Beginner Guide to Drawing Anime & Manga
The shape of the lower part of the face is as follows:
You can start the anime / manga face with a simple circle. A circle shape is ideal for drawing the anime head. Now divide the circle that we just drew into 2 parts by making a vertical line in the center. Now you should divide this circle into 3 equal parts horizontally. Your circle should look like the one above now.
How to Draw a Beautiful Anime Girl Step by Step.
1:228:59~How to draw a PONYTAIL with bangs!~ - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipIt's very important to section out the hair and darken the lines that you want to keep. And now I'mMoreIt's very important to section out the hair and darken the lines that you want to keep. And now I'm just kind of adding little details and fixing up the shape of the pull the back of the head.
4:3719:20[TUTORIAL] How to DRAW Anime Hair! - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo always make sure that you are drawing them in sections like. This. They could be thin or thickMoreSo always make sure that you are drawing them in sections like. This. They could be thin or thick sections it doesn't matter as long as they're not full on strands it doesn't.
5:4014:33Manga tutorial: Natural Flowing Hair - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd straight which is wavy. So don't try too hard just let it come out. And work from there and theMoreAnd straight which is wavy. So don't try too hard just let it come out. And work from there and the thing with hair is don't make it.
0:523:51How To Draw Curly Hair | Anime Tutorial - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipI'm just creating somewhat rectangular shapes inside of the cone. And they slowly get thinner andMoreI'm just creating somewhat rectangular shapes inside of the cone. And they slowly get thinner and thinner as you get down to the bottom you have plenty of freedom with the shapes of these rectangles.
Hair is very difficult to draw, because what we see is different than what we know. You can't simply draw all the hairs in the form of lines, because that's not what we see when we look at hair. What we see must be simplified to lines and shades, and there are many ways to do it.
2:3138:54HOW TO DRAW SMILING HAPPY EXPRESSIONS (Real Time)YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipThis will be doing the same sort of thing but just a little bit wider. And sweeping down to theMoreThis will be doing the same sort of thing but just a little bit wider. And sweeping down to the outside edge a bit more. And then i'm just going to come down. Here bring in that shape.
Meaning, in most cases, the color of an anime character's hair does not reflect some natural hair color or a racial stereotype – instead, it is supposed to be a hint towards their personality and their role in the plot.
0:274:48How to Draw Manga: 10+ Ways to Draw Ears! - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipView i draw a curvy line shaped like the letter c. Then i draw a line that bumps out at the bottomMoreView i draw a curvy line shaped like the letter c. Then i draw a line that bumps out at the bottom and then follows the curve of the ear. The ear and front view is similar i just draw it.
0:032:39EASIEST WAY TO COLOR ANIME HAIR - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipThe first step is to select the solid color of your preference. And use the bucket tool to fill theMoreThe first step is to select the solid color of your preference. And use the bucket tool to fill the entire area of the hair. This would be your base.
Draw the overall shape of the back of the foot with that in mind. Draw a curved shape on each side of the back of the foot above the heel to indicate the bones. Be sure to draw the bottom of the heel with a light curve. Next draw the front part of the foot (it will be partially covered by the back of the foot).
0:001:12How to Draw Bangs - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd little eyes nose well now with bangs. Basically there's just hair over the forehead right. SoMoreAnd little eyes nose well now with bangs. Basically there's just hair over the forehead right. So you just want to give a little bit here over the top.
2:228:54DOs & DON'Ts: How to Draw Realistic Hair Easy for Beginners Step by StepYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo basically look at what the hair is doing before starting to draw. It. And again keep in mind thatMoreSo basically look at what the hair is doing before starting to draw. It. And again keep in mind that hair strands create a group of hair that has volume.
Step 1. Draw the "helmet" to mark the distance from the head. Straight hair usually is not very voluminous, so you don't have to add a lot of distance. Advertisement.
Hair is a very complex subject to draw, because it's like a substance that can take many shapes and forms. Because of this, manga artists have developed a special method of simplifying hair. In manga or anime, you draw hair as a mass or a cloth. This way it can be drawn quickly, with exaggerated shading that conceals the lack of detail.
If you want to make the hair more detailed, you can add lines following the rhythm. Be careful when drawing these lines inside the wavy strands, though—they may look too heavy with long lines inside. Instead, try to pick your pen/pencil up from time to time to make the lines less continuous.
Although a wavy hairstyle may look quite voluminous at first, it doesn't add a lot of distance to the top (of course, feel free to modify it for an exaggerated effect!).
While you could draw anime hair without a face underneath, you really need to understand how hair falls around the face to do it right. A template will help you do that.
Here’s how to draw a chin-length bob with bangs that are grouped together in one clump in the middle of the face.
Boys’ styles can still (surprisingly) vary quite a bit, though (and, let’s be honest) there are less accessories to worry about. While girls' styles tend to be more sleek (even choppy layers still look put together), boys' hair can get a bit messier.
What anime list would be complete without spiky hair? Here’s how to draw boys' spiky hair a la Naruto.
That’s it. Keep practicing by using different sizing, placement, and direction of clumps. Soon you’ll be on your way to becoming an anime hair drawing pro!
One good reason for this is that if you are drawing multiple frames of animation or multiple panels of a manga it will simply be too time consuming to draw anything overly detailed.
The pigtails are another very common style of anime hair. Same as the ponytail example you can see that this particular drawing can pretty much be broken down into the front and back section of the hair. With the “back hair” split into the hair covering the head and the pigtails. There are really only tiny bits of actual “side hair”.
From the hairline draw two lines going towards the sides of the head to indicate the front hair. To show that the hair is curly you can draw these lines in light waves.
Anime curly hair drawing breakdown. Curly hair is probably the most challenging anime hairstyles to draw. This particular hairstyle can again be split into the front sides and back with the front hair being similar to the previous example. Anime curly hair step by step drawing.
Long straight hair is probably one of the most common hairstyles in anime and is fairly easy to draw. Above you can see the breakdown of the long hair drawing example into: Red – Front Hair. Green – Side Hair. Blue – Back/Top Hair. You can apply a similar breakdown to drawing other hairstyles as well.
Anime neatly combed hair drawing. This hairstyle can again be split into three parts with the front, side and back hair. The front section of the hair however is a little different from the previous examples. Anime combed hair step by step drawing.
For the hairstyle with hair over one eye you can yet again split the hair into the front, sides and back. In this style the front section of the hair will be fairly large and sort of merge into the “side hair” next to the covered eye.
Straight bangs are quite easy to draw but you should know there are different types of straight bangs you can draw.
Short bangs are really easy to draw and can be drawn as individual strands or blocks of hair with small sections. Let’s show you how now.
Side bangs or Side swept bangs are also very popular in asian cartoon characters for both boys and girls. They look great and are super easy to draw.
Curl bangs are very similar to draw to other types of bangs but the only thing that makes them a little harder is making sure they curl the same way as the rest of the hair.
Girls are lucky, you can draw all sorts of bangs on a girl. All of the styles we covered above can be used when drawing bangs on a girl.
Boys can also get the bang treatment and you should learn how to draw bangs on a boy. This is true especially if you are into anime or like to draw cool modern characters with amazing flowing hair.
Anime bangs are based on the Hime cut (Princess cut) and are very popular today. According to wiki it “..is a hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length sidelocks and frontal fringe.”.