DRAWING MANGA GIRLS
Now take the same character and draw it from the side. The relative positions of
the eyes, nose, and mouth should be the same. Note how the face outline goes in
at the eye area before curving out to a point for the nose and then sloping back
diagonally down to the chin. Manga noses are usually tiny and pointed, like this one.
Start with a circle,
and then draw a V to
make the chin. Add
a line for the back of
the neck. Then create
an indentation and a
point to get the profile
of the nose.
Add horizontal lines to
help with positioning:
the ear and eye sit on
this line. The double
highlight is visible from
this angle. Refine the
nose and add the
mouth.Draw the hair in two
pieces. The bangs form
a semicircle, with nar-
row V-shapes cut in.
Draw the curve of the
rest of the hair, down
to below chin level.PROFILE VIEw
Now ink your sketch.
Ink around the face and
the two separate blocks
of hair. Use a fine pen to
outline the mouth. Then
color the pupil black.
Color the face pale
pink and add beige
shadows under the
bangs, inside the ear,
above and below
the eye, inside the
mouth, and under
the chin. Finally, out-
line a white highlight
in the hair, and color
the rest of the hair
vivid purple.