Skillshare instructor Sensei’s course is a great masterclass in anime faces. If you’re learning how to draw anime for beginners, Sensei’s advice will help you understand the fundamentals of anime characters and draw them with ease. Proportions are important when designing anime faces.

On average, learning how to draw anime well takes two to three years. How fast you can learn to draw anime varies depending on the number of hours you practice daily and your training approach. If you draw one hour a day, it can take three years, but it can take one year if you draw 3 hours a day.

So is it bad to draw Anime? No, it isn´t! Anime is a very specific Art style and art-teachers generally want to teach you the fundamentals of drawing first before you start to draw in a specific style. So as long as you learn the fundamentals, you can eventually draw in any style you want.

Hair is a very complex subject to draw, because it’s like a substance that can take many shapes and forms. Because of this, manga artists have developed a special method of simplifying hair. This way it can be drawn quickly, with exaggerated shading that conceals the lack of detail.

It’s fairly common that anime characters tend to have “wilder” hair than most people we see in real life. This can be seen as far back as Neon Genesis Evangelion (though somewhat mild) from the 90s (though some older anime, like Akira, do not have this characteristic).

How to Draw a Beautiful Anime Girl Step by Step

1. Step 1 – Draw the Center Guide Line & The Top of the Head.
2. Step 2 – Draw the Bottom of the Head.
3. Step 3 – Draw the Neck/Shoulders.
4. Step 4 – Position the Eyes Horizontally.
5. Step 5 – Space the Eyes Horizontally & Draw Their Basic Outlines.
6. Step 6 – Position & Draw the Eyebrows.