it goes a little bit flatter up the chest. Down here but then over thatMoreAround. Like so before it goes a little bit flatter up the chest. Down here but then over that surface shape.
1:5225:33How To Draw HANDS - EASY SIMPLE BASIC SHAPES IN ANIME MANGAYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipI like to start off with some basic things. Look at the hand hello there and you'll notice forMoreI like to start off with some basic things. Look at the hand hello there and you'll notice for there's this whole palm area and that could kind of be described as a kind of squarish circle.
1:3024:40MAPPING BENT LEGS, KNEES & FEET POSES (How To Draw)YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd what I'm going to do firstly is just sketch out very loosely a building blocks character justMoreAnd what I'm going to do firstly is just sketch out very loosely a building blocks character just down this side whose. Got maybe one leg straight and one leg bent.
0:472:05How To Draw Legs Step By Step - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd how the curve of the muscle will follow the curve of the leg. And therefore you want a nice longMoreAnd how the curve of the muscle will follow the curve of the leg. And therefore you want a nice long lean feel to the muscle. Light at the front darker at the sides to give you the idea of depth.
3:2410:45How to Draw Muscular Legs Tutorial - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou into just drawing it all straight up and down like the maybe the leg is the same on both sides.MoreYou into just drawing it all straight up and down like the maybe the leg is the same on both sides. And it's not this this one's a lot different shape but tapers. And goes behind the leg right. Here.
2:4914:37How to Draw BIG BADASS DUDES - Extreme Male Muscle ... - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd at the top of the male torso are the chest and the shoulders. So these are the two things thatMoreAnd at the top of the male torso are the chest and the shoulders. So these are the two things that we're going to be expanding. First now this isn't a specific rule. This is just my personal approach.
0:125:29How To Draw Big Butts - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd you don't want to put the lime in the other line across because that's just a boxy booty whatMoreAnd you don't want to put the lime in the other line across because that's just a boxy booty what you want to do first is you want to make your hips. So as you can see we got a nice hit.
2:3611:25HOW TO DRAW THE BEST BUTT EVER! ANIME ART STYLE [Real ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd now we're gonna move on to the first booty cheeks and the booty cheek is a round shape. RightMoreAnd now we're gonna move on to the first booty cheeks and the booty cheek is a round shape. Right this is round but remember the body has sides. And it's more of I.
17:1739:45How To Draw FEMALE MANGA BUMS AND LEGS with MIKEY ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd drop down through a roof of a foot which is a basically just a big arcing triangle shape thereMoreAnd drop down through a roof of a foot which is a basically just a big arcing triangle shape there that cuts off and then flattens out. You. We're going to be dealing with toesies.
Drawing anime guy entire body structure. For the front view star by drawing a vertical line at least as tall as the entire body. This will help you see if both sides are symmetrical. If you are drawing both views at once make sure the proportions of one view match up to the proportions in the other.
Drawing the Arms. The arms are about as long as the body. With the hands added the arms should be longer than the body. Also keep in mind that the arms are being slightly lifted to the sides in the examples used in this tutorial.
For the front view you can also add some small shadows to emphasize the chest and stomach muscles as well as some shadows on the inner side of the legs and below the knees. For the side view most of the shadows will be along the back side of the character. For a more detailed tutorial on coloring an anime character you can see: ...
If you are drawing both views at once make sure the proportions of one view match up to the proportions in the other. Drawing a horizontal line from a body part in one view to the same body part in the other view will help you do this. You can also draw vertical line as measurements before you start drawing.
In anime the head can be a slightly larger but it also depends on the size of the person you are drawing. Big muscular anime characters may have heads that are much smaller in relation to the body than normal characters.
Step 1 – Anime Boy’s Body Proportions Breakdown. To make a character look younger you will usually want to draw them more slender than their older counterpart. Muscular characters will automatically tend to look older. A good way to measure the body is by using the head.
Anime boy body side view drawing. The side view of the body can actually be more challenging to draw than the front view. In the side view various parts of the body curve in slightly different directions as indicated in the above example.
Anime boy full body drawing step by step. The boy in this tutorial can be anywhere from 10-15 years old. Depending on the artists style sometimes older anime characters can be drawn to still look fairly young. Generally the more stylized the characters the younger they tend to look (Chibi for example).
To color the drawing you can simply fill in each area with the appropriate color (be sure to leave the reflections white if coloring on paper). Start with the larger areas and work your way down to the smallest.
In this case the shadows will be on the neck from the head and on the arms and legs from the sleeves of the shirt and the shorts.
To help you can start your drawing by first making a vertical line through what will later be the middle of the body.
Leg Proportions. The legs are about half the length of the entire body. the length of the legs from the bottom of the foot to below the knee is roughly the same as the length from the bottom of the knee to the horizontal halfway point of the body.
This is the bottom of 3rd circle.Draw a small circle for the belly button
Draw two inverted triangles from rib cage line. From there two lines nearly straight down to the bottom of the 3rd circle.
The crotch line is the bottom of 4th circle. Draw two lines inverted downwards to the bottom of the 4th circle.
From the top of the 4th circle down to the knee line. The line down should be a slight curve down. The inside lines should be angled to the crotch
From knees draw legs down to the bottom of the 8th circle.The lower legs line should curve out a bit for the calves and then become slim around the ankle
Then from the elbow down to just below the crotch line. Draw circles for hands
To draw an anime body, start by drawing a stick figure with small circles at the joints and triangles for the hands and feet. Then, draw the head, neck, and torso with a waistline on top of the stick figure outline. Finish the body by drawing the limbs, using the joints to guide you.
1. Draw a head at the top of your paper. Place a circle near the top center of the page so there’s enough room to add hair later on. Put the point of the chin slightly outside the bottom edge of the circle since the jaw will come lower down.
Once you reach the point where the body is it’s narrowest, put circles inside the tubes you’re drawing for the arms to mark the elbows. Continue extending the tubes down to the bottom of the hourglass and sketch small circles for the wrists. Draw mitten shapes for the hands attached to the ends of the arms.
1. Make an oval with a pointed bottom near the top of your paper for the head. Place the oval in the top middle of your paper so you have enough room to add hair later on. Draw angled lines down from either side of the oval that extend down to form the jaw line.
Sketch an hourglass shape with 2 circles in it for the torso. Draw the top line of the hourglass shape slightly below the chin to form the shoulders. Draw curved lines going toward the center line, and flare out the bottom of the hourglass shape so it’s slightly wider than the shoulders for the hips.
The legs of an anime character should be approximately as long as the top half of the character, from the top of the head to the waist. Finally, add in the arms. A good rule of thumb is to align the elbow with the character’s waist, and then extend the rest of the arm (including the hand) to about mid-thigh.
While artists have varying preferences about how to structure an anime character’s head and face, they all start with the same basic principle: First draw a circle, and then draw a horizontal line and vertical line directly ...
Start by sketching a curved upper eyelid, then draw a short line extending down from the outer corner of the eye. Leave the inner corner of the eye open for a softer look. Then, add a circle in the middle of the eye as the iris. Draw a smaller circle—the pupil—in the middle of the iris.
While you will mostly ink with a black pen, it can also be helpful to have a white jelly pen on hand—you can use this to add highlights, like the reflection points in the character’s eyes. You may also choose to add additional colors with colored pencils or medium of your choice.
In the beginning stages, don’t press down too hard. For every step, sketch lightly at first so that it’s easy to erase if you make a mistake. Step 1: Start by drawing the shirt’s collar directly below the boy’s neck.
Step 1: Start by drawing the shirt’s collar directly below the boy’s neck. The middle of the collar is similar to a wide letter X. The sides of the collar are made up of two curved lines. Don’t make the collar too big. Wrap the sides of the shape around the neck. The bottom tips should overlap the collarbone a bit.