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gloomknight — Tutorial: Anime Heads
Published: 2005-06-11 19:38:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 85130; Favourites: 1277; Downloads: 5931
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Tutorial for heads. To many of you, this may seem elementary, but I think it may help some of you out there. Especially for all of you who would like to learn how to draw heads...properly. I left some extra notes if you wanna read it
Proportion:
1.) The head is split into 2 pieces...top half, lower half. The top half includes the hair line, bangs, etc. The lower half...the more important half is the face: eyes, nose mouth, ears.
2.) Nose placement is halfway from the top of the eyes to the bottom of the face.
3.) Mouth placement is negotiable...if u place the mouth too high, the character looks like Jay Leno (super huge chin)...if you make it too low, the character looks slack-jawed. But if you put it a lil' bit higher from where it would normally go, you can make the character look more giddy and enthusiastic. If you put it a lil' lower than normal, you can make the character look a bit sadder, depressed.
If the head is proportionate, it will make your characters looking more natural...even if it is still anime style. Happy drawing
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Comments: 167
This is very helpful. ^^ Thank you. ;'D
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this was very useful!!! ^u^ It saved my art trade.
Pssst ... you missed out 'h'.
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Oh wow. If not for this tutorial, I have no idea where I'd be right now. D: This helped me improve my style so much. Thank you for making it!
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wow i love it its simple and to the point you really helped me out i'll be sure to send you my first try at drawing an anime person using your tutorial
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Thanks! I'll be waitin' to see it ^o^
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Thanks! I can't draw sideviews cause the mouth always screws me up, but this helps alot!
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Wow, thanks! This tutorial is just the thing I was looking for! Fav for you!
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Wonderfully Planned out and User-Friendly tutorial.
Nice job!
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thank you very much. I'm glad you find it very useful ^^
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Heh, I've never been able to draw anime stuff. Thanks!
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If I dont eat my veggies. I could fly to the mall =]
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TY again! 
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YAY!This is way better than the other ones I used.The others one made my anime heads look like pies and potatoes.Dunno why,when I showed them to my friends they thought I was practicing for like a veggie off(like a vegtable beauty pagent).This really helped.Good job.But is it recommended that I use those spliting lines on the face?Just wonder.This helped.
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It is recommended because it helps with symmetry. I don't personally use it all the time, just sometimes. I usually draw a circle for the head and eyeball the rest ^^
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YAY!This is way better than the other ones I used.The others one made my anime heads look like pies and potatoes.Dunno why,when I showed them to my friends they thought I was practicing for like a veggie off(like a vegtable beauty pagent).This really helped.Good job.But is it recommended that I use those spliting lines on the face?Just wonder.This helped.
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thanks gloom, this helps a lot. now i can start drawin OCs. YAY!
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No Prob! And what the heck are OCs? o___O;
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hmm... not as helpful, but still nice.
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where's 'H'?
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Thanx i'll be sure to keep that in mind for later tutorials
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tank you!!! the tutorial: simple with a message; cute yet explanatory. great combinations for a great tutorial! lol i know this comment is probably realllllly cheesy... >.< hehe anyway this helps a lot! thanks again!
<3
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No problem glad it can help ^____^
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Wow, you actually USED it. Thanx, did it help much?
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No it's not BAD. Most ppl say "ohhhh it helped me soo much"...but did they actually use it? good question.
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v simpl and easy to understand.
and i really need it!
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>D
I was totally just going through your gallery at random... and.... you forgot step 'H' -gasps-
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LOL you caught that!?!?! Many ppl have told me that. I needs to goes back toos grade skoool
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Ohhhh right. Good call! I should go back to grade school for that >___>;
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wow, this is such a cool tutorial! it helped me alot with drawing heads. Could you please do more tutorials like on female and male bodys and side views of heads? that would be really helpful because I suck at drawing and I've been looking for tutorials to help me improve. It would be wonderful if you could hep me, and if not than it's okay.
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if it really helped u, sure why not?
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Thanx, i'm glad you find it helpful ^_^
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Really? Are u sUrE? LoL I'm glad it helped you. THanx, and good luck on your anime drawing endeavors
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