how to draw anime vampire eyes

by Miss Bianka Carroll PhD 4 min read
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How to draw a vampire girl head?

Anime vampire girl head top drawing. Begin the drawing by making a vertical line through the middle of your drawing area. This line can help you insure that both halves of the head/faces are of even width. Afterwards add a light oval (almost a circle) to represent the top of the head.

How to draw a smile on a chin?

Position the mouth just slightly above the halfway point between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin. Draw it fairly wide and with a light curve to create a bit of a smile.

How to make a character look cute?

Going down from the circle add the lower part of the head. To make the character look more cute make this fairly small in relation to the upper part of the head and not very tall.

How to position eyes in a face?

To position the eyes divide the face in half horizontally and place them with their top end slightly below the halfway mark. There is no one set position for the bottom part of the eyes. This will depend on how tall you wan them to be.

How to add shadows to a swatch?

Add shadows in the following places: 1 Tiny shadows around the eyelids 2 Small shadows from the eyelashes over the top part of the eyes 3 Shadows on the face from the hair 4 Shadow on the neck from the head 5 Shaded area on the inner/back section of the hair

Where is the nose in anime?

Place the nose with it’s bottom located at the same horizontal point as the bottom of the ears (between the upper part of the eyes and the bottom of the chin). In this case the nose will be drawn as a bit of a water drop shape. But you can even draw it as pretty much just a dot (as is so common in anime).

How to draw anime eyes?

To draw serious anime eyes, first draw a horizontal line with a slight curve. Draw a short line coming down off of one end at a 45-degree angle to finish the top of the eye. Then, draw a short horizontal line centered under the first line to make the bottom of the eye. Draw an oval between the two lines to make the iris.

How to make an anime character open their eyes wide?

Widen the eyes to create a look of surprise. Draw the upper eyelids higher and the lower eyelids lower than normal so there are gaps between both the tops and bottoms of the pupils and the eyelids. This will make it look like your anime character is opening their eyes wide in shock.

How to draw a light source?

If you want the light source to be on the left in your drawing, draw the big circle on the left side of the iris and the small circle on the right. If the light is on the right, swap the circles. For lighting that’s above the eye, draw the big circle at the top of the iris and the small circle at the bottom.

How to draw a sprite?

Draw a downward curving line for the upper eyelid. Make the length of the line as wide as you want the eye to be. Make the line thick near the middle, and then have it get gradually thinner the closer it gets to the ends. 2. Sketch a horizontal line that curves up at the ends for the lower eyelid.

Where should the circles go in the iris?

If the light is to the left of the eye, draw the big circle on the left side of the iris and the small circle on the right. If the light is to the right, do the opposite.

Do anime characters have colorful eyes?

Community Answer. In anime, characters often have colorful eyes depending on the art style. If you want to draw in a specific art style (eg: Black Butler), then pay attention to how dark or light the eyes are and how many highlights you should add.

What does it mean to draw anime eyes?

A basic understanding of the anatomy of the eye. Knowing common elements that make most eyes look like anime eyes. A step-by-step approach to drawing anime eyes while implementing these common elements. A quick note, before going further, I will use the term anime to mean both anime and manga for simplicity.

What is the drop shadow on the upper eyelid?

A drop shadow from the upper eyelid covers the iris and the sclera one third or sometimes half of the way down. (Confused about what iris and sclera are? Scroll up to the anatomy section of this article, or click here to be taken there).

What is the upper eyelid crease?

Upper eyelid crease. – The upper eyelid crease is a horizontal indent formed above the upper eyelid that appears in some people. Notably, it is prominently indicated in most anime eye drawings, and stylized into a curved line. It helps situate the anime eye drawing so it is a good idea to take notice of it.

What is the iris in the eye?

– the iris is a ring shaped membrane, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the center. The iris is what people talk about when they talk about eye color. (Some people confuse it with the pupil, so here is a tip to remember it better: eye color = iris color)

What are highlights in anime?

Highlights from at least 2 light sources. White or bright circles or ovals appearing in stylized anime eyes are representative of highlights on the surface of the eye. Note here that usually one highlight is dominant and is depicted larger, and the second subordinate and depicted smaller.

What is the stylizer called in anime?

Fortunately, we all have a stylizer machine called the brain! In anime, there is a spectrum of on one end, very large anime looking eyes, and some on the other end, that are pretty realistic with some stylization flare. I tend to like something in the middle, although a lot depends on the artwork itself.

What is the degree of realism in anime?

Degrees of realism and stylization. In anime and manga, eyes are drawn in various degrees of stylization. Human anatomy in anime is stylized often to the point of being unrealistic, yet still very recognizable as the anime counterpart of the real world person the artwork is describing. This is an important point.

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Step 1 – Draw The Upper Part of The Head

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Begin the drawing by making a vertical line through the middle of your drawing area. This line can help you insure that both halves of the head/faces are of even width. Afterwards add a light oval (almost a circle) to represent the top of the head. Position this near the upper part of the vertical line.
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Step 2 – Draw The Lower Part of The Head

  • Going down from the circle add the lower part of the head. To make the character look more cute make this fairly small in relation to the upper part of the head and not very tall. As you can see in the above example you can draw each side by first making a straight downwards line that is angled towards the middle of the head followed by a curve and another line that is angled even f…
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Step 3 – Draw The Neck & Shoulders

  • Going down from the head add the neck followed by the upper part of the shoulders. Keep the neck fairly slender and the shoulder fairly small in relation to the head. For more on drawing necks and shoulders see: How to Draw Anime Neck & Shoulders
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Step 4 – Position The Eyes

  • To position the eyes divide the face in half horizontally and place them with their top end slightly below the halfway mark. There is no one set position for the bottom part of the eyes. This will depend on how tall you wan them to be. Normally you want to space the eyes far enough apart that you can fit a 3rd eye in between them. In this case you still want to keep the spacing fairly cl…
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Step 5 – Add The Eyebrows

  • Position the eyebrows so that the space between them and the upper part of the eyes is slightly less than the overall height of an eye. Draw the eyebrows these fairly short with thicker inner ends and angle them downwards towards the center of the head. For this particular character this will be natural/relaxed position of the eyebrows. Making them angled slightly downwards will again …
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Step 6 – Position The Nose

  • Place the nose with it’s bottom located at the same horizontal point as the bottom of the ears (between the upper part of the eyes and the bottom of the chin). In this case the nose will be drawn as a bit of a water drop shape. But you can even draw it as pretty much just a dot (as is so common in anime).
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Step 7 – Position The Mouth

  • Position the mouth just slightly above the halfway point between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin. Draw it fairly wide and with a light curve to create a bit of a smile. The combination of the slightly serious aggressive/confident eyes and the lightly smiling mouth will give this character a bit of a playful “I’m going to get you look”.
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Step 8 – Position The Ears

  • For this particular character the ears will be placed slightly differently than is recommended in most other tutorials here on the site. Also please note that in the final drawing the ears will be fully covered by the hair so you do not necessarily need to add them. However the explanation of drawing them is still provided in case you want to draw this character with a different hairstyle. …
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Step 9 – Draw The Front of The Hair

  • The approach for drawing the hair will be to split it up into three parts. These are the 1. Front Hair Section– shown in red 2. Side Hair Sections– shown in green 3. Back/Top Hair Section– shown in blue For a more on this approach see: How to Draw Anime and Manga Hair – Female For this hairstyle begin with the front section. Draw it as pretty much one big clump that splits in two nea…
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Step 10 – Draw The Sides of The Hair

  • Add the side section “hugging” the face again each starting with one big shape that splits up near the ends.
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