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How to draw anime

How to draw anime
This is my way to draw anime.

I am only going to shew you how to draw one character but using some of my techniques you should be able to make as much as you want.
 
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Step 1Step 1:

Step 1:
Draw a cube with the ratios about 1 high and 3/4 wide.

You can change this depending on your character
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Jun 20, 2011. 5:22 PMthelp says:
The whole thing with the box can be taken out entirely.
May 2, 2012. 11:59 AMjamesbond207 says:
this looked diffaclet at the start , but hey i keep trying and its geting better!!!!!
Jun 17, 2011. 4:44 AMagnememnondorf says:
This is rather convoluted for something you can usually freehand really easily...
Jun 17, 2009. 3:43 PMaznpudding says:
interesting technique, but it seems a bit over complicated with all the boxes and x's and lines
Dec 30, 2010. 3:10 PMshirlytemplewithcherryspleez says:
ya
Sep 8, 2010. 2:51 PMjwlyon1 says:
I like that box construction method, haven't seen that before. Thanks.
Mar 14, 2010. 10:11 AMJimpiedepimpie says:
Mine sucked.
But i suck ath drawing
Do you have to be good ath this ore can you practice like whith almost all else?
Jul 23, 2010. 12:05 PMAlternateLives says:
My first anime drawing wasn't all that good either. my second one improved significantly. just keep at it!
Aug 16, 2009. 10:52 PMroxasbri says:
eh, he got the jist of it great intructable!
Jun 16, 2009. 4:30 PMturtleshane says:
what about hair?
Feb 7, 2008. 9:05 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:
No offense, but your manga kinda stinks... Good instructable though for those who do not know how to draw!
Sep 28, 2008. 2:59 PMBaron A says:
Show us your manga then ;P
Sep 29, 2008. 10:41 AMPineapplebobTheGreat says:
I think this is my best. I drew the drawing with pencil, but the coloring was done on a photo editing software. That was done by myself as well. You can see more of my drawings at DeviantART.com.
May 15, 2009. 10:07 PMJesterRoyale says:
Mm, sorry, but since your profile says that you are 14 and your name here is "PineapplebobTheGreat" I'm guessing that you're not remy. That drawing is by Remy on deviantart.
Jan 31, 2009. 8:00 PMBright Shadow says:
you're on dA?
Dec 30, 2008. 4:04 PMhalberdear says:
thats pretty nice,i'm sketching something up right now, i'll post it so you can see mah style :P
Dec 30, 2008. 5:08 PMhalberdear says:
here it is!
Dec 8, 2008. 10:34 PMmangadragon says:
You're fantastic. I love LoZ.
Dec 10, 2008. 1:40 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:
Thanks. Good luck with your hunt for Kira. (lol, i dunno)
Oct 11, 2008. 7:05 AMz3r0 says:
That is really good
Oct 11, 2008. 6:46 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:
Thanks. Took me a long time.
Sep 29, 2008. 1:39 PMBaron A says:
Wow that is actually very good. Good job. Just a Q what pencil do you use?
Sep 29, 2008. 2:47 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:
I use different types of pencils, mostly just a number 2. I did use a charcoal stick for the shading.
Apr 20, 2009. 8:45 PMANTQNUT says:
AWSOME INSTRUCTABLE
Apr 11, 2009. 10:36 AMJupitane says:
Not to be mean or anything but theres no point for all the boxes... just learm how to draw.... not trying to be mean or anything.
Dec 24, 2007. 10:33 AMKeith-Kid says:
Someone should make an instructable about drawing anime hands At least for me, the hands are the hardest part of drawing anime Also nice instructable.
Jan 22, 2009. 10:20 AMtechnosapien says:
I dunno about "anime" hands, but lookit here:
http://www.anticz.com/handtut.htm

One of my favorite hand tutorials.
Dec 1, 2008. 2:01 PMRingo11233 says:
no offense but that does not look much like anime maybe you can get insperation from my favorit anime Naruto. One more thing anime is the show version of manga mabye you should name your instuctable how to draw manga. bye from Ringo11233
Oct 3, 2008. 8:32 AMjacumaru says:
i want to know what program u made that character IT is pivot or not?
Sep 10, 2008. 12:02 PMarrow shot says:
i cant focus on 1 drawing for too long so i never use any advanced techniques....so, is this box technique suppose to make your drawing look 3-d ? i just do the face divider technique...simple and effective, good for short doodles
Aug 28, 2008. 2:36 AMtudgeanator says:
Nice!
Jul 23, 2008. 7:31 AMSgtsaddle says:
I think the box technique is necessary, if the drawer is of low skill. Excellent!!!
Jun 28, 2008. 11:14 PMmangadragon says:
I also think that the box step is a bit much, and the outline could be smoothed out a bit, but overall, this is quite nice.
Feb 23, 2008. 9:48 AMBartSimpson says:
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Apr 15, 2008. 6:27 PMKnytemere says:
Manga eyes are completely up to the will of the creator, just as any drawn object is influenced by ambience, memory, and creativity. First off, there is really no set way to draw, and second, "manga" eyes are any eyes put into a Japanese comic, so, no matter what, they wouldn't be manga eyes anyway.
Mar 14, 2008. 8:07 PMEnigmaMax says:
the box-like technique at the beginning isn't necessary at all...
Apr 15, 2008. 6:25 PMKnytemere says:
True, not really necessary, but it does say "my way to draw anime".
Feb 15, 2008. 10:55 AMMoreSo says:
I liked it a lot, and it introduced me to a great way of drawing that I could only admire before. Now I can draw it.

But I was just wondering if you had taken your images from http://q.webring.com/hub?ring=drawanime or if they had taken these images from you? I'm just curious.

Thanks anyway! .
Dec 23, 2007. 6:21 PMDoctor What says:
Looks like Aang.
Feb 3, 2008. 7:19 PMpicazorozco says:
your right, it just needs the arrow. (I love that show) (I have the complete book 1&2 set)
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