Anime Artwork

Anime hair can be fairly complex, I have added a simple, but effective head of hair to the face we have drawn in the previous tutorials. As with really hair, anime hair is also made up of strands but in anime, they often clump together the hair. Using Clumps of hair is the simplest form of Anime Hair, to give the hair more depth often the bottom line on the hair will be more curvy than the top. In some cases this can be very exaggerated, in others you can hardly see it, but it is this method that gives the hair the anime look. By adding the clumps together you can form the whole hair style. Add more clumps and stands for more complex hair styles. (Read more…)

Now the we have the shape of our head, the next step is to add the facial features, eyes, mouth and nose. The eyes deserve a tutorial on there own and we will cover this in more detail later once we have completed a basic anime head/face. (Read more…)

Most anime drawings start with the face. For the beginner, this can be quite difficult, but following some simple rules and a little practice almost anyone can do it.

Every thing starts with a cross, below is the center cross in a face looking in all directions. You could easily add eyes, a nose and a mouth to these and you would already have a basic anime face.

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