Draw Anime Heads And Faces – This tutorial looks at drawing different types/styles of anime and manga themes and faces from the most common techniques to the most stylish (also known as “Chibi”).

Different Styles of Anime Head and Face

Below are some examples of similar characters drawn in different styles and descriptions of what makes them different.

Standard Anime Heads and Faces

The above styles are similar to those commonly used in anime and manga. These usually have body measurements that are very close to real people.

Style is not the only thing that influences the shape and size of anime heads. The age of the characters is also essential. Babies tend to have round faces and big heads compared to the rest of the body.

Anime Heads And Faces Made In Style

A fashionable example of anime characters often has large eyes and round beards. Many style characters tend to have more giant heads relative to the whole body than real people.

Heads and faces of Chibi Anime

Lake characters are very stylish. They usually have vast faces, round chins, and large eyes, while the nose is usually not pulled. These characters tend to have larger heads compared to the rest of the body.

Comparison of Different Styles of Anime Themes

In the example above, you can see the differences between the different styles of anime themes.

As mentioned, a well-groomed face is often drawn in the opposite direction and has a rounded chin.

Comparison of Different Styles for Anime Face Features

The image above shows that anime facial features often change based on style.

When drawing the facial features of the first three examples, you can use the guidelines given below.

As in the last three examples, these guidelines may not always work for very stylish characters. When you draw the letters “Chibi,” you can remove the mouth and nose below the example below. Since these characters can be made very stylish, it isn’t easy to have a clear guide to drawing them.

Putting Anime Face Features to Get Realistic Styles

1. Draw ahead
2. Draw a straight line in the middle of the head to help you position the face evenly on both sides of the head.
3. Draw a horizontal line in the middle of the head and draw the eyes below it.
4. Draw the nose in the middle between the face and chin.
5. Draw the mouth slightly above the point between the nose and chin.
6. Drawing Anime Face Features Matching Style

For the most sophisticated anime eye styles, you can bring them in shape with natural eyes (even though they are huge).

With the face of the “Lake,” draw the eyes more extensive and “longer.” You can also avoid drawing the eyelashes down.

You can create eyebrow-covered eyebrows for stylish anime and manga characters (if the hair is so thin). For more style, letters draw eyebrows over hair.

On the face of a very stylish lake, you can avoid drawing the nose together.

You can paint the mouth the same way in all styles (one line). Although in some realistic anime styles or when the character is wearing lipstick, the lips are painted differently.

Conclusion

This tutorial covered some of the basics of drawing different anime face styles, but it is clear that there are many styles and variations out there. You can combine various aspects of different types and see what you can achieve.