Anime pictures for pencil sketching. Animals, girls' and boys' faces step by step. Master classes for beginners

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Cute pictures drawn in anime style are popular among children, teenagers and adults. To copy characters with a pencil, you need to master the drawing technique. You should practice more to get better at drawing the characters. It is recommended to take simple pictures with a detailed description of all the actions for copying.

What supplies will you need?

Anime characters are distinguished by expressive and large eyes that convey the emotions, joy, delight, tears of the drawn character. To convey the distinctive features of the character, it is necessary to highlight the main details with a pencil.

To complete the anime copying work, you will need the following supplies:

a sheet of clean paper;
pencils of 3 types of hardness in a wooden frame;
pencil sharpener;
soft eraser.

How to use pictures to draw anime

Anime pictures for pencil copying should be simple and those that show step-by-step execution of the drawing. This technique helps to reveal artistic abilities.

For high-quality drawing of anime characters, the image must be printed on a printer or copied directly from the monitor screen.

But in order for the drawn character to look like the original, a number of operations should be performed:

highlight the main lines of the image being copied:
define the proportions as clearly as possible;
determine the position of the figure, the size of the eyes, the shape of the nose and the tilt of the head.

How to draw an anime girl with a pencil step by step for beginners

Anime girls are very feminine, this is conveyed through their figure and movements. They have almost perfect proportions. The figure resembles an hourglass shape: thin waist, narrow shoulders, full hips. Long slender legs, small high breasts.

To get a good pencil drawing of a girl, you need to stick to the work plan:

make a schematic sketch of the figure and pose;
draw the character's head, face and hairstyle;
to give roundness to the body, arms and legs, so that the girl looks feminine and innocent;
draw clothes, it can be a dress or an elegant suit.

Head

Progress of work:

It is necessary to draw an oval – this will be the head. It is divided into 4 parts, which will allow the girl’s facial features to be correctly positioned.
A pointed chin is drawn. 2 lines to the oval of the face will depict a thin neck.
At the intersection of the base lines, the eyes are drawn. According to the laws of anime, they are round and large. The irises are highlighted with shading, and the pupils are marked with blackening. Glare will add liveliness to the look. Drawn eyelashes will add expressiveness to the eyes.

Eyebrows are marked with a thin line, which is applied with several strokes.
The lower part of the face is divided horizontally in half. The nose is depicted as a dot, and below is a small expressive mouth.

The eraser erases unnecessary lines and strokes. The anime girl's hairstyle is drawn. To add volume to the hair, an indentation is made from the edge of the head. Curls of hair are indicated with pointed zigzags, the color and thickness of the strand are highlighted by pressing the pencil.

Body

To start drawing a girl, you need to decide whether she will be dynamic or calm. The girls' body is like an hourglass. They have long and slender legs, so the groin is located 3 heads from the top of the head.

Based on this, a sketch of the figure is drawn in pencil:

It gives shape to narrow shoulders and a chest circumference that is as close to natural as possible.
A smooth transition is made to the waist, which can be depicted as more pronounced.
The hips are drawn in proportion, wider than the waist and slightly wider than the chest.

The legs are depicted thicker at the hips and narrow towards the knees. Beautiful long legs will add sophistication to the image.
The arms are placed to the middle of the thigh. The elbow is drawn at waist level. The hand is drawn, the size of the entire face.
Women's fingers are depicted as slightly pointed, which adds delicacy and femininity to girls' hands.

Sequence of drawing anime guy with pencil

When depicting an anime guy, it should be taken into account that his eyes are smaller than those of women with lush eyelashes and long eyebrows. The mouth is depicted with a thin and narrow line. The hairstyle is longer than generally accepted, disheveled. Sharp cheekbones and a narrow chin emphasize masculinity.

Sequence of drawing a guy in anime style:

A vertical line is drawn, the length of which implies the height of the character and passes through the center. This will help to correctly make the symmetry of the body.

The proportions of the body, its height and width are determined.
Details of all parts of the guy’s body are drawn – head, arms, legs, muscles.
Preliminary sketches are removed.

anime eyes

A distinctive detail of the eyes in the anime style is the multiple presence of highlights in the pupil. The largest highlight is placed close to the pupil, this is a must. Small highlights are placed on the opposite side of the pupil, but you should not overdo it, otherwise the eye will look ridiculous. The shape of the eyes should maintain proportions, even if very large.

Stages of drawing an eye:

A curved line (eyelid) is drawn, which should be slightly thicker at the top. Down from the ends of the drawn arc, 2 arcs are depicted, imitating the eye.
A line is drawn along the lower edge of the eye, widening closer to the nose.
The iris and pupil are depicted as large.
The location of the light source in which the character is located is determined, and 2 oval highlights are drawn. The large highlight is depicted closer to the light, and the second small one on the opposite side of the pupil.

The eyelashes are drawn so that they appear as a continuation of the eyelid.
A thin, curved eyebrow is drawn above the eye.

Women's and men's eyes are drawn almost the same, but there are some differences. Men's eyes should be narrow, the eyelid slightly curved, and a thin line of the upper eyelid is drawn above it. Glare is depicted as oval in the part of the eye directed towards the light, and triangular in the opposite direction.

Youth is conveyed by large eyes, large irises, large highlights and upturned eyelashes.Iris without glare, pointed eye shape, long and sharp eyelashes are suitable for gothic characters. With elongated and wide eyes, with pronounced glare and thick eyelashes, young guys and women are depicted.

Girls' faces

To give the effect of movement and life to the character, the face and head are drawn in profile, from the side and from below. The position of the face gives dynamism to the hero and increases the level of skill of the artist.

When drawing a face in anime style, you should adhere to proportions.

Use half the head, starting from the line defining the location of the eyes, with the nose on the midline and the mouth approximately one third of the way below the nose.

Anime girl face full face

When depicted full-face, facial features are not detailed. The nose and lips should be drawn with small strokes.

Step by step:

A circle is drawn for the face, which is divided in half, and then into quarters.
The lower part of the circle is divided into 4 equal parts by three horizontal lines for the eyebrows and eyes.
The chin line is added, the distance between the bottom of the circle and the chin is about a quarter of the circle's diameter.
The iris, lush eyelashes and eyebrows are outlined.
The nose is placed in the center, the mouth in the middle between the circle and the tip of the jaw.
The ears are drawn at the level of the middle of the eye and the mouth line.

Hair, neck and shoulders are added to the character.
Shadows are applied with strokes.

Anime girl's face half-turned

Drawing the face in half a turn emphasizes the graceful nose and expressive eyes:

A circle is drawn and a central line is drawn with a vertical, curved line, repeating the shape of the ball.
The circle is divided in half by a horizontal line, and the lower part is divided again in half.
Next, add 1 vertical arched line, and at its intersection with the horizontal line, draw the ear.
An auxiliary line is drawn downwards for the chin, it connects with the circle – with the head line on the right and with the ear line on the left.
The auxiliary lines are erased with an eraser.
The girl's large eyes are drawn in the lower third of the ball with a glare.

The nose is located just below the eyes, and the lips are located just below the nose.
Hair and accessories in the form of a hair clip or bow are added.

Anime girl face in profile

Drawing a face in profile is considered a difficult task for beginning artists. It is necessary to maintain the proportions of the girl's face and smooth out the sharp angles of the nose and chin.

Step by step:

A circle is drawn, this is the future head.
The circle is divided from the middle by a vertical line, drawn on the side the character is looking at.
A horizontal line is drawn approximately in the center of the future face, for the eyes.
Then another vertical line is drawn, dividing the circle in half, the ear will be located on it.
The line connects the chin with the circle, the angle of the chin is made round, due to which the girl's face will look softer.
An oval of the ear is drawn at the point where the horizontal and vertical lines intersect.

For anatomical correctness, it is necessary to move away from the circle on the back of the head and give the head the shape of a skull.
The eye is drawn in the form of a check mark with an oval pupil and a glare.
The eyebrow, slightly curved above the eye, is drawn with strokes, and a small mouth is formed.
The hairstyle is given large curls, shading them with a pencil.

The boys' faces

Drawing the faces of guys is not much different from drawing the faces of girls. The eyes of guys are located closer to the center of the face, the upper line of the ears is depicted at the level of the upper part of the eye. The mouth is drawn in the form of a smile-grin, the chin and cheekbones are highlighted with clear lines, this makes the guy's face more masculine. To give expressiveness to the character, facial wrinkles are highlighted.

Anime guy face full face

A face turned to the viewer conveys emotions more vividly. Therefore, to convey the character of a guy, you should draw his face full face.

Step by step:

A slightly elongated circle is drawn.
It is divided into 4 parts, the horizontal line will determine the location of the eyes, and the vertical line will determine the location of the nose and mouth.
Large eyes with highlights are drawn.
Long eyebrows are located above the eyes.
A thin nose is drawn using a vertical line as a guide.
The mouth is created using a few strokes to create lips frozen in a half-smile.
High cheekbones and a narrow chin are outlined.
The neck and ears are added.
Voluminous hair is drawn a little long, covering part of the face.
Individual strands of hair are worked on.
The neck area is darkened with strokes.

Anime guy's face half-turned

The guy's face is half-turned, emphasizing his masculinity. Thin lips and narrow eyes are more carefully drawn.

Step by step:

A ball is drawn.
Draw 2 parallel lines down from the ball, then connect them with a perpendicular line.
Two lines are drawn in the shape of a capital English letter “L”, this allows you to shape the guy’s chin and cheekbones.
Eyes, nose, mouth and ears are drawn.
Auxiliary lines are erased, sharp corners are rounded, and hair is drawn.

Anime guy face in profile

When depicting a face in profile, it is necessary to clearly draw the nose and sharp cheekbones:

A circle is depicted and divided into 9 equal parts using 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines.
The left vertical line goes down one third.
A vertical line parallel to the previous one is drawn on the left edge.

A tangent line is drawn from the support circle to the end of the left line, resulting in a sketch of the guy's chin.
The chin is indicated with an arc.
The lower third depicts the eyes, eyelid lines and eyebrows.
At the end of the chin line, an ear is drawn.
Hair is added.

Cat

Anime pictures for pencil sketching are used not only to learn how to draw people from Japanese cartoons. Various animals are also depicted in the anime style. Cats are popular.

Anime cats are depicted with huge eyes, a large head and a small body. The appearance and character of cats is drawn differently, depending on what breed is depicted.

Stages of drawing a cat:

Draw 2 ovals. 1 large oval is the future head, 2 smaller oval is the future body.
The upper oval is divided by 2 lines into 4 parts.
With the help of sharp cheeks and ears the shape of the head is changed, giving it a cat-like appearance.
At the bottom of the head, large eyes with irises and highlights are drawn.
Eyebrows are depicted above the eyes.
The nose and mouth are drawn on the center line of the marking.
On the lower part of the body, the shape of the paws is indicated, the cat's shape is rounded, and the tail is drawn.
Excess lines are erased with an eraser.

Kitty

Anime pictures for pencil sketching of a kitten are similar to drawings depicting a cat. Kittens are depicted as cute and playful.

Stages of drawing a kitten:

Draw a circle. This will be the kitten's head.
A teardrop-shaped oval is depicted intersecting with the head.
Pointed ears are drawn on the head.
On the right side of the body, add 2 ovals and 2 small circles. These will be the future front and back legs.
A curved tail is depicted.
The line of the kitten's muzzle is outlined. The horizontal line is for the eyes, the vertical line is for the nose and mouth.
Draw large, round eyes with irises and highlights, a triangular nose and a wide mouth.
Whiskers, ear veins and toes are added.

If you add a fluffy zigzag fringe to your kitten, it will look more expressive.

Wolf

An anime wolf is drawn almost the same way as a real one, you just need to add a little dynamics to the wolf's skin and large eyes that fill the entire muzzle.

Stages of drawing a wolf:

A circle is drawn for the head and an oval for the body.
The circles are connected by arcs, depicting the neck.
The paws are added schematically.
The wolf's face is detailed, the nose, mouth and large eyes with highlights are drawn.
On the head, ears are marked and fur is added all over the head and voluminous bangs.
The paws are given volume by drawing the fur.
The fingers and claws stand out.
A fluffy tail and fur are drawn in the form of small zigzags and strokes.

Dog

An anime cartoon dog should have eyes that are either very big or very small. This makes the dog look cute and friendly.

Anime pictures for pencil sketching. Animals, girls' and boys' faces step by step. Master classes for beginners — Anime Pencil Pictures: Dog Drawing

Steps to drawing a dog:

An oval is drawn for the head, it is divided into 4 parts by a horizontal and vertical line.
The body is added to the head.
Hanging ears are drawn on the head.
For the eyes, large circles are drawn, inside which the iris with highlights is drawn.
A nose is added in the form of a triangle and a mouth-jaw with a smile.
On the top of the head, strands of wool are drawn in the form of bangs, in a zigzag shape.
The front paws and the visible part of the back paws are drawn onto the body, as if the dog is sitting.
The ears and expressive eyebrows are finished being drawn.
On the hind legs, pads are depicted in the form of small circles.
Auxiliary lines are removed with an eraser.

Hamster

The anime hamster is a fluffy baby with a cute expression. It is not difficult to draw, the main thing is to make it look like itself, and not like another animal.

Stages of drawing a hamster:

Draw a large circle, this will be the head.
To the right or left of the head, a smaller oval is drawn; this is the future body of the hamster.
A small circle is drawn attached to the body, this is the tail.
At the bottom of the body, add 2 small ovals – the hind legs.
Just below the head there are 2 small circles for the front paws.
Eyes are drawn on the head, round or almond-shaped with an iris and highlights.
The nose is depicted as a triangular shape and the mouth as a smile.
Short and thin whiskers and round ears are added.

Panda

Pandas are attractive animals that originate from China. They are also depicted in anime as a stylized bear.

Steps to drawing a panda:

The panda's head is drawn in the form of an oval.
A circle is added to the head – the body.
The ears and their centers are depicted on the head.
At the bottom of the body, draw paws in the form of ovals.
On the paws, pads are drawn in small circles.
A circle is drawn on the panda's belly to create a white belly.
Front legs are added to the sides of the body.
On the head we draw a nose, mouth and 2 ovals for the eyes.
In the middle of the ovals for the eyes, pupils with highlights are shaded.
The mouth, ears, nose, spots around the eyes, paws and part of the body are colored with a black pencil.

Circles are the basis of the pony's anatomy when depicting it. The head is the largest circle. Mares' heads are more rounded than stallions'. Anime ponies are always drawn with large or small wings, as well as with a thick and long mane fluttering in the wind.

Pony

In Japanese animation, ponies live and communicate like people. They have wings on their backs - small and large, depending on the breed and origin of the pony.

Stages of drawing a pony:

Draw 2 circles next to each other, the first circle should be larger than the second.
The circles are connected with curved lines to form the neck and body of the pony.
At the bottom of the body, legs are drawn in the form of triangles with a cut-off top.
An elongated muzzle, large eyes with long eyelashes and pointed ears, approximately a third of the height of the head, are drawn on a large circle.
Hooves and joints on the legs are detailed.
The wings are located on the back, at the level of the shoulder blades, highlighting the texture of the feathers with the pressure of the pencil.
The pony's mane and tail are made lush with individual curls falling down the body.

Drawing anime characters

Drawing anime characters is one of the most difficult tasks for beginning artists.

Anime characters are characterized by expressive, slightly cartoonish big eyes and genuine emotions. Emotions in drawings are of great importance, and this is why anime has become popular.

Anime pictures for pencil sketching can improve the artist's skills, and subsequent coloring with felt-tip pens or paints will preserve the image for a long time.

The characters are divided into positive and negative heroes:

Characteristics of the character	Distinctive features of the character
negative	narrowed eyes; straight eyebrows; thin lips, in the form of a stroke; lack of smile
positive	big eyes; arched eyebrows; drawn lips; wide smile

Anime drawings are easy to distinguish from others by their hairstyles. The variety of haircuts of the characters is impressive. Thanks to their wide selection, you can draw any hairstyle for your character from long straight hair to short with curls.

The hair color of an anime character also has meaning:

soft and calm color defines a positive hero;
bright and dark colors define a negative character;
Purple, orange color defines an anime hero who has magical skills.

Anime pictures for sketching help develop brush and pencil skills. Light and large anime images, where the character's features and shapes are drawn in detail, are suitable for beginner artists.

Easy anime drawings for beginners

Pictures of anime Pikachu are suitable for pencil sketching for inexperienced artists:

To draw a character, you need to sketch the outlines of the body and head. As a rule, anime characters have a head larger than their body.
Draw mischievous ears: one horizontal, the other vertical.

Small, pointed paws are added.
Pikachu has a memorable appearance and this needs to be depicted in the drawing. Draw 2 circles on the face, these will be cheerful eyes.
The inverted triangle in the center forms a small nose.
The smile is depicted as two tails pointing in different directions, with the tips pointing up.
Blush is added in the form of 2 round circles.
The eyes and tips of the ears are shaded with a simple pencil.
To add a playful touch to the character's image, highlights are added to the pupils.

This easy drawing will not take much time to complete. The anime style is a separate layer in the art of cinematography. It captivates with emotional and original plots.

Any anime pictures are designed for teenage and adult audiences. All fans of the style have the opportunity to learn how to draw their favorite character with the help of easy pictures for copying with a pencil. Art lessons begin with step-by-step drawings. Having familiarized yourself with pictures for copying girls, guys and animals from the anime style, you can begin to depict them.

Article formatting: Natalie Podolskaya

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