Start by drawing a mark in the center of the left “hill”, then the center of the right “hill”. Next, draw another mark about 1/2″ (~1.3 cm) to the left of your first mark. Continue drawing marks in intervals of 1/2″ until your envelope looks like the one below.
Make sure the circles are on the pencil guideline you drew! Draw your little “U”s around those circles, and connect the ends of the “U”s with a circle. Make a smaller flower form around the circles you just drew. Since these flower forms are smaller, you might consider giving them only seven petals.
Fill in the negative space between each pair of lines with small horizontal lines. Connect the pairs of lines you just drew with one another (and the original set of lines) with shaky squares like the ones you made to fill in the negative space between the circles. You’re almost done!
Anime drawing and character design is unique in that it allows for open-ended creativity while still remaining within standard design principles, like proportions.
According to Skillshare instructor Pluvias, drawing anime feet is actually easier than learning how to draw anime hands. In this course, she will show you how to create feet for your anime character from different angles and positions. 14. Anime Clothes.
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.
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.
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.
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.