How can I better draw the clothes and overall structure of anime characters?

If you like to draw manga, you can't afford to miss this tutorial. It's not difficult to change the expression of an animated character, but it's useful to understand the characteristics of facial expressions in different moods. This tutorial explains how different parts of the face coordinate their movements to convey different emotions. Once you've mastered the art of changing facial expressions on the fly, you'll be able to draw just about any expression you can think of.

Facial Expressions

First, we'll start with the "sad" expression, which is a fairly common emotion. This is a typical face of an animated character, but notice the changes that have been made. In this case, the most obvious feature of the character's emotion is the eyebrows. Notice how the tips of the inner eyebrows curve upwards. At the same time her lower eye frames curve upward slightly, while her upper eyelids take on a more pronounced rounded curve. Curving the lower eye frames expresses oppression, sadness, or anger; in this case, the shape of the eyebrows indicates to us that the character is in a state of sadness. Also, note the shape of the mouth, which is small and curved downward at the corners. So from an overall perspective, it looks as if she is about to burst into tears (so-called: cherry lips slightly open e eyebrow knit, a knit and a tear is always about emotion).

Look at this picture: his sadness is a bit more subtle. The character looks depressed, but not as sad as in the picture above. His eyes are smaller (perhaps because he's a man), and his mouth is larger and doesn't curve downward as much. The angle of the eyebrows and the arched lower frame of the eyes still give you the impression that he's upset about something (it's not nice for a big man to do that, even if it's hard...). .

The character's expression in this one is somewhere between sad and angry. His eyebrows are visibly arched down and his mouth looks like he's shouting, both of which indicate that he's in a state of madness, though his eyes are still drawn very wide. It makes him look like he's angry, or hurt or upset about someone or something.

This guy is clearly reprimanding someone, even if he's not yelling (WITH THE SOUND OF SILENCE...) . ^_~ Now you can draw the character who is sulking. In this figure, the eyebrows are pressed against the eyes and the corners of the eyebrows are drawn sharp (I also draw some wrinkles between them), and the corners of the mouth are clearly curved downwards. The eyes are narrow and very small, which makes his expression look more angry (it's a rather shady look)

This one's expression isn't quite sure, he's a bit confused but also looks like he's upset with someone. The interlocking corners of his eyebrows give the impression that he is confused and skeptical. To enhance the expression, you could also leave the center of the mouth slightly blank.

Manga characters always seem to talk with their eyes closed, but how many people actually talk like that? But in any case, closed eyes can express a wide range of emotions. In this picture, the character comes across as anxious or annoyed, but the closed eyes can also express calm, happiness or self-righteousness. The eyes are curved upwards in an arc, which can also express extreme sadness and excitement. In this image, the eyebrows are drawn downward and the mouth is open. Note that the figure's upper left lip is slightly turned up - this shape of mouth is appropriate no matter what negative mood you want to express, whether you're drawing anger, displeasure, or impatience.

Happiness is one of the most common emotions in manga, and big eyes, raised eyebrows, and a big smiley mouth (^0^ I think that's it?) are usually the best way to show joy and excitement. are usually the best ways to show happiness and excitement. Of course there are other features as well, such as enlarged highlights in the eyes and an upwardly curved lower eyeliner. Note that most kawaii (? ) figures have large eyes and small noses and mouths. (Unless their mouths are open like in this picture.)

This one is also quite happy, but the expression is not as exaggerated as in the previous example, and his emotions are a bit more subtle. Note the lower (though still somewhat arched) eyebrows, and the very thin curve of the mouth. The lower eyeliner is bowed and the eyes are still quite large, so while the character's pleasant mood is less obvious, his good mood is still apparent.

To express surprise or shock, the eyes can be drawn very large and the pupils relatively small. This is a unique way of exaggerating a manga character's face; when the character is extremely surprised, his/her eyes will almost fill up the blank part of the face... In this case, the mouth is drawn small, but the size of the other four senses (other than the mouth, that's 4 senses, right?) The size of the other four features (except the mouth, which is 4, right?) will harmonize with picture D.

This guy isn't particularly eye-catching, he just looks a little annoyed. The eyes are small, the eyebrows are arched downward, and the mouth is small and slightly turned to the side. There's not much more to say about this one~

Nose and Mouth

Noses and mouths in anime are very cute, and you don't have to learn them step by step by practicing different styles, but you'll benefit from the examples below.

The nose and mouth shown here are in the basic animation style. It consists of three basic simple shapes: a wedge-shaped nose, a long thin line for the mouth, and a shorter line defining the lower lip. (This short lower lip line does not have to be drawn, however.) In the front view of the figure, you can start by lightly drawing lines with a pen to define the position of the nose and mouth. The size and shape of the nose and mouth can be adjusted to suit different characters, but it is important to make sure that they are in a straight line. To help with positioning, you can draw a vertical auxiliary line as shown in the figure. Figure 2 above is a side view of the face, but the mouth and nose are still arranged on a curve to show that they are in the center of the face.

Drawing the side of the nose and mouth is a little more difficult than drawing the front or 3/4 side (in fact, realistic drawing of the front to be difficult ah). Mainly because the lips are not so good to determine, can not be like the above with a simple straight line can be done, you must draw their own honesty. Seniors taught us: remove all the difficulties, and strive for victory! If you draw well, the result will be quite good. The first thing to consider is the curve formed by the nose, lips and chin. The upper lip should be curved inward, while the lower lip (which is slightly backward in a profile image) is curved outward. This can only be done with a lot of practice, otherwise - the character's face may be drawn strangely or as a deflated mouth.

The lower part of the face consists of curves of great contrast. Note the way these two are drawn, with the curve of the nose facing the face and then curving back slightly to the right above the upper lip. The upper lip curves inward, while the lower lip curves outward. The chin is not just a straight line, it's a sleek, outward curve.

There are some examples of different styles of mouths and noses. Some of them can be used for characters of different genders, and I'm too lazy to categorize them again ^_^ . Note that in some styles the mouth is just a thin straight line, while in others the lips are drawn better. In animation, the mouth is usually not too big, unless the character is yelling, so it should be relatively small. Noses are drawn in different ways: some are wedge-shaped, some are shaded, and some are so detailed that you can even see the nostrils (if they were more detailed ^_^). The noses of female figures tend to be smaller and less inky, while male noses are generally long and angular.

There are more examples of sideways molding of noses and mouths. Even though the proportions and expressions change, they all follow the basic shapes described above. When drawing faces at this angle, be careful not to make the nose too pointy and the face too flat. The curves of the face should be properly defined, otherwise the face will look unnatural.

Multi-angle head modeling

This article will talk about the basic method of drawing faces from different angles in animation modeling. Although only standard animated female faces are used as examples, you can draw as many characters as you like by adjusting their proportions.

Front view

First, draw a large circle, divide it horizontally in thirds, and then divide it in half with a vertical line. The spacing of the horizontal lines doesn't have to be exact, and the proportions depend on the shape of the face you want to draw. Don't be too hard on yourself.

Next, make a small mark (a short line, not a dot) just below the circle. In this picture, the distance from the circle to the marker is the same as the length of the third quarter of the circle. The position of the mark is the chin of the character, so it is better to draw a short line rather than a dot, otherwise the chin will become too pointed. The height of the chin mark is a way of adjusting the shape and appearance of the face. Next, draw two diagonal auxiliary lines, which must be tangents to the circumference of the circle (tangent secondary school math ah), and cross the edge of the chin mark.

Then, to flesh out the face, it can't be that skinny. Draw two rounded triangles on either side of the face. Adjust the thickness of the triangles and the height of the cheekbones (where the triangles curve) to change the shape and appearance of the face, and you'll be able to draw different characters.

Now that the lower part of the face has taken shape, let's add the eyes, nose, and mouth. The position of the eyes will vary slightly from character to character, but they are usually located in the lower part of the circle. The nose is about in the middle of the lower part of the face (i.e., the area below the circumference of the circle), and the mouth is directly below the nose. (In this Japanese style, the face is drawn lower down, and the character looks younger, while the traditional three-eyed proportions are simpler and more realistic.)

Next, erase the auxiliary lines and fill in the details of the eyes. Now you can see the basic shape of the roughly finished face, and you can add all the details you like, such as hair, clothes, jewelry, tattoos, scars and so on (of course, not more is better, otherwise it would be a snake's foot).

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3/4 View

First draw a large circle, like in the front view, but now turn the auxiliary line to the upper left. This part of the head is a sphere in three dimensions, so no matter which way you rotate it, the auxiliary line should line up with the curve of the sphere. Divide the face horizontally into thirds and vertically into two equal parts. Of course, because of the angle of the circle we're drawing, the auxiliary lines won't divide it into exactly equal parts, but it's important to remember that if you rotate the sphere into front view again, it should look exactly the same as it did earlier in the tutorial.

Next, extend the vertical auxiliary curve underneath the sphere, and choose a point underneath the sphere to represent the position of the chin. The distance from the circumference to the chin should be a little longer than the length of the third segment of the circle. Draw two auxiliary lines that are tangent to the edge of the circle and touch the chin mark. The one on the left should be steeper than the one on the right.

To round the face slightly, draw two rounded triangles on either side of the lines. The left side of the face should curve out to meet the circumference of the circle, while the right side of the curve should be smoothed and angled a bit. It takes a lot of practice to get it right.

Next, draw the eyes, nose, and mouth. The eyes are in the lower half of the circle. You can refer to the "Animated Character Eyes" tutorial in this tutorial to learn how to position the eyes at this angle. All the features should follow the center line, don't draw them crooked! Otherwise it will look very ugly ;) the nose is generally in the eyes directly under the mouth is generally in the nose directly under the nose (this is quite familiar - the Tang Monk riding a horse dongli dong, followed by a Monkey King). Note that the mouth doesn't extend to the left of the nose; at this angle, it's mostly to the right of the vertical auxiliary curve.

After some optimization of the lines, the basic shape of the 3/4 view head is complete. Add all your favorite hairstyles and jewelry to her! Listed here are some different angles of the head. Each of them is made by adding auxiliary lines to a basic circle as done in the previous tutorials (for more information on drawing sideways heads - like the example in the upper left of this picture, see the tutorial "Nose and Mouth"). Maybe the proportions of these faces are not perfect, because these pictures, as examples, are completely different types of faces (many of them are drawn as men...) ^. ^

Of course, there are many other types of characters than simple cartoon girl figures... These other scale characters pictured above are ones you can try to draw as well. They all have the same basic shape, except some of the lines are lengthened or shortened. For example, the one in the upper left corner of the picture has a longer, thinner face, more angular cheeks, and narrower eyes. The one in the upper right corner has a much smaller face and big eyes. Men's faces are generally longer and squarer, while women's faces tend to be smaller and rounder. Children's, unlike both, are small and round.

Basic Hair Styling

The usual type of hair for an animated character will be very complex. However, if you break them down into basic elements to draw, it will simplify the process.

Like real hair, manga-style hair is made up of many strands. However, rather than drawing each strand individually, it's often better to draw them as clumps of different sizes and shapes. As shown, these are some of the simplest forms of each hair style. Notice that in most cases, the lines at the bottom of the clump are a bit more curved - as is especially evident in the top leftmost example in the sample picture - and the lower lines have more curvature than the upper ones, giving the hair a bit more depth and a bit more caricatured (anime- ish?). Sometimes the hair is shown exaggeratedly, sometimes it's just visible, but in most manga hairstyles, each strand of hair will be in this basic shape.

When you know how to draw each strand of hair, you can start combining them together to form a manga-style hairstyle. Take a look at each of the examples in this picture (the author himself wonders why the group of hair in the lower left corner is discounted) and notice how the basic hair strands from the first step are used. Those similar shapes are often used throughout many different hairstyles. Drawing a curve that curves outward as a hairline on each strand of hair, where appropriate, will make the hair appear a bit more graphic.

Another point worth noting is that you can depict the hair in as much detail as you like, simply by increasing the number of strands.

Now let's start practicing some slightly more complex shapes. Notice how you can change the size and shape of each strand of hair to give it a different character. Each strand of hair can be slender and straight and long, or thick and curved. Note that you can make the hair very detailed or very simple, depending on how many strands you draw.

Here are some examples of basic hairstyles. Note that when the hair is curved and rotated, the inner part of the hair is like the eyes, which are one of the most important features of a comic character's personality. The eyes are the most expressive part of the face, and they are also the part that distinguishes different characters from each other and makes them distinctly recognizable. Therefore, it is very important to draw eyes well. In this part of the "Self-study Guide to Conventional Face Drawing", you will learn how to draw eyes in various manga styles. Some common online tutorials tend to tell you how to draw big eyes on beautiful women, but they don't make a careful distinction between the obvious variations of different styles of eyes. This tutorial covers how to draw different types of male and female eyes in manga, with some examples of other styles, and will hopefully help you draw your own original manga characters, and perhaps make your characters even more beautiful.

Female Eyes

Now, let's start with the most common manga style of eyes, the "Beauty Eyes". Start by drawing an upward curve, with a slightly thicker line at the top of the curve. Here we draw the right side of the face of the eyes (that is, the character's left eye), so the left end of the curve than the right end of the high (Japanese-style eyes with some sagging corners of the eyes, the look of Chu Chu, but drooping too much, the little dragon lady will become an old dragon lady). In fact, the tops of these unshaped eyes are not perfectly curved, but slightly angular. There are also some types of eyes that curve almost completely at the positive tip.

Next, we draw the lower part of the eye. To determine its position, we gently draw two diagonal lines downward from the edge of the upper eyelid as a secondary line. The degree of slanting of the auxiliary lines determines how big and wide the eye will be. Take a look at the examples on the back of this page to see how the slanting of the lines creates a different effect. Draw the lower eye line through the auxiliary line, with the corner of the eye angled slightly downward and to the right, and the line at the lower right corner drawn slightly thicker.

Erase the auxiliary line and draw a long oval shape inside the eye. Some manga characters have a large circular iris, but here we've made it a long, thin oval, which you can widen to your liking. The upper part of the oval will be covered by the upper eyeliner - in fact, regardless of the style of eye, we can't see the entire eyeball completely, and the upper part is almost always covered by the edge of the eye frame (with the exception of panic and anger, of course).

Next, draw the outline of the eye highlights. Often manga characters will have some shading in their eyes. Girls in manga usually have distinct shadows and shimmer as well. Establish the light source you've chosen for your drawing and that it's constant throughout the picture. For example, if the light in a drawing is coming from the left, then the highlights in the rest of the drawing must also originate from the left, or else the light and darkness created by the light will not be coordinated (unless you are using more than one source of light, but this textbook doesn't cover that). Draw two long ovals: the large one on the upper left side of the iris (the eyeball) (overlapping the edge of the iris, as shown here), and the small one on the other side of the eye.

Next, the pupil is drawn below the highlights. The highlights are usually at the top, so don't draw the pupil below the highlights. Then draw the eyelashes, which in the case of this eye, are continuous spikes that grow from the upper right side of the eye. Eyelashes should follow the curve of the eye to draw, it will look like from the eye to grow, do not just draw some stick on her eyes "Z" shaped fold line. In fact, eyelashes are tiny curves that come out of the top of the eyelid.

(Here described as a function of PS) Click on the Layer Panel checkbox, set Layer 1 to "Preserve Transparency" (Preserve Transparency), as shown in the picture on the left. This way you can only add color to the existing lines without smudging the blank spaces that are not colored. This is very important. Choose a large brush and paint the whole picture in solid black (0,0,0). The outlined edges will turn the black color it deserves. He overlaps and nests.

Okay, now let's start drawing another style of eye - not the one we usually see. This type is more slender, elegant, and realistic-looking, so it's often used in more serious anime and manga. This particular eye belongs to the Deedlit "Lodoss War" category, which is a much cooler look than the Slayer (this eye started with the Slayer!). The eye is a thin, curved line. Start by drawing a thin curve. The left side should be lower than the right, and the turn on the left side of the line should be sharper.

To make it easier to define the bottom edge of the eye, gently draw two diagonal crossover lines from the edge of the eye as auxiliary lines. Unlike the tutorial above, the lines here are not as vertical. The more horizontal the lines are, the smaller the eye will be. But don't draw them too straight, because you don't want these eyes to be squinty. Draw the bottom line of the eye through the secondary line.

Erase the lines and draw the outline of the iris (eyeball). Without the eyelid, the eyeball would be a perfect circle. However, the eyeball is blocked by the edge of the eyelid, so we can't see the top and bottom of the eyeball. Don't draw the eyeballs too small, at least you can see the complete object. (Unless you want to convey some kind of emotion, such as anger or surprise, but that's a story for another time.)

Next, we draw the highlights on the iris, which are positioned and drawn as described above, but here the eyeballs themselves are much smaller and rounder. Then, we draw the eyelids on top of the eyes.

Draw the brow and shadow on the remainder of the iris. Remember to draw the pupil underneath the highlight, and no matter how dark you make the rest of the eye, the pupil should stand out a little in comparison.

You can use the same method to create these different styles of female eyes. Try to see the differences in each style, but they're all pretty much the same. Although the shapes and proportions change, the highest edge of the eye is always thicker; there are always layers of shading on the eye, and so on. Some of these are really sketchy and seem a bit scattered, but I hope this is still helpful.

Male Eyes

Next, we're going to draw some male eyes. Generally male characters are neglected by manga fans because many of them find them difficult to draw (it's hard to draw women, it's harder to draw men, it's easier to draw unisex ones, and it's a test for readers and writers to differentiate between men and women in manga), but in fact it's really not such a difficult problem, although the difference between the two is really It's really not that difficult, although the difference is quite large. Most men's eyes are thinner and narrower than women's eyes, although there are exceptions. This type of eye ( I think it belongs to Fushigi Yuugi's Hotohori (I haven't seen this movie)) is narrower than other women's eyes, and not as skinny, and seems to be one of those darker, more suspicious looking people. ^_^ Start drawing a thick, longer curve that resembles a horizontal line, but still has a bit of an arc to it. The edges of the line should curve inward slightly, with the left end being more pronounced.

Gently draw two diagonal lines to help define the lower frame of the eye, starting from the sides of the upper frame, almost perpendicular to each other. Don't draw them too diagonally or too flat, or the size of the eye won't be as accurate. Draw the line of the lower frame of the eye, and use the auxiliary line to help you determine its position.

Erase the lines and draw the iris. The iris is a perfect circle, but part of it will be hidden by the eyelid. Don't draw the eyeballs too small; at least you should be able to see the full object. (Unless you want to express a strong emotion, e.g. surprise or anger, see the tutorial on Emotions)

The male figure's eyes are similarly luminous, though the highlights are generally not as large or pronounced. Draw an oval at the left edge of the eye, and a pointy shape at the right corner as a highlight area.

Draw the pupil, highlights and deeper shadows, especially if the character has dark eyes. Then draw the eyelids and eyelashes. Male characters generally have darker, thicker eyebrows, so remember not to draw a thin willow leaf eyebrows. It's not that hard, is it? ^_^ There's no need to worry about eyes looking too feminine, in fact it's often hard to tell which eyes must belong to a man and which must belong to a woman (eyes aren't a gender marker after all). Certain styles of eyes can be unisex.

Slender, narrow eyes are often (though not always) associated with darker, deeper characters. Bad guys generally have narrower eyes, but don't think of all characters with these eyes as enemies. To draw this style of eye, start by drawing a long curve, making sure that the left end of the curve slopes down more than the right.

Next, draw two diagonal auxiliary lines from either side of the upper eye frame, at a slightly different angle than the first three parts of the tutorial: the left one is much flatter than the right one. Draw the bottom part of the eye with reference to the auxiliary line, which should be curved, not a straight line, so that the whole eye looks like an elongated pointed oval.

Erase the auxiliary line and draw the iris. The iris should be covered by the upper eyelid; otherwise, the iris is a perfect circle. Thicken the line at the right corner of the eye.

Draw the highlights, and the double eyelid above the eye.

After adding the pupil and shading the iris, and adding the eyebrows, the eye is finished. Finally smooth and darken the lines and you're done. ^_^

After you've drawn the right eye, you may want to draw the left eye as well. All you need to do is draw an exact mirror image of the original eye. However, the placement of the second eye requires some skill. The eyes in animation, no matter what the style, are always one eye's length apart. The spacing may be greater or lesser, but the length of a single eye is a better way to measure it (often referred to as three eyes).

Maybe you don't always draw the front of a person's face, so it's important to know how to position the eyes at different angles. In the "Head" section of the Self-Study Guide to Conventional Face Painting, you'll see how to define the position of the eyes by using curves as auxiliary lines. When you first learn to draw lines to help define the position of the eyes, you don't have to do this until you get really good at it - you don't want the eyes to be off-center. Notice that in the picture on the left, the eye on the right is much smaller and flatter than the one on the left, yes, because it's farther away from you. `

This one is also very similar - except that the head is tilted up in the other direction. In this picture, the eyes on the left are smaller than the ones on the right, but the eyes still follow the curve of the face. If the two eyes aren't properly positioned, it's going to look terrible,so - hmmm, be careful!

The eyes are the windows of the soul, and the main expression of their demeanor when drawing eyes, so they must be drawn well. The general drawing method is as follows:

1, with a pencil draft, draw the basic shape, while paying attention to the position and angle of the eyes and the accurate relationship between perspective.

2, after the draft, the brush can be used to outline the eyes. In the use of brushes, pay attention to, because the brush is softer, with the line of change is also larger, so pay attention to the power of the weight, in general, in the drawing of the upper eyelid with a brush to loose, and in order to make the character's eyes have a god, can be painted on the upper eyelid thicker.

3, be careful when painting the eyes, to leave out the highlights of the eyes beforehand, in the pupil of the upper part of the pupil can be appropriate to leave some of the white, which will make the eyes have a sense of transparency.

4, in the drawing of the lower eyelid, to try to draw some thin.

5, draw eyelashes, do not draw eyelashes too thick, with a sharp brush.

6, in painting the side of the eye and the front of the same method, but need to draw more eyelids out of a part of the eyelid in order to make it wrapped around the eye, the side of the eye lashes are the longest. Young women - young men:

Middle-aged women - middle-aged men:

7. When drawing, pay attention to the upper and lower positions of the eyes.

8. The relationship between the eyes and the nose.

9. Several different shapes of eyes.

In the painting of the glasses must pay attention to the distance between the lenses is not too close, the girl with the thin side of the glasses, while the boy's glasses side is thicker, and in the painting of the half side of the glasses, pay attention to the near big and far away from the small, near the wide and far away from the narrow perspective relationship.

Hands

The proverb says, "It is difficult to paint a person's hand," which means that it is difficult to paint the hand, and for this reason, you should first understand the structure of the hand. The structure of the hand can be divided into two parts of the palm and wrist, the palm of the hand to be seen as an irregular pentagon, painting, first of all, the two parts of the hand as a whole, drawing the hand of the border, and then set out the position of the thumb, to make clear that the length of each finger is different, the joints of the fingers should be appropriate to bend the joints of the fingers in the close-up picture to draw the two joints of the fingers, in particular, we must emphasize the thumb and pinky's outside the contour line, which will be more attractive. contour line, so that there will be more three-dimensional sense.

Hand drawing:

The back side of the hand should be outlined with hard lines to show the hardness of the bones, and the palm side should be drawn with soft lines to show the soft texture.

And the fingers are very flexible, so the five fingers should not be separated to observe the different shapes with the movement of the hand at different angles.

Women's fingers are more slender, the bones do not protrude, the nails are longer, in order to show the delicate, soft feeling of women's hands, so the line used should be smooth and sexual. ?0?8

Men's hands are wider and thicker, with thick fingers and obvious joints, so they are mostly represented by hard lines.

Feet

The law of motion of the foot is shown by the angle made between the foot and the calf.

When drawing, you should pay attention to the shoes is with the movement of the foot and the angle changes, drawing to think of the state of the foot, the different styles of shoes to use different brushes to show its texture

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