Draw Anime and Manga Noses – This tutorial explains how to draw anime and manga noses from the front, side, and 3/4 views differently.

Drawing Anime and Manga Noses

If you would like more information on putting your nose on the head, you can see the tutorial on How to Draw an Anime Girl’s Head and Face.

Other descriptive features of anime and manga are usually small and sharp with the exact details of the noses that are generally not pulled. Of course, there are also a few variations of style, some of which are shown above.

In this lesson, we will separate the noses by the main types of tree:

• Primary nose painted with lines.
• Nose-defined nose
• A real nose
• Drawing Basic Anime or Manga Nose

This is an effortless style of anime nose and is easy to draw.

Basic Nose Front View Drawing

You can draw it as a dot or dash to preview the primary nose. Depending on how accessible the style is, you may not even be able to pull the trigger when you are showing your head from the front.

A good guideline for placing the nose to start is to split straight and split the head in half. To get a straight shape, draw this type of nose directly in the middle of the head. Draw it between the center point and the chin to find the horizontal area.

You can place the nose slightly above or below depending on the style and type of character you want to build but usually try to keep it close to the area described above. This will be discussed in more detail later in the study.

Basic Nose 3/4 View Drawing

With 3/4 views, you can keep the exact position of the nose the same as the front view. The precise placement of the nose will be in the center of the face. You can probably estimate where this will be by drawing a line down from the forehead curve to the bottom of the chin.

Since you only draw the end of the nose area, a certain distance from this line so that the space leaves enough space to fit the entire object (if removed).

You can give the nose with just two curved lines, as shown in the example above. Alternatively, you can only draw an upper curve or a dot/dash similar to the preview.

Basic Nose Side View Drawing

For a side view and be sure to maintain a straight nose position as described earlier and as shown in the diagram above. A common mistake made by beginners is misrepresented facial features when drawing the same character in a different look.

It is challenging to have a clear guideline for placing a flat nose in a side view as this can be done with face type, nose length, and style. Usually, however, you will want to draw it out from the forehead.

Make the actual shape of the nose look like a straight checkmark with a short bottom curve, a sharp tip, and a long curve at the top.

Draw an Anime or Manga Nose using Light and Shadow

Another common way to paint an anime nose with fundamental shading. You can make this wholly black or gray/black skin tone depending on the weather you are using and not the color.

Pre-Drawing View Shade Nose

In the previous view, divide the head in half vertically and horizontally (similar to the first example of a lesson). Draw a nose shadow on one side of the straight line by placing it horizontally between the chin and the center of the face.

Make the shadow itself oval with the side facing the horizontal line slightly flat.

In the shade 3/4, Look at the drawing.

In 3/4 view, you can re-position the nose as described in the first example. Place it horizontally between the center point of the head and under the chin with a straight line based on the line drawn from the forehead to the chin.

Shade the lower part of the nose with a broad shadow under the nose and be thinner at the end. Draw the upper part of the nose with a simple curve and keep the tip straight.

Unlike the basic nose model, you can make the upper curve larger and more defined, so it does not “get lost” compared to the larger shaded area.

Please note that this nosebleed applies to regular/normal light conditions.

How To Hide Anime Face With Different Light

Shadow Side Drawing

You can draw it without the needle for a side view of the “shady nose” (exactly like the side view of the first example). As the shadow is used to help define the nose, there is no need for it in the look when the nose silhouette is already well defined.

Usually, a “shady style” of an anime/manga nose may be more appropriate if you want to create a work of art that looks delicate but maintains an anime or manga look. It is also sometimes used to indicate the closing of a character’s face.

Drawing An Nose That Looks Equal

To get an anime nose that looks brings it to traditional art, with extra curved lines and a lot of attention to detail. You can also show the nose/nose in all views.

Realistic Nose Screenshot

Like the two previous examples of the original view of the actual nose, begin to divide the head in half horizontally and vertically. Draw the nose below the center mark between the horizontal point of the head and the bottom of the chin. Use a vertical point in the middle to position the nose on the head.

Draw the two sides of the nose below the same but give the tip of the nose bridge on only one side. If you were to shade a painting, this should be the “shadow side.” You want to show one side of the bridge because displaying both will make your drawing look weird (you can try it yourself).

Semi-Realistic Nose 3/4 View Drawing

For a 3/4 view, set the nose as the previous two examples by drawing a line from the forehead to the bottom of the chin.

Draw the bottom of the nose bridge with curves similar to the first example but make these slightly longer to describe more of the nose shape. Also, give the nose a suggestion and select the tip of the nose with the lower curve.

Semi-Realistic Nose Side Side Side Drawing Sketch

But also, in the case of the previous two examples, place the nose on the actual side, which is almost in the middle of the horizontal point of the head and under the chin. Horizontally the nose should pass slightly over the forehead.

Draw the tip of the nose with a curve (not a sharp one) and give the nose a suggestion.

Anime Noses Positioning

As mentioned earlier, the shape of the anime nose can vary depending on the style and character.

In the above example of a natural face slightly, the nose pulls upwards.

With very stylish characters like this one example, the nose may be pulled down.

Please note that these setting examples are standard direction lines. There are no specific rules for drawing noses. Some artists may have strange characters, while others may be close to the criteria in this lesson.

You can see the nose going down the face of the head with style written on it.

Conclusion

Drawing anime noses in any view is usually not very complicated. And when the nose has a lot of styles, it is easier to remove it.