How to Draw Anime or Manga Faces

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw a circle

   You can adjust this line to get different face shapes for different types of characters. , Again, your eyes will vary depending on the character you're drawing.
   
   Girls/young children/heroes/protagonists' eyes tend to be larger while boys/ tomboys/adults/ and antagonists have narrow eyes; but it's really up to you.
   
   Eyes are one of the most important features of manga, they say a lot about the person and their mood.
   
   Drawing the eyes narrowed shows thoughtfulness/ anger, drawing them bigger and rounder with bigger pupils shows surprise.
   
   Eyes that are drawn wide open with small pupils shows fear. , A straight or curved nose, a small mouth.
   
   Boys noses are bigger: when showing happiness they're usually high up and rounded, slanted eyebrows show anger, upwards slanted eyebrows show surprise etc. , This is the fun part! Anime/manga hair is very unique and you can make it however you want. ,
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   Step 2: with a line indicating the center of the face's plane

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   Step 3: don`t the bottom hemisphere of your circle and coming down to a point at the chin.

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   Step 4: Draw in the eye line - this should appear about halfway down the eyes.

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   Step 5: Finish drawing the rest of the face.

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   Step 6: Draw the hair.

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   Step 7: Finally

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   Step 8: ink your drawing

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   Step 9: and color

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    Step 10: if desired - traditionally this is done in watercolor and ink

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    Step 11: experimenting with different media.

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