How To Draw Anime Characters? Here are some tips

Anime is a popular drawing style that originated in Japan. Drawing anime characters is easy. There are some steps you can follow.

To draw anime characters, start drawing an anime head and face. Start drawing an oval and divide it into four sections. While drawing faces, make the oval narrower towards the bottom to draw the chin. Then draw a horizontal line through the center of the oval and a vertical line that intersects the horizontal line.

Draw the eyes underneath the horizontal lines. Eyes are drawn as big and exaggerated. Then sketch eyebrows just above the horizontal line. Draw a long downward curving line for the eyebrow.

Add a nose halfway between the horizontal line and the chin. Make the nose as the smallest feature of your character. Anime mouths are also drawn simple. Draw mouth halfway between nose and chin. 

Then add ears to the side of the head. If a character has long hair, you can skip drawing ears. If short hair is needed, draw an oval on each side of the head. 

Finally, draw hair on your anime character. Generally, anime hairs are with pointed ends and distinct sections. 

Now remove the horizontal and vertical lines and sketch from your anime body.

What Makes Naruto So Special ?

Even though Naruto is not considered as the best anime series ever, it is one of the most popular creations out there.

The bond that Naruto has created with its viewers is something almost unattained by any other manga or anime series yet. What makes Naruto this special? Below are some factors.

Emotional connection: A few episodes into the series, we will start caring for Naruto like our own little brother or son. The series had done justice in expressing and elaborating the emotions of all its characters beautifully.

Awesome characters: All Naruto characters are created with well- developed stories to back their actions. It leaves very little space for plot loopholes and also helps us to make a bond with the character like someone we know.

Life lessons: Each character in Naruto teaches us a lesson with their life. Naruto showed determination and hard work pays off in the end. Might Guy and Rock Lee showed that in-born skills are not necessary to be the strongest ninjas.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every character who had been in the series had established a bond with its viewer. So, naruto remains popular in our hearts.

The Surrealistic World of Satoshi Kon: What You Need to Know

Despite passing away a decade ago, Satoshi Kon is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His creations have been an inspiration to even Hollywood hits like Black Swan and Inception.

His directorial debut, Perfect Blue, was a psychological thriller and his movies are known for continuously switching between fantasy, reality, memory, film, fact, and fiction. Even though his second movie, Millennium Actress, shared a similar plot to perfect blue, it was more like an ode to Japanese cinema.

His third movie, Tokyo Godfathers, is a feel-good movie that discusses issues like homelessness, and family. Kon released his first television series, Paranoia Agent, which was and still is like a puzzle.

Kon’s final work, Paprika, is about a machine that allows one to enter the dreams of others.
The world of surrealism that Kon built within his short life span is unparallelled. His legacy lives through millions of admirers who still follow his works and the world of surrealism he made with conviction.

Drawing Tips: Drawing Anime Cat

Anime animals tend to be drawn with bigger heads. And there is a trick to draw Anime Cats as well. Cat drawing can be made easy by drawing a vertical line through the middle of the cat’s body. Draw the head of the cat in the shape of an oval. 

Some simple techniques for drawing anime cats are following:

• Draw the legs, tail, and ears: Draw the ears in the shape of a triangle. Draw legs as small and short while also drawing the tail. 

• Draw the cat’s face: Draw bigger eyes, smaller nose, and mouth.

• Draw the major fur clumps: Draw the clumps on the head, neck, tails, and chest. Draw the clumps pointed in different directions that vary in size to make the fur look natural.

• Draw the whiskers and paws: Draw whiskers around the mouth and above the eyes. 

• Draw some small fur clumps: To make a cat look more fluffy, add small furs throughout the body. Finally, apply color and add shading.

Follow these simple techniques and draw a cute anime cat.

Steps to Draw an Anime Female Body

Imagine messing up the body of your anime character after spending so much time on drawing its head. We all can understand the pain and frustration.

Here are five steps to draw a female anime body.

First, lightly sketch the basic shape of the head on top of the paper, leaving enough space to draw the hair on top and the body below.

Anime female characters are usually 6.5 heads tall. Draw a vertical line down from the top of the head and make markings using head length as the base.

Leave some space for the neck and draw two circles within the first two markings below the head. Join the circles to form an hourglass shape for the torso.

Draw arms starting from either side of the top edge of the torso. Add joints of elbows and wrists aligning with the narrowest part and bottom end of the body, respectively. 

Draw legs from the bottom of the torso to the end of the guides. Add the knees and ankles at four and six heads from the top, respectively.

Add features to the face and draw hands, feet, and clothing to complete your drawing.

Drawing Anime Characters: What Beginners Should Know

If you are an otaku, you would have tried to recreate your favorite manga characters. Drawing a brand new anime character is not as easy as copying an existing one.

Let’s Discuss some basics of drawing anime characters.

Use construction lines and guides: Be it body or the face of the character, guides help you to set its form and stance.

Draw from large to small: Use rough sketches to plan the whole structure first, rather than starting from the face and building the rest of the body eventually.

Work on Different Elements: Work on different elements of the drawing simultaneously so that mistakes can be noticed easily.

Draw hidden parts too: Some elements of the drawing will be hidden in the final artwork. Do not forget to draw them in your basic sketch. This step helps to maintain the proportion of each element.

Observe: Watch a lot of anime movies and series, read tons of manga, and study the characters and their styles. Observe their face structure, anatomy, clothing, and stance to get inspiration for drawing your anime characters.

Do not hold back your urge to draw anymore. Grab your art supplies and create your character now.

How To Draw Male Anime Eyes: 5 Simple Steps

Anime eyes are drawn big and exaggerated to show expressions and emotions. There are some easy steps with which one can draw the Male Anime Eyes.

First, sketch the upper and lower lash lines. Male anime eyes are usually drawn narrower. Draw the curves on upper and lower lash lines as slight for not getting a round shape.

Secondly, draw an oval between the lash lines and this will be iris. 

Next, draw a small circle near the top of the oval. The circle can be drawn on any side like left or right. This circle will later look like the light is reflecting off the eye.

Fourth, make a smaller circle near the bottom of the oval on the opposite side. This circle will also look like reflected light while giving shading.

Fifth, draw a smaller oval inside the first one and fill it in to make the pupil. Shade it with a pencil and make it look darker. Finally, shade your eyes. 

Steps to Draw Chibi Anime Characters

Chibi is an Anime character drawing that’s usually two to four heads tall. They have an expressive face and cute appearance as well. Chibi has been a widely adored form of Anime and here are some tips to draw the characters.

Drawing the head: Chibi heads are spherical. Features on the face are usually smooth and rounded. Eyes are big and distinctly expressive. Hair is made voluminous. Draw the linework as simple as possible. However, be careful to emphasize the unique features like eyes, hairstyle, among others of the character.

Drawing the body: The body is usually too small to support the head. No basic principles of anatomy have to be followed when drawing a Chibi. Place the features to create a balance between the torso and legs. Many times necks are omitted in a Chibi drawing. Shoulders are rounded with a simple torso, arms, and legs. Bodies are usually as uni-sexual, without any specific feature standing out.

With simple lines and minimal features, Chibis are super easy to draw and super cute in appearance. This is why much popular anime series in Japan has an equally popular Chibi version too.