![]() Small blushing ovals appear on the cheeks beneath the eyes. The eyes are closed, formed by wide, inverted "U" shaped lines. Happy facial expressions have neutral eyebrows, but the joy is seen in other parts of the face. But the brows are also curved toward the eyes, exaggerating the upturned appearance.įor another take on drawing sad anime face, see this step-by-step tutorial. These sad eyebrows are upturned at the nose, and some wrinkling of the skin can be seen. Notice the variation on the negative eyebrows. Sad anime characters have wide eyes and frowning down turned mouths. They are a visual indication of the "dark" emotions the character is feeling.įinally, the mouth is a wide, rounded triangle, with its bottom corners turned down in a frown. These "blush lines" are often blue, black, or purple in color. Note, too, the vertical lines on the forehead, from the hairline to just above the eyes. This mimics the way real people react to fear with widened eyes and contracted (rather than dilated) pupils. ![]() ![]() Notice that the pupils of the eyes have contracted, becoming small. But several other features set fear apart. Scared characters have wide eyes and high negative brows like the shocked character above. Notice that it is wider than the "O" shaped surprised mouth. The brows should be upturned near the nose and spaced higher above the eyes. Drawing a Shocked Facial ExpressionĪ shocked character takes the emotion of surprise to a higher level. Here is a step-by-step drawing tutorial to practice drawing an anime smile. This is further exemplified by the small horizontal ovals placed off-center below the eyes. Even though the character is smiling, this brow style indicates a possibility of embarrassment or discomfort. Keep the eyes open wide, and use a negative brow shape. Use a wide, thin, "U" shaped line for the mouth - not quite as wide as the smirking smile above. This smile is a bit sheepish or even embarrassed, like when you see your new crush. ![]() This smiling face is different from the happy face below. For round-eyed female characters, this will transform the eye into a masculine rectangular shape. Use neutral eyebrows, and draw a curved line across the top of the eyes to indicate lowered lids. To draw a smirking face, start with a wide, thin, "U" shaped mouth. Either way, a smirking character is smiling but not really happy. Smirks can be smug, conceited, self-satisfied smiles, or they may arise from silly moments. The mouth should also be open and round, an "O" shape. Use the negative emotion eyebrows, slanting them up where they meet at the nose. The same is true of your anime character. When you feign a surprised expression, you open your mouth to gasp in air. The eyes are closed, represented by thick curved lines. The mouth is a frowning curved line with the tongue drawn beneath it. Lines or wrinkles are visible at the top of the nose. Look first at the eyebrows - they are slightly lifted on the outer edges, halfway between a neutral and angry expression. Sticking out one's tongue can be playful or it can be an expression of derision. ![]() Can you translate the same expressions to male faces? Drawing a Tongue Sticking Out Facial Expression Practice drawing each of the female facial expressions in our list. Think back to using a guideline grid to place them. The placement of the eyes, nose, and mouth, for example, don't alter between the expressive anime faces. In the following facial expressions tutorial, you will see that many features change from drawing to drawing - the mouth expressions, eyebrow expressions, and openness of the eyes, for example.īut notice too, the aspects that don't change in each facial expressions reference drawing. ![]()
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