Let's start with a warm-up. Below is a step by step demo to help you get used to the process we will use later to learn draw anime.
Eyes are a great subject to start drawing anime as they are key to this type of character. The lesson is so simple that you will succeed even if you have never drawn before.
You will need:
- paper
- ruler
- eraser
- 2 pencils
- sharpener
- black gel pen or liner
Step 1:swipe 2 horizontal lines pencil at a distance of 1 inch (25 mm) from each other. Connect them with four vertical lines on equal distance from each other. You should end up with three rectangles that are slightly higher than wide.
Step 2:draw the eyebrows, upper and lower lash lines.The angle of each line slopes slightly towards the center of the pattern. Curved upper lash lines are more pronounced. The guides made in the previous step help to get the correct distance for the lash lines, but for drawing the brows you need to use your eye to get the correct distance between the brows and the lash lines below.
Step 3:add the iris of each eye, leaving a small white circle at the top for highlighting.
Step 4:inscribe an oval in each iris. Add a smaller oval within each of these ovals to represent the pupils. Flatten the bottom of the large ovals. Add two smooth lines above each eye to indicate the crease of the upper eyelid.
Step 5:take a black gel pen or liner and carefully fill in the lines along the contours.
Step 6:Once the ink is dry, erase all pencil lines.
Pencil lines should be light and easy to erase after inking!
In this lesson you will be able to learn how to draw anime eyes. In past lessons, it has already been shown how to draw, so this lesson will definitely come in handy for you. As a result, we will get this:
By analogy, you can draw a second anime eye.
The first step is to draw lines representing the proportions and dimensions of our anime-style eye. It is worth remembering that even in anime it is necessary to follow some rules and proportions inherent in the human body - for example, the distance between the eyes is almost always equal to the width of the eye, try to take this into account in your drawings, and then they will be harmonious.
After we have outlined the shape, we can determine the size of the iris. I also add an eyelid crease.
In this step, I'm adding some details to our anime eye. I more clearly draw the contour of the eye in its upper part, add the pupil, draw a halo around it with small strokes, leave a couple of light spots on the left as highlights and mark several cilia with light lines.
I shade the surface of the iris with a light gradient, darker from above, lighter from top to bottom. Highlights on the eyes should remain white.
Let's break it down into several pages. Anime style eyes are given a lot great importance. They can differ in shape, color, highlights, eyelashes, iris type, and so on. But there is no doubt that they must be very well studied and skillfully worked out. Eyes in anime are the main carrier of the emotional state of the character and his character. Learn everything in order. From the most simple way of drawing eyes in ascending order.
There are many ways to draw eyes in anime style. The easiest, easiest and most understandable way to draw anime eyes:
We consider two forms of the eye. First, draw the arch of the upper eyelid. Either the first or the second, as in the picture below. Next, draw the intersecting guides, lightly. They may be slightly curved. The final character of the eye will depend on what angle you take at the beginning. Here the first drawing is rather female or childish, the second is male:
Now you need to hold the lower eyelid - it will not come into contact with the upper one. The lower eyelid in anime style is transmitted rather conditionally. How you designate it will also affect the final character of the eye. For now, do as I do:
Now we draw the iris. The iris of the eye, of course, should go beyond the upper eyelid. Moreover, in few cases it is drawn round. We draw an oval - in the first, in the second version - a circle:
We draw glare. Most often, one large and several small highlights are placed, located on opposite sides of the center. The main, larger highlight is always turned in the direction of illumination:
Well, how? It turns out something like an eye? I have nothing too. Paint over the pupil:
Now we draw eyelashes. Eyelashes in this version should be from 2 to a maximum of 5, you can generally limit yourself to a solid line. Drawing and coloring:
This is something we should be able to do. Did you like it? Me too. The most important thing. Extra guides can now be erased.
First, learn how to draw like this. This will give you the opportunity to get used to or understand the process itself and give you the opportunity to work out the right movements for your hand, in which each line will turn out beautiful.
And now we will continue to draw more picturesque eyes, not so graphic. Let's draw a simple anime fish eye. Then draw in the steps below:
When you draw with a pencil, you can, and will not be superfluous, use the techniques that we studied earlier when studying
Anime eyes are one of the biggest charms and the best way to express a character's emotional state. And besides, there is no more variety and uniqueness anywhere, because anime eyes are very different from other styles.
Size, highlights, color, shape - all this affects the uniqueness of the eye you draw, and most importantly, each artist draws the way he wants, and thereby expresses his individuality.
They say that such a portrayal lies in the fact that the nation of Japan has a complex about its narrow eyes. I can't tell you for sure as it's just a rumor, but there are a number of anime where the eyes are normal and realistic. (look at the styles of Miyazaki, Akira, Hellsing). Rather, the essence is not always in the eyes.
By the position of the eyes, it is easy to see the mood of the hero and character. Everything is very easy. Almost all types of eyes have great similarities and inventing new ones is not at all difficult.
The easiest way is to take the eyes of any hero and remake them a little in your own way. There are simple and complicated eyes, depending on the drawing, highlights, the number of colors. Do not forget that the eyes are the main criterion for the character and emotions of your character.
With simple anime eyes, one or two highlights are drawn. If you want more beautiful and unique - draw four or more highlights.
First, let's start with a standard, simple type. Now we will draw anime eyes step by step.
Step 1. Let's make the right eye
It's very simple here. Draw a curve to the top line. We thicken in the bend.
Step 2. Draw the bottom
At the moment of connection, draw a thicker line.
Step 3. The iris is not drawn completely and is closed by the eyelid
Only when surprised is she shown open. They can also be round or oval. In our case, it is round.
Step 4: Highlights
As mentioned above, we can draw a large number of them. The largest highlight of them is turned towards the light. They never close anything, always stand in the foreground and do not hide under the hair. And even the pupil.
Step 5: Adding Details to the Pupil
You can add a couple of layers of shadow, here it already looks like a dot that blurs at the edges. We give tone. We draw an eyebrow. We make a darkening at the top of the eye - in the place where the pupil is.
One more example. All steps are identical to the previous example.
Features - a large number of glare, there is a pattern on the pupil. A large number of eyelashes, different sizes, as shown here:
Another example:
Anime eye types
In the end, I present to your attention the different types of eyes. I won't go into detail anymore. But they all have the same rules. Take a closer look - at the top of the eye the lines are thicker than at the bottom, and always.
The lesson is over, thank you all!
The eyes in a drawing made in anime style are the basis of this style, and all pictures of girls drawn in anime style are distinguished by huge eyes: black, blue, green, but always huge and expressive. Since the eyes are the most important and complex element of any drawing of a person, in order to draw the eyes correctly, it is best to do it in stages.
1. Draw a simple eye layout
Draw with a simple pencil, you can use a ruler, two parallel lines and two perpendicular lines, as in my drawing. Beyond the boundaries of this contour, more precisely inside these lines, the eyes of the girl in anime style will be drawn.
2. Anime eyes are slightly upward
Since the anime style eyes are slightly stretched upwards, draw two ovals, slightly flattened at the top and slightly tilted, as in my drawing. You can draw anime eyes without preliminary marking, but then you need to have a very accurate eye. Without marking, the drawing of the eyes will certainly turn out to be inaccurate. And if you draw with a simple pencil in stages, you will see how easily, quickly and accurately you can draw the eyes of an anime girl.
3. Remove the marking lines from the anime drawing
At this stage, it's time to remove the extra lines simple pencil from the drawing and add eyelash contours to the eye drawing. Look carefully at the drawing to see if all the proportions are accurate, because after that it will be difficult to fix something.
4. The girl's eyes should "sparkle"
Perhaps this stage of the drawing will be the most difficult, although in fact all you need to do is draw the pupils. It's just that in order for the eyes of the anime in the figure to "sparkle", the pupils of the eyes must have different shadow areas, which is why you need to pre-select them with contours. Don't paint the entire pupil black or blue color, be sure to make colored highlights for them. The eyes of a girl in anime style should definitely "sparkle".
5. The final stage of the anime drawing
You see how easy it is to draw the eyes of an anime girl. It remains only to slightly outline the contour of the face, add a few simple contours to the picture: nose and mouth, hair and eyebrows. The iris of the eyes can be left black, or you can paint it blue or in green, at your discretion.
If you will draw a girl in the anime manga style, then the lesson on how to learn how to draw anime eyes will come in handy. You can draw the eyes at the very beginning of the girl's drawing, but it's best to do this at the last stage.
If you can draw anime eyes well, and even more so draw anime manga, then this skill will help you draw Winx beautifully.
Drawings, in the style of anime, differ from other genres of drawing comics, primarily in the way the eyes and face are drawn. There are different types of anime, such as manga, comics. Anime also includes the genre of cartoons, for example, the well-known Pokemon cartoon.
Human eyes are the most attractive and main part of a person's face, including those drawn in anime style. This element of the picture must be drawn correctly. In this lesson we will learn how to draw a person's eyes with a pencil in stages.
The complexity of drawing a portrait of a person lies in the ability to convey the emotional state of a person, his facial expressions, the depth of his gaze, eyes, etc. But you can learn a simple technique for drawing a person’s face, especially in anime style, on your own if you draw a person’s face in stages.
