Thursday, May 13, 2010

Draw the head : front view


Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
Step 1
Draw a circle. Now draw a vertical line at the center of the circle. Make horizontal dashes at the center of the circle. A bit below the dashed lines, draw another horizontal line.
Step 2
At the bottom half of the circle, draw the jaw-line of your character that meets at the center vertical line. It should basically look like a big “V” in the end. Draw two vertical lines at the base of the jaw to make the neck.
Step 3
Add the eyes at the horizontal line with eyebrows going up to the dashed horizontal line. Make your nose along the vertical line and end with the mouth just below it. Draw the ears as high as the dashed line and about as low as the nose.

Draw eye : Basic

Eyes front view Eye lashes
The eyes are said to be the windows to the soul. To draw the eye, you have to understand a few basics about it.
Eye lash sizeLet’s start with the front view of the eye. The first example to the left shows the average eye in real life. It’s almond-shaped, has circular pupils, lashes above and below, and lines around the eye defining the eyeball.
To draw eyelashes, draw it outwards away from the eye and eyelid. Note that it’s a bit curved.
Also, eyelashes are generally taller at the center of the eye and smaller as it goes to the ends of the eye as shown above right. (T = tall, S = small)
Eye side view Eye lash curve Eye lash height
The side view of the eye is shown above. Notice the pupil is more elliptical or ovular than it is circular. The basic shape of the eye now looks triangular rather than almond-shaped.
The eyelashes is drawn a bit differently as well. It still curves away from the eye but the upper lashes curve upwards and the lower eye lashes move downwards. Again, the length of the lashes change from tall to short as indicated by T and S.
Most people draw eyes by drawing shapes. To make it simpler, I found that there are four basic ways of drawing eyes.




Eye types chart
1. The first type of eye is the slit. Characters drawn with these eyes are usually older people. To draw this type eye, its’ basically a single line drawn a bit upwards.
2. The second type of eye is the almond eye. These type of eyes go to a point at each end. There are two examples here to clarify that the points in the end do not have to meet and can look different even though they’re in the same category.
3. The third type is the pointed end and open center. The center refers to the area of the eye closest to the center of the face. In this case, the lines of the upper and lower lid are wide apart at the center and close together at the end.
4. The fourth type is the open end and pointed center. This is the opposite of the third type. Wide at the ends and pointed near the center.
Below are various eyes with different shapes for your reference.
Eyes Front View

Eyes Side View

Eyes - Emotional


Source : www.mangatutorials.com

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

How to Draw Anime Hair

First Step - A BIG Circle to Help Visualize Some BIG Hair

To begin, take a quick look at the initial images below. Taken from the "eyes" lesson from before - we're using the face of a male anime character. The details aren't necessary here. It's purpose is to simply mark off the face area, so you know where the hair can be drawn into place.
Here's how it looks...
How to Draw Anime Hair First Step How to Draw Anime Hair First Step

The circle above, marks off the area that I plan to draw the hair in and around. The green line marks off the hairline. This is just a visualization/framework tool that if you like - can incorporate as you bring your unique hairstyle into view.
To the board...

Second Step - How to Draw Anime Hair, Step by Step Beginning with the bangs, go ahead and bring each strand of hair into view, one piece at a time. As you do so, don't be afraid to try out a unique idea or two of your own. You can make the strands thicker for example, to look like Naruto.
In short, different variations yield different looks. Here are the steps...



How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step How to Draw Anime Hair Second Step
In the end - all said and drawn... the result is something... well... 'animeish!' Color the hair green, orange - whichever... something to best match the new look for your new character in development.
And other than this - you're done! :-)

source :  www.how-to-draw-cartoons-online.com

How to Draw a Cartoon Character Outline

How to Draw the Body on a Cartoon Character

How to Draw Details on a Cartoon Character

Draw cartoon character : feet

How to draw a bird

First Step - A Simple Bird Framework

Two circles - similar to drawing the duck and swan from before - are all it takes to come up with a simple - easy to work with - structure from which to draw this animal. The grey swooping line that you see below, indicates the run of the neck to the tail feathers. Branching off of this, will also be the wing.
Nice and simple...
Cartoon Robin First Step Cartoon Robin First Step
In the last lesson, I mentioned how a ladybug framework could also be used to create many other bugs. Well, the same is true here. Blue Jay! Cardinal! Finch!Toucan!?... actually - a toucan might require a little more thought! :-) But you get the picture.
And now - the drawing begins!