Cool Things to Draw When Bored: How To Draw Anime/Manga Girl

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 1

The first step is to determine where you are going to position the girl's head, that is, the angle, proportion and perspective. The body consists of three major parts: head, torso and legs. Manga style head is bigger then body and just like eyes is the most important part of this beautiful style. Draw a big circle, and draw a line at the height of the eyes that we could determine the lower jaw, the height of the nose and ears.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 2

Now we will draw all the parts and label them as on the example to identify the whole body and not to make mistakes in the future. We see that the main points marked with the words «ART» are the neck and hips, these places are important elements in the picture that will allow us to define the concept and body shape. After that we'll draw the torso: shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands. In the manga style, hands are thin and very tender. Now you can safely go to the next step.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 3:

Just draw feet and determine inflection points as on the examples. The Points are on the groin, knees, ankles, and finally on the legs. Legs should be thin and slim.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 4:

Now we begin the definition phase. Let's start with face. The eyes should be large and round, but not completely, because we will paint them in the end. Small nose, almost invisible hook. The mouth is not really on the axis of symmetry of the face, and as is customary in the manga it is small and rounded. You can think of any other emotion. The lines must be rounded and clean.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 5:

Here we'll draw hair, start with a beautiful and long fringe. We draw a few lines and as the distance from the head grows the hair will have only the outline because we'll also paint it later. Long hair should turn out puffy and dynamic, corresponding to the movements of the girl.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 6:

In fact, this step is not mandatory. But we'll draw popular anime/manga outfit that would make the picture look more charming. This should not be difficult step, you simply need to draw a tail and ears, also take note of where the tail begins - look at the example.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 7:

Time to draw clothes for your anime girl. Everyone can draw on its own taste, but remember that the clothes is close to the body and has. Also remember that the direction of folds depends on posture and body position.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 8:

After we drew our body it's time to clear the extra lines. Which program to use if you want to draw on computer? Personally, I recommend photoshop, this is a popular program used to draw modern designs. The program has user-friendly interface and is very well known among Internet users. But as we draw by hand and pencil, then we do not need anything but eraser. Erase (delete, clear) everything unnecessary, then compare your result with the examples.

How to draw anime/manga girl - Step 9:

Coloring is usually done with small hard shadows and gradients. Paint the base color first and then start adding shadows, depending on the direction of the shadows. The most important characteristics in the manga style - it's eyes. Begin with the base color and shadows. Then second gradient over the darker shades to create the volume. And then add brightness. Usually, there is one big reflection in the upper part of the pupil and smaller at the bottom.