how to make an anime character in adobe illustrator

by Rowland Fritsch III 10 min read
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As you'll see from the example layout below, an anime character will have a larger head than a realistically-proportioned character, and will have a thin neck. Draw your layout on its own layer, above the white background layer, by creating a new layer (Ctrl + Shift + N) and call it "layout." Step 2

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How do I Make my anime character look good?

When you move on to the hair lines, start with the top of the head and the bangs as you will find the rest of the hair easier once you have these down. I've added a parting at the top of the head, as you can see below, which is another way to add that little extra bit of detail to your anime character.

How do I create a character sketch in Photoshop?

Create a New 800 x 800px canvas (Ctrl + N) with a white background, and you're ready to begin. With any character sketch, the very first thing you'll need to do is to draw a very rough idea of the layout. In this case the layout is for a bust, or portrait, drawing, so you'll be drawing the head shape, neck and shoulders.

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Do anime characters have eyelashes?

In an anime drawing, the eyes are often an important and defining factor of the image, so I've given a few examples of different styles of eye that you could try for your drawing. Female characters often have eyelashes of some sort, and male characters tend not to.

Do you need to add guides to anime?

As you become familiar with drawing in the anime style, you may not need to always add these guides, and as your own sketch may be a different size to mine, I can't give an exact distance to add the guidelines, so for now, add yours so they appear a similar distance from the red line as mine.

Can you delete hair sketch?

Once you've finished making your new hair sketch, you can delete the "hair1" layer. Now you'll need to erase any surplus lines from your "sketch" layer that would be covered by hair, like you did for the clothing. In this case, it will be the sides of the head and some of the clothing where the longer bangs are in front.

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