How to draw an anime face? It is a step by step process which only needs practise to make it perfect. But it is not that complicated as well. If followed properly you can nail these drawing like a professional. Many people may think that anime could be a hard task but when started from the very basic and very simple steps these can be pretty easy. Its just that the very start should be carefully drawn so that from the very beginning drawings are flawless. Plus in the beginning you may want to add few lines which are not part of the final face but they are there just to help in making asymmetrical structure. For newbies sometimes creating a balance is not easy so they understand the drawing prerequisites.
Step by step process of drawing anime face
Follow the steps to get perfectly drawn anime
Step 1
Start by drawing a circle. If your hands are not clean in drawing a perfect round yen use a compass in this way it will be easy to find a mid point as well. After that lightly draw a straight line in the middle. Use of pencil is suggested to erase the mistakes easily. Draw the circle in the middle of the page and draw it large so there is enough space for the features.
Step 2
Take from the bottom and mark a spot from one third of the distance. This means you will not draw a line exactly in the middle rather little downwards. The measurement do not need to be exact but a pencil can also be used to make a mark. So after marking the position draw a horizontal line that divides the circle in 1/3rd proportion. Draw the line lighter so that it is erased easily afterwards.
Step 3
Next is the line for nose and for this draw another straight horizontal line passing through the circle beneath the line drawn in step 2. Draw it light to be removed later.
Step 4
Another line needs to be drawn for the chin. The faces of anime are not round rather ovular so the chin line will come beneath the circle. The distance should not be too much because they do not have such long faces. If a female face has to be drawn then the length of the distance between this line and circle should be kept lesser for they have round faces.
Step 5
This step is crucial because now the actual drawing is to start. The chin has to be drawn. So take from the sides of the circle. The point where the line fir nose and circle were intersecting. Start sketching angular line from those points to the centre where the chin line was drawn. Repeat the same for the other side to make an asymmetrical jaw line. Remember the difference between the female and make anime. For females keep the pointed chins and round faces. For old characters narrow faces should be drawn so jawline should be pointier.
Step 6
Sketch the outlines of neck. Draw the curves at both the sides of the vertical line under the jawline. In case if make characters show a muscular build by drawing wider neck while for females draw narrower curves. When drawing young boys or girls keep in mind that they are not muscular so you can draw shorter curves. Keep a check on the neck width by looking at the drawing that either it is too wide or short.
Step 7
Now is the time to add features to your anime. First draw the ears at either side of the head between the line drawn for eyes and nose. Ears should line up with the upper and lower lines. Draw oblonged C shaped drawing the top of which should touch the upper line while the bottom should connect with the jaw line. You can add details if you wish. They can be of different types so to get a better idea take a look at your own ears or the picture of a real ear.
Step 8
Nose can be drawn very easily because in anime there are no well defined nose from the front especially. This gives an advantage when drawing a nose of a simple anime only a dot is enough at the intersecting line of nose and the vertical line. To make a more defined nose either draw two curves on both the sides or two lines going from intersecting line to the eyes.
Step 9
Draw the eyes now and follow different guides for male and female. For males draw horizontal lines under the line for eyes. For females make those lines arched shaped. The bottom line of the eyes should come anywhere above the line drawn for nose. There is a variety if eye shapes in animes so you can always look for the ones you would like or find easy to draw as a beginner. Eyes can also express emotions so practise drawing a variety of them to depict expressions.
Step 10
Start drawing the eyebrows now by sketching a line from above the inner corner of the eye and extending to the side. The line should cone slightly above the horizontal line drawn for the eyes. The shape if the eye should be similar to the shape of the upper part of the eye, angular or straight. The eyebrows can be simple lines or filled up to make rectangular shapes. Amine eyebrows have different shapes so you can play with them. Expressions can be depicted through eyebrows so different shapes to express multiple feelings.
Step 11
Make a point between the nose and the chin to draw a mouth. Start by sketching a simple line to make smiling lips. Draw the same line to make the appearance of the bottom lips. Different types if mouth and their shapes will determine variety of expressions. Take an idea from the pictures of anime for well defined mouth shapes. For a smiling mouth which is wide open you can draw two lines inside the mouth up and down to show teeth rather than individual tooth. Expressions will determine the size of the mouth like a funny face will have a wider mouth while a serious one will have smaller mouth.
Step 12
This step needs care because when all the features have been drawn its time to remove all the lines drawn for guidance. The vertical line in the middle. The three lines for eyes, mouth and chin and the circle. The lines were to be drawn light to be removed easily but caution to be taken for not to remove the actual drawing lines.
Step 13
This is the final step and now the basic anime is ready. All you have to do is give some finishing. You can play with the drawing to give it a fun hairstyle. There are numerous examples online to take a better idea. Or you can also create something of your own. Add some details like freckles or blushes. Shading will give a complete finish. And here your anime is ready to rock the artist inside you.