How to Draw Anime and Manga Mouth Expressions
In anime and manga, most partly open or wide open drawings of a mouth will create obtuse angles at the left and right edges of the mouth. Carefully observe how these obtuse angles change based on the expression. Edges of the mouth will help define the expression, curving upward with a smile, and sloping downward with a frown.
Drawing anime mouths and lips is extra difficult, because the subject matter changes shape as it opens and closes, and exists in a variety of examples, all of which serve to buttress the impact of the overall character design. So how do we learn to draw anime and manga mouths and lips?
Drawing anything anime requires careful and patient observation of reality, and then the careful transition of such observation to something that is representative of the spirit of anime and manga art.
3:428:52How to draw manga mouth - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipIf you want to draw out mouth that has like a licking kind of emotion. Then you will draw this lineMoreIf you want to draw out mouth that has like a licking kind of emotion. Then you will draw this line and on the edge of the line you will have like a teardrop shape. For the tongue.
0:067:39How to Draw Manga Mouth for the Absolute Beginners - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo the shapes you need to learn how to draw when drawing a mouth is an upside down triangle a squareMoreSo the shapes you need to learn how to draw when drawing a mouth is an upside down triangle a square a rectangle okay these aren't the perfect shapes that are done them in time-lapse.
0:286:09HD How to Draw an Angry Mouth Step by Step (Scream Face Expression)YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipOnly the tooth tops are visible the shape of the tooth tops is somewhere between a square and circleMoreOnly the tooth tops are visible the shape of the tooth tops is somewhere between a square and circle make 8 to 10 and stay light with the lines in between the teeth pause.
2:0739:28How To Draw LIPS FOR MANGA & ANIME - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAbout between halfway between the bottom of the nose and the chin to two-thirds. For way up. So it'sMoreAbout between halfway between the bottom of the nose and the chin to two-thirds. For way up. So it's a little bit above a halfway line that top lip. Basically just putting in a line for the mouth.
A “striped” anime blush is made with just a few line strokes and is fairly easy to draw. Simply make two sets of angled lines around the cheek areas. For a nicer looking blush make the outer stripes a bit shorter and the inner stripes a bit longer. Aim for a combined shape that can fit inside a stretched oval.
2:1432:00How To Draw Mouths: CARTOONING 101 #7 - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd let's start with an open mouth so with this we're going to kind of draw a bigger more angledMoreAnd let's start with an open mouth so with this we're going to kind of draw a bigger more angled upper lip it's going to have almost like a curved v to it will draw in the sides of the mouth here.
0:031:59How to Draw Realistic Smiling Closed Lips - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo when drawing realistic lips you want to keep the lines sort of gently curving I'm drawing in theMoreSo when drawing realistic lips you want to keep the lines sort of gently curving I'm drawing in the bottom lip so you can see this person is smiling but just slightly it's trying to be realistic.
2:166:58HOW TO DRAW SMILING LIPS WITH TEETH - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipThese two front seats they are larger than the other teeth to help you draw the teeth think of theMoreThese two front seats they are larger than the other teeth to help you draw the teeth think of the top gum. As like a white shape. It will help a lot if you think of the gums as a y shape.
1:0132:37How to Draw + Shade Lips in Pencil - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipLine it can curve up down or even look like a wave. Depending on the shape you draw you'll get aMoreLine it can curve up down or even look like a wave. Depending on the shape you draw you'll get a different mouth shape.
Drawing anime mouths is a lot about being able to summarize something complex into something incredibly and efficiently simple. At its core, anime and manga art is grounded in realism, simplifying it to its most basic elements, and providing flare through artistic license and stylization, visual design, and visual narrative.
Drawing a closed mouth in anime and manga is all about suggestive lines. Instead of creating details for the outline of the mouth, or creating a sharp division between the lips, we’re going to create suggestive lines indicative of the anatomy of the lips, and let the viewer infer the shape from the suggestions we make.
This is why perspective is so important in drawing complex forms from different views, precisely because the mouth looks very different in profile than it does in the three-quarters view or front view.
Like most stylization in anime, this is grounded in reality, it is easier to move your lower lip side to side than the upper lip thereby creating a more asymmetrical shape with the lower portion of your mouth.
If you place your index finger on your lower lip, and slide it down slowly to your chin, halfway through you will notice that your finger moves inward before moving outward towards the end of the chin.
Regardless if the character is very excited in laughter or is just speaking loudly , drawings of anime mouths wide open seem to always be presented with teeth showing. Whether it is the upper teeth or lower te eth really depends on the perspective and angle at which the character is presented to the viewer.
There are certain instances that show up very often in anime and manga, where the character is speaking, or smiling or showing distaste in a situation, and the character’s mouth is half-open. A similar drawing of a mouth is used in all of these varying situations.
To sketch the tongue, draw a line that curves upward at the bottom of the mouth. It should start from one end of the mouth to the other.
The good news is anime mouths are easier to draw compared to real structured mouths. You also won’t need to put much emphasis on drawing the lips since you can use a few lines to sketch your character’s mouth.
A good way to draw them is to first have the area between the nose and the chin as pretty much a straight line and then use this line to help you position the lips.
Anime mouths are generally highly simplified compared to real mouths (drawn with the bare minimum of details). This tutorial provides a good template for drawing them and for achieving an anime look. There are however many variations in the anime style based on the character type and the artist’s preference.
The bottom lip are will start one section up (1/8) from the bottom of the chin with the mouth just a tiny bit above that. As mentioned earlier when it comes to anime and manga the bottom lip itself is often not shown at all. However knowing where it should be located can help you place the mouth.
In this view anime/manga mouths are commonly drawn without showing the lips (though there are exceptions to this as well). Anime mouth gap front view drawing. The entire mouth can pretty much be drawn as a light curve, often with a bit of a gap in the middle (as shown in the example above).
Another thing to be aware of is that the mouth can somewhat shift based on the facial expressions. For drawing these see: How to Draw Anime and Manga Mouth Expressions. You can also use a slightly different placement method for the mouth if you are going to be drawing the entire face.
In 3/4 view anime mouths are again often drawn as pretty much just a curve with no lips. But in this case the curve will not be symmetrical as in the front view example.