Some consider anime to be an art form. Most anime designs include exaggerated physical features, such as large eyes and hair, and long arms or legs. With this tutorial you will learn how to draw an anime girl dressed for school and a girl in a bathing suit.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Anime Girl Dressed to Go to School
Step 1. Draw a girl's outline using stick shapes and figures. First draw a circle to make the head. Add a pointed shape to the bottom of the circle to make the chin. Use a short line for the neck. Draw a curved line from the neck to where the pelvic area will be. Draw a four-sided shape for the chest and connect the lines that make up the limbs to it. Use a triangle as a guide for the hands
Step 2. Using the stick figure as a guide, shape the design. Take into account the proportions and where the joints are. Add two crisscross lines to the face and chest to get some help on where to then place the body details
Step 3. Now you can draw the eyes. Position them with the help of the crossed lines. Add a short curved line to make the eyebrows. Draw an angled line for the nose and a short curved line for the lips
Step 4. Choose which hair style to use for your anime character. In this illustration we have chosen a simple style that can be achieved by drawing short curved and oblique lines
You can also add a bow, clip or any other accessory to your hair.
Step 5. Choose which dresses to draw
A common choice is to design the school uniform. A simple jacket and a pleated skirt are also fine.
Step 6. Define the details and delete unnecessary lines
Step 7. Color your drawing
Step 8. Here are some other tips you can use for your character's school uniform
Method 2 of 2: Anime Girl in Swimsuit
Step 1. Draw a girl's outline using stick shapes and figures. First draw a circle to make the head. Add a pointed shape to the bottom of the circle to make the chin. Use a short line for the neck. Draw a curved line from the neck to where the pelvic area will be. Draw a four-sided shape for the chest and connect the lines that make up the limbs to it. Use a triangle as a guide for the hands
Step 2. Using the stick figure as a guide, shape the design. Take into account the proportions and where the joints are. Add two crisscross lines to the face and chest to get some help on where to then place the body details. Since this character will be wearing a swimsuit, indicate where the breasts are using two elongated shapes. Add a small curved line for the navel
Step 3. Now you can draw the eyes. Position them with the help of the crossed lines. Add a short curved line to make the eyebrows. Draw an angled line for the nose and two short curved lines for the lips to make the character smile
Step 4. Choose which hair style to use for your anime character. You can use curved lines to make wavy hair. Add a C shape on each side to make the ears stick out slightly in the hair
Step 5. Review the outline of the body and choose the type of swimsuit to draw
A common choice is to design a two-piece costume.
