Mary R. Moore - How to Draw Anime: The Simplified Guide to Drawing Anime & Manga for Beginners

How To Draw Anime

The Simplified Guide to Drawing Anime & Manga for Beginners

by

Mary R. Moore

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Anime

Chapter 2 - How to Draw an Anime Head

Chapter 3 - Dynamic Head Angles

Chapter 4 - Aging the Characters from Childhood to Old Age

Chapter 5 - How to Draw Anime Eyes

Chapter 6 - How to Draw Anime Nose and Mouth

Chapter 7 - Anime Expressions

Chapter 8 - How to Draw Anime Hair

Chapter 9 - Anime Figure Drawing - Male and Female

Chapter 10 - Simple Gesture Poses, Hand and Foot Drawings

Conclusion Have Fun!

Mary R. Moore, Artist & Author

Introduction

T hank you for purchasing this book. Ive designed it to be a step-by-step tutorial for those wanting to learn the unique skill of drawing Anime and Manga characters. Here you will learn the basic foundations of drawing as well as more complex techniques to create stunning images.

You will learn how to draw a variety of Anime heads, dynamic head angles, Anime hair, eyes, nose and mouth, the multitude of Anime expressions, male and female figures, poses, hands and feet. When you finish the lessons in this book, youll not only be able to draw a variety of male and female Anime characters, but youll also have the ability to let your creative juices flow and draw unique characters that have never been drawn before.

The possibilities are endless!

Take your time and have fun with it!

Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Anime

I f you have been watching Bleach, Inuyasha, Studio Ghibli's Productions, you already have an idea of anime. But if you have been moved by the works of the Japanese animators or Mangakas (Manga Artists) because of their peculiar 'Wow Factor' and are curious to know more about Japanese animation, this is for you.

Anime is a synonym for this very stylized form of Japanese animation. Why did I use the word 'stylized'? Well, if you compare Japanese animation to Western animation, the former uses less key frames (depends since Miyazaki's works does not tend to do that), more variety of angles and have that totally different face type with amazing eyes.

The Walt Disney Production of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced many Japanese animators in the mid-20th century. The Father of Japanese Manga, as he is often called, Osamu Tezuka (creator of the famous Astro Boy), simplified the Disney animation technique and a new form of animation evolved out of it. The word anime, henceforth became a banner for Japanese animation worldwide, be it from animated episodes or to full-fledged animation movies.

East meets West - Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Studio Ghibli Productions, Inuyasha, Astro Boy, Mickey Mouse and Pocahontas

Chapter 2 - How to Draw an Anime Head

N ow that Anime has captured your attention, lets start with 10 basic steps for drawing anime before moving on further with the more complex stuff. Just remember, practice makes perfect.

Step 1 - Rough Circle: First draw a circle. Dont worry if the circle is not perfect. It only serves as the guideline for the head.

S tep 2 Vertical Centerline : Next draw the vertical centerline. The centerline is the one that divides the face in equal halves.

S tep 3 - Eye Lines : To draw the eye lines, you actually have to draw two lines between which the eyes will be positioned. Do you know that the distance between two eyes is one single eye! Well, if I go into two much detail, these simple steps will become complex ones. So I will try not to go into too much detail unless required.

S tep 4 - Rough Jaw Lines and Nose Line: So, inside the roughly drawn circle the centerline and the eye lines are already placed, right? Next, draw the rough structure of the jaw along the bottom of the circle.

S tep 5 The Ears: Position the ears where the jaw line meets the circle and roughly at the bottom of the eye line.