How to Draw Anime Bodies, Draw Anime Body Figures
How to Draw Anime Bodies, Draw Anime Body Figures

Description: So I thought it was high time that I do a recent or up to date lesson on how to draw anime bodies, step by step. The last time I made one of these humongous lessons was like two years ago and since then my anime drawing skills have improved. I practi   

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Description: Have you've ever sat down, and had this extravagant vision to create from pencil to paper? As you sketch, you start to realize, that your vision isn't turning out so well. You pace and sweat, scribble, and erase. In the end, you result with something   

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Description: Before you rush into drawing a body figure, you must ALWAYS plan the figure in a basic rough concept. Never sketch something and begin finalizing it without overlooking it as a whole. I would advise that you plan out a pose in skeletal lines or guide   

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Description: Like I said in the previous step, it's critical that you sketch the 'skeleton lines' of the figure before you draw the literal limbs and body structure. If you do not have a strong and accurate guideline to build form on, you will have total and utte   

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Description: Now, a major flaw I see with novice artists (don't worry, I'm not punning anyone), is that they don't understand the concept of 'balance', which is very important when drawing believable poses. Balance is basically the plank that holds all our weight   

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Description: When drawing a male figure, keep in mind that they are less curvaceous than females. Their bodies are box-like and defined. They have more muscle mass and agility. Their shoulders are broader, creating a sharp and bold physique all together. From the   

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Description: Here's just a basic overview on three main body types for men. The first one is of course, the muscular or 'body builder'. The body has thin defining lines that indicate tone and definition of muscle mass. As we scale down to the average body, you'll   

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Description: Female Anatomy Basics| The difference between drawing female figures, is that females are generally more 'curvy' than males. The hips and shoulders are almost ALIGNED perfectly when compared vertically to one another. It's best to observe references    

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Description: Notice how the body is proportioned and the hips almost perfectly aligned with the shoulders. Note that female shoulders DO NOT sharpen and erect perfectly straight like the horridly drawn figure to the right. Observation is key!

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Description: Breast Variations| Now, here's a quick front and side turnaround on how diverse sizes of breasts can take affect on the figure. We have the very small, average, above average, and large DD cup breasts. Because gravity is continuously active on object   

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Description: Begin with draw out the shapes and guides to form a mannequin like figure that you will work with through out the lesson.

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Description: Draw out the shape of the females face like so, then begin drawing out her hair which is covering her entire right or left side. The bangs I chose to draw are sharp and long.

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Description: Here you will draw out the other side of her hairstyle like so, then add the detailing to the root part of her hair. Draw in the thin shaped eyebrow, then draw out the surprised looking eye. The top lid for her eye should be very thick and bold if yo   

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Description: Starting with the body draw out the neck, shoulders, then her arms which are cupped upward. The fists should also be drawn out because she will be gripping her clothing in later steps.

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Description: Draw in the shape of her body which is the torso, waist and hips. Don't forget to draw in the straight lined crotch as well as the shapes of the bottom parts for her breasts.

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Description: Draw in the cleavage like so, then sketch in some definition to the collar of her neck line. Draw the bandage like wrap that she is using to hide her sensitive parts, then draw the bandage around her hands, wrists and forearms. Be sure to also sketch   

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Description: Here you will sketch out the bandages on her hips and private area like so. If you want to add your own clothing you can do that instead. I wanted to leave her with very little clothing because I know that you guys like to dress up your anime figures   

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Description: Lastly, draw in the long wavy length of her hair, then sketch in all the detailing that will add texture to her locks. Erase the mistakes that you made along the way.

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Description: So now that you've practiced this one pose, you should go ahead and start practicing your own poses. The beginning step gave you a basic example of using skeletal lines before forming limbs. I hope you guys enjoy this one, a lot of time was invested    

Comments (13)
Johnauditore · 11 months ago
I'm a little confused. What do you mean with female height is 6 or 7 heads? I get that females are not taller than males, but how I'll exactly know the height using heads?
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Darkonator · 11 months ago
When drawing, if you stacked the size of their heads vertically, you'd have the average and logical height of a drawn female.
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Johnauditore · 11 months ago
Alright. Thanks!
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Gender_Seven · 1 year ago
I'm also going to be drawing two weapons for my main protagonist. That will be the real killer. I'll be attempting to draw the character holding a Springfield Armory XD handgun as his primary weapon. And to draw the custom M4RA Battle Rifle strapped across his back. How fuck am I going to draw those weapons when they are small? And not to mention all the details I need to put in. It's going to be a nightmare..
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Darkonator · 1 year ago
Well, you could take it easy with the detailing and just draw the characteristics of each weapon. This way, you keep the weapons looking simple, while keeping their trademarks.
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Gender_Seven · 1 year ago
Cool. Thanks for the suggestion. Right now its pretty late so I'll continue tomorrow.
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Gender_Seven · 1 year ago
Hi. I'm new to drawing and I'm making a fanfiction for Alien/Predator. It's currently on hiatus because I couldn't flesh out my main character's personality or background properly yet. And I haven't written the first chapter yet. But I have the mental image of my protagonist and he is an androgynous male. Someone that is exactly like a female in every way but with the one exception that he has a d. I want to know if you have any tutorials on how to draw that character. And I haven't decided if he would wear civilian clothes or partial civilian and standard issue colonial marine armor.
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Darkonator · 1 year ago
I have tutorials on the alien and predator, but not in a feminine style. That's actually a good concept character.
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Gender_Seven · 1 year ago
Thanks. But while there will be a Xenomorph and a Predator in the fanfiction,my main protagonist is human.
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Date Added: August 19, 2012
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