Anime Face Guide. Now you know how to draw proportions of a manga face but you still need to learn about the details to draw it convincingly. Use guide construction lines constructions lines when drawing anime.
Scroll down for a downloadable pdf of this tutorial. You can shade the neck and face if you wish but keep it simple and don t overdo it. Side top lit anime face shading anime face shading top side lighting.
In general men have thicker necks than women but keep in mind that the age of the character matters as well.
When you know how to draw an anime face you are already halfway there as the face is one of the most important things when drawing anime characters. Finally add lines for hair use a smaller tipped tool to add more detail to the face remove the sketch marks to create a neater outline and add the base color of your work. On the dark side there will generally be a light spot around the cheek bone as that area will catch some. For example if you want to draw a symmetrical head face from the front view you can first draw a horizontal line though the middle of where you want to draw the face.
