Drawing Tutorial: How to Draw an Anime Girl Face

Learn how to draw an anime girl face step by step with Natalia Batista.

Did you know you can turn anyone into a Manga character? Join illustrator Natalia Batista in this tutorial as she guides you through the process of creating a stunning anime character of singer Ashnikko. Learn the essentials of drawing a female character, from head proportions to captivating eyes and flowing hair.

Natalia's expertise and insightful tips make this tutorial a must-watch for aspiring artists and anime fans alike. Following the tutorial, you can explore a wide range of manga courses.

Master proportion, style, facial features and personality as you bring a Japanese-inspired character to life.

1. Drawing the Head
Define the shape of the head, paying attention to the head angle and the eyes. Natalia points out that when you do a caricature you often bring out the bad things in the person's face and make them more pronounced. In manga you prefer bringing out the good things and make them even more pretty or cool.

2. Drawing the eyes and eyebrows
The eyes are very important in manga, that is where you convey the most expression for the character and a lot of their personality. Anime eyes are often over-sized or very pronounced in manga drawings.

3. Drawing the nose and mouth
The nose doesn’t describe emotion or feeling of the character traditionally in manga, but it is important to include. When doing the mouth sometimes you can make it rounder or longer or smaller or bigger it all depends on what your reference is, or if you have some certain personality of the character that you want to bring out. If the character is very energetic and talkative, Natalia suggests maybe they should have a big mouth. So the mouth can play an important role in showing the characters’ personality.

4.Drawing the hair
Natalia advises that manga characters usually have ‘fluffy’ or ‘big’ hair styles. The hair is not too close to the hair so bare that in mind when drawing your characters’ hair.
The important thing with hair in anime drawing, Natalia points out, is that hair is not ‘straight lines’, it can be flowy so play around with shapes to create the right style for your character. Use the flow of the lines and don’t feel like you need to stick to the rules. Adding a few details into the clothing where the hair falls is enough. It doesn’t need to be too detailed.

If you're looking to venture into the world of Japanese manga and anime but don't quite know where to begin, this Complete Guide to Anime and Manga Terms is for you

You may also like these courses from Natalia Batista:

-The Art of Manga: Drawing Unique Characters
-Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation

Explore a whole world of manga courses on Domestika.