Why is it so hard to draw anime faces?

Drawing Anime requires very similar knowledge than drawing realistically. You will have to know basic anatomy, you need to be able to render properly and understand perspective as well as how light and shadow work. Anime is an abstraction of reality and as such sometimes even harder to draw than a realistic picture.

Why is my art so uneven?

From professional illustrators to fine artists, to the average person doodling when they are bored, everyone tends to draw crooked. It’s caused by a combination of the angle of your drawing surface and the angle of your head.

How long does it take to learn anime drawing?

On average, learning how to draw anime well takes two to three years. How fast you can learn to draw anime varies depending on the number of hours you practice daily and your training approach. If you draw one hour a day, it can take three years, but it can take one year if you draw 3 hours a day.

Should you draw at an angle?

Theoretically, the most optimal angle should match the angle at which you are viewing the subject. If you are drawing the subject from life, perhaps as still life arrangement, then you are most likely viewing the subject at 90 degrees. It simply isn’t comfortable to draw at 90 degrees.

How to draw anime properly?

Constructions lines when drawing anime. Use guide lines to help yourself draw. 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. This line will help you make sure that both halves of the face are even in width.

How to draw a manga head?

When you are drawing the head from the profile view, the principles are the same. You follow the middle horizontal line and place eyes and ears slightly below the horizontal line. The reason why this video is pretty good is that the artist clearly explains every decision that goes into drawing the manga head.

How should an anime head look like?

For a front view where the head is facing forward and not looking up or down, the top of the ears will align with the top of the eyebrows and the bottom of the ears will align with the nose. However, since it’s anime style, the ears can be smaller. And above we have a proportional looking anime head!

How do you draw a symmetrical head?

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. This line will help you make sure that both halves of the face are even in width.