Add Facial Features

With the help of the circle and the cross, you can finally find the placement for facial features such as eyes, nose and mouth. Now you can draw these features and fill in the details.

Eyes

Anime characters’ most prominent features are their eyes. Those big, enchanting eyes amaze the viewers. To draw them you need to follow three simple steps:

Step 1: Draw a curved upper eyelid.

Step 2: Draw a tiny line that extends from the outer corner of the eyes.

Step 3: Leave the inner corner to make the eyes look open and soft.

Once you have drawn the outer features you can finally put in the details. Draw a big circle inside the eyes for the Iris and a smaller circle in the iris for the pupil.

If you want to create light reflections inside your eyes, just add two more smaller circles in the Iris. When you start colouring the eyes, leave these circles white to make them look like reflections and create a gradient.

Now add eyelashes to the upper and bottom lid. To draw eyelashes is simple, just move your pencil upward and downward from the eyelid in an asymmetrical format or in wavy format. If the character is male, then just add a shadow to the upper eyelid for eyelashes.

Nose and Mouth

Nose and Mouth are simple to draw. It is very easy to draw anime character’s noses and mouths as compared to their eyes. They are smaller and with little to no details.

To draw a nose, you need to add two small lines in place of the nostril and that’s your nose. As for the mouth, you need to draw a simple curve or line, depending on the emotion your character is showing.

• If the character is neutral, draw a line.
• If the Character is disgusted, draw a small oval.
• If they are smiling, draw a curve that goes upward at both ends.
• And if they are sad, draw a curve that goes down at both ends.
• And if they are smirking, one side of the curve going upward while the other is a straight flatline.
• And that’s mouth and face for you.

Ears

To draw ears just add two C’s or D’s facing each other on either side of the face at the horizontal line two ends, or to understand easily draw them between the eyes and nose’s tip.

Then add in some details, like lines and shadows to give some texture to the ears of the character.

Anime characters have very distinct features. Their facial expression, over-exaggerated body, face, and eyes are their identity. Drawing anime characters is pretty simple and easy. Anime characters are enjoyable to draw due to their unique and inconsistent proportions, which only add to the creative challenge. For those interested in learning how to create an original anime character or fanart of their favourite anime persona, following a set of five steps can lead to successful results.

These steps provide guidance on properly proportioning the body, styling distinctive anime hairstyles, and most crucially, mastering the creation of oversized anime eyes. Although drawing an anime character differs from depicting humans, there are fundamental similarities between the two techniques that can be useful for artists to keep in mind during the process.

So here are five steps you need to follow to draw Anime characters.