010212 How To Draw Anime Faces And Bodies.pdf

The eyes are one of the most important features of anime style characters; they are the most expressive

parts of the face, and are part of what makes each character different and recognizable. Thus, it is very

important to be able to draw them correctly. In this section of the general face tutorial, I will show you how

to draw a variety of anime style eyes. A lot of other sites only show you how to draw large female eyes,

without really going over the large variety of other styles. In this tutorial, I will cover different types of male

and female anime eyes, plus give you examples of numerous other styles for you to use to help you draw

your own original characters, or to refine your style with existing characters.

Female Eyes

Lets begin with the most basic and common of anime eyes, the large female type. Start off by drawing a

line that curves upwards, and is slightly thicker at the highest point. This eye will be on the right side of

the face, so make the left end of the curved line higher than the right. The top of this particular eye (Lina

Inverse's eye, (from Slayers) actually ^.^) isn't a perfect curve; it is slightly angular. Some styles of eyes

are nearly perfectly curved on the top.

Next, you want to draw in the lower part of the eye. To help you place the lower half, lightly draw diagonal

lines pointing down, starting at the edges of the top part of the eye. The steepness of the slope of these

lines will determine how large and wide the eye will be. If you look at the other tutorials on this page, you

will see that the steepness of these lines varies. Using these lines as a guide, draw the lower part of the

eye. It should slope down to the right a little, and should be thicker at the right corner.

Erase the guidelines and draw a long oval within the eye. Some characters have large circles for irises,

but this particular one has thin ovals. You can adjust the shape so it's wider, if you like. Make part of the

oval obscured by the upper part of her eye. With all styles, the complete iris is rarely visible; part of it

almost always is concealed by the border of the eye.

Next, draw the outline of the light glares. Anime characters' eyes should always have at least some sort of

shading. Anime females in particular tend to have really heavy shading and lots of shiny areas. Make

sure you choose a light source, and stick with it throughout your picture. For example, since the light is

coming from the left in this picture, I have to make sure all the highlights on the rest of the picture

originate from the left, or the lighting will be inconsistent (unless I'm using multiple light sources, but I

won't get into that). Draw two long ovals: a large one on the left side of the iris (which overlaps the outline

of the iris, as you can see), and a very small one on the other side of the eye.

Next, draw the pupil underneath the light glares. The highlights are always on top; never draw the pupil

on top of the light glares. Draw the eyelashes, too; with this particular eye, the eyelashes are a series of

spikes coming off of the top-right part of the eye. Make the spikes follow the curve of the eye, so it looks

like they are coming off of the eye; don't just draw zig-zag lines sticking out of her eye. ^_~ Also, draw the

eyelid on the left part of the eye. Its just a thin, curved line originating from the top of her eye

Set Layer 1 to "Preserve Transparency" by checking the box on the Layers menu, as shown at the left.

This allows you to paint on top of the existing lines without coloring over them and messing them up. Its a

very handy feature. :) Select a big paintbrush and paint over the entire picture with pure black. The outline

should be back to its former darkened self. :)

Okay, now we are going to draw another style, one that isn't as common. This eye is much more slender,

elegant, and realistic looking, and is used in more serious anime and manga. This particular eye belongs

to Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War, which is a considerably more serious show than Slayers (which is

where the previous eye came from). Begin by drawing a long, slightly curved line. The left side should be

lower than the right, and the line should curve in sharply at the left edge.

To help you define the sides and bottom of the eye, lightly draw two diagonal guidelines that originate

from the edges of the eye. Unlike the previous tutorial, these lines are not very steep; the more horizontal

the lines are, the smaller the eye will be. Don't make them too flat, though, because you don't want this

eye to be too squinty. Using the guidelines, draw the bottom line of the eye.

Erase the guidelines and draw the outline of the iris. If there were no eyelids, the iris would be a perfect

circle. However, since the iris is bordered by the eyelids, the top and bottom of the iris will be hidden from

view. The iris should not be so small that you can see the entire thing (unless you wanted to convey

certain emotions like anger or surprise, but that is covered in another section).

Next, draw the light glares on the iris. The placement is the same as in the previous tutorial, but like the

iris itself, the glares are much smaller and more circular. Draw the eyelid above the top line of the eye, as

well.

Draw the eyebrow and shading in the rest of the iris. Remember to draw the pupil beneath the light

glares, and to make it stand out from the rest of the eye a little no matter how darkly you shade the rest of

the iris.

Here are a variety of other styles of female eyes you can make using the same methods. Try to see the

differences between each style, as well as the similarities. Though the shape and proportions change, the

top border of the eyes is always thicker, there are always multiple layers of shading on the irises, etc.

Some of these were sketched fairly quickly and are a little messy, but I hope they are still helpful. ^.^;

Male Eyes

Next we will draw some male eyes. Male characters are sometimes neglected by fan artists, because

many fan artists have trouble drawing guys. They really aren't that hard, though, just different. Most male

eyes are more thin and narrow than female eyes, though there are several exceptions. This particular eye

(which I think belongs to Hotohori from Fushigi Yuugi) is narrower than other female eyes, without being

so thin that it looks like it belongs to a more shady, suspicious character. ^_^ Begin by drawing a thick,

very slightly curved line. Its almost horizontal, but still has a slight curve to it. The edges should curve

inwards a little, more so on the left.

Lightly draw two diagonal lines, starting from the edges of the top line, to help define the lower part of the

eye. The lines are almost perpendicular to each other. Don't make them too steep or too flat, or the size

of the eye will be off. Draw the lower line of the eye, using the guidelines to help you position it.

Erase the guidelines and draw the iris. The iris is a perfect circle, but is paritally covered up by the eyelids. Do not

draw the iris so small that you can see the entire thing (unless trying to convey a strong emotion like surprise or

anger, which is covered in the expressions section).

Male characters have light glares in their eyes, too, though they often are not as large or obvious. Draw

one oval light glare on the left side of the eye, and a pointed one on the right side.

Draw the pupil benath the light glares and shade heavily, especailly if the character has darker colored

eyes. Draw the eyelid and eyelash. Male characters tend to have darker, thicker eyebrows, so make sure

they aren't too thin. There, that wasn't too hard, was it? ^_^ Don't worry if the eyes look too 'girly'; often

times its hard to tell if some eyes belong male or female characters. Some styles of eyes are

interchangable and can be used for either gender.

Slender, narrow eyes are often (but not always) associated with darker, brooding characters. Villains

often have narrower eyes, but not all characters with such eyes are antagonistic. To draw this style of

eye, start with a long, curved line. Notice that the curve is steeper on the left hand side than the right.

Next, draw two diagonal guidelines from the edges of the top of the eye. The angle of these lines are

different from the ones in the three previous tutorials; the left one is much flatter than the the right. Draw

in the lower part of the eye using the guidelines; it should be curved, rather than a straight line, so that the

entire eye is like an elongated, pointy oval.

Erase the guidelines and draw the iris. The iris is covered up by the upper eyelid; if the eyelids weren't

there, the iris would be a perfect circle. Thicken the lines on the right side of the eye.

Draw in the light glares, as well as the upper eyelid on top of the eye.

Finish up the eye by adding the pupil and shading the iris, and adding the eyebrow. Smooth and darken

your lines, and you're done. ^_^

Here is a collection of male eyes. Notice that some could be mistaken for female eyes; the difference

between the two genders isn't always that distinct, especially in young children. Most of the eyes here are

narrower than the female eyes, and the tops of their eyes aren't as thick. Male characters don't always

have light glares on their eyes, but I tend to draw them in anyway. ;)

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