#anime tutorial

A little hair tutorial so I can stop forgetting how to paint pretty dark hair. A bonus tip I’ll add is to remember you aren’t painting “hair”, you are painting a shiny black plum.

Below are plums lol

This is the software I use for anime work, it's pretty much the industry standard in Japanese animation. Knowing the software is not skill-based and it can be a game changer ;) so check it out!

Here is an example of how I study anime heads to draw them better!

1. Take a pic of the head angle you want to study(I took Shenhes Icon)

2. Analyse the Head: Draw the four lines(Hairline,Eyebrows,Nose,Chin),mark in where the eyes,mouth and (if visible) the ears. Note how they all stand in relation to one another

3. Now draw over the pic you chose the guidelines + in more detail(note for example how the eyes are formed:Where do they start? How do they curve?etc.)

4. now hide your first Replica and look only at the ref(plus analysis),draw the head beside the ref

5. Drag your second Replica over the ref; How is it different? Do the proportions match up? Note everything you did different down

6. Hide the ref and analysis and draw based on your notes. Make the changes you noted down

7. Compare again with the ref. Mark in the actual proportions in red

8. Hide the ref again and look only at the last Replica with the red markings. Try to recreate the head again but keep the markings in mind!

9. Repeat steps 7 - 8 until satisfied

I'm really proud of how this turned out :3c this is my first art tutorial in this style so I really hope you guys will like it and find it helpful! If theres anything anyone else wants me to teach just ask or if theres a point you want some more elaboration on just ask!

Some more eye drawing notes/mini tutorial

I often get comments on how I draw eyes and expressions. A lot of expression can be shown in eyes alone, even without eyebrows or other facial features.