How to Draw Anime Boys

When you are learning to draw anime boys, the most important feature to master is the face. Anime boys typically have features common to the genre, including distinctly sharp angles to the face, over-exaggerated eyes, small noses and elaborate hair in exotic colors. After you master the face, you can then draw the body to match.

Things You'll Need

• Pencils, watercolors or charcoal
• Sketch pad

Instructions

Draw Your Own Anime Boys From Scratch

1. Start your anime boy by drawing a simple, round circle in the upper one-third of your page.

2. Add a half-octagon shape to the bottom of your circle. For boys, this should end in a sharp point to denote masculine energy typically found in male anime characters.

3. Erase the bottom of your circle, until the edges meet the boundaries of the half-octagon. Now, your face shape is completely outlined.

4. Draw a vertical and horizontal line directly across the center of the face, dissecting it both ways equally. It should look like your boy's face has a cross through it. These will be the guidelines from which the rest of the face will be formed.

5. Place large, open circles for eyes across the top half of your horizontal line, with eyebrows placed evenly above each eye. The more arched the eyebrows, the more emotion you can show in your boy's face. Also, be sure to avoid too much accentuation of eyelashes, as this can make your character look overly feminine.

6. Draw a dot for a nose just below the intersection of your vertical and horizontal guidelines. Then, add a slit just below this for the mouth placement, which should fall closer to the end part of the chin.

7. Add two lines on either side of the chin to create a neck. These lines don't have to be perfect and can slope inwards at the center just slightly.

8. Incorporate hair into your boy's look. This hair can be wide and spiky, or small and close-cut. All hair, though, should be drawn thin at the top and thicker at the base to create an exaggerated anime look.

9. Add clothing, such as a samurai, fighter or martial arts expert clothing, as these are common anime boys to draw. Don't forget to accessorize your boy with knives, swords or even sports items.

Tips & Warnings

• Use watercolors to fill in the colored details of your anime boys after you've drawn them.

• Use light stroke marks until you have the features set the way you want them so you can easily erase your mistakes.