Female Faces
Here’s a basic front view of a female face. Most faces are pretty much symmetrical,
and the ears, eyes, and nose follow a fairly consistent pattern, with the tops of the
ears in line with the top of the eyes, and the nose halfway down toward the chin.
The position of the mouth can vary from character to character, but here it sits just
over halfway between the nose and chin.
The eyes are the
key in manga faces,
so start with these:
black pupils with dual
highlights. Position the
nose, ears, and mouth.
Add in eyebrows.Now add the hair,
starting with the
chunky bangs. Then,
from a center line, take
the hair up and bring
it down to below chin
level. Don’t make this
too detailed.FRONT VIEw
Ink the main lines, using a
thin pen for the eyes, nose,
and mouth, with a thicker
nib for the outline of the
face and the hair. Keep the
bangs and hair separate.
Color the pupils black.
Add color, using pale
pink for her face, with
beige for shadow areas
in the ears, under the
bangs, in the mouth,
and under the chin.
Also use beige for
the right pupil and to
outline the eyes. Finally,
outline a white highlight
in the bangs, and color
the rest of the hair a
vibrant purple.Draw a simple circle, then
draw down diagonal lines for
the cheeks before turning
in and coming to a curving
point for the chin. Add a
vertical center line, with
lines for the neck below.