how to draw anime food

by Broderick Deckow 6 min read
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How to paint food in anime?

Line art: To paint food in anime style, you either typically draw a very thin line art, or no line at all like in realist paintings. But for my images, I will go for the thin line art and then, color them later when I get to coloring. Because even if there is line art on the food, it is not always necessarily black, but rather colored according to the food’s own base color. When it comes to the plates, line art is generally existent.#N#Coloring: Unlike the anime characters that consist of one flat color and simple shading, food coloring generally goes beyond the color scheme of its anime, and has a more realistic tune to it. Nonetheless, there is a variance across different animes. While Heidi has a very simplistic dual color scheme with hard lines, Food Wars has a more realistic style where line art is not visible and the color palette is rich with soft gradual transitions between different colors. In the meantime, Studio Ghibli style stays somewhere in between.

Why is it better to draw food hot?

The reaction in our taste buds transmits a signal going to our brain, which will be more intense when the food temperature increases. Therefore, it would be better if we draw food looking hot, as if it has freshly came out of the oven. To accomplish that, we need to add steam.

What is ramen soup?

Ramen is a delicious Japanese noodle soup. It is made up of noodles and a variety of other toppings (pork, scallions etc.) served in a broth, flavored with soy sauce or miso paste. I will start my drawing tutorial with this tasty food. First, we need to start with a rough sketch.

What is the second most important thing that increases the visual taste of a food?

2- The second most important thing that increases the visual taste of a food is the shine. The shinier the food is, the more mouth-watering it is. This is actually a tactic used often by food photographers.

Is food coloring a part of anime?

Coloring: Unlike the anime characters that consist of one flat color and simple shading, food coloring generally goes beyond the color scheme of its anime, and has a more realistic tune to it. Nonetheless, there is a variance across different animes.

How to draw anime characters?

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 ...

How to draw anime girl eyes?

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.

What is the focal point of anime?

When drawing anime characters, the eyes are typically a focal point, while the nose and mouth remain simple.

How long should an anime character's legs be?

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.

How do anime faces start?

The basic anatomy of an anime face starts with a circle with a vertical line and horizontal line directly through the center.

How to make a reflection in 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. To create primary and secondary light reflections, add in one or two additional circles within the iris.

What pen do you use to highlight a character?

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.

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Step 1 – Draw The Rectangular Shape of The Lunch Box

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Start the drawing by first establishing the 3d rectangular shape of the lunch box. In this case the lunch box will be drawn in two point perspective. If you are not familiar with perspective drawing what this means is that the farther ends of the lunch box will be drawn slightly smaller than the front corner. For an explanation o…
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Step 2 – Draw The Empty Lunch Box

  • After you establish the basic shape of the lunch box you can then draw its inner details and sections (only two in this case). While most of the inside will eventually be covered by the food its still a good idea to draw these out with light lines and erase them later. This way you can avoid mistakes such as different parts of the lunch box not lining up properly. For some common draw…
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Step 4 – Draw The Details of The Food

  • After you finish drawing the outline shapes of the food add some smaller details for each item. For the rice you can draw just a few hints of the individual grains. For the other food items you can see the details in the example above.
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Conclusion

  • Food and lunch boxes are a very common item in anime and manga. Though anime style food is not very difficult to draw it does take some time to go over each food item so drawing it may require some patience. For more food related tutorials see: 1. How to Draw Different Types of Sushi Step by Step 2. How to Draw a Rice Bowl Step by Step 3. How to Draw Hands Holding Cho…
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