Anime Side View Reference

This reference site is run by martin l heureux a canadian artist with more than 20 years and 30 projects under his belt.

Anime side view reference. I ve been searching for the past few days with no luck. Draw the jaw lower down same as the open mouth example but draw the mouth with a smoother curve not going quite as far into the head. To place anime eyes on the head form the side view or front view simply divide the head in two vertically and draw the eyes below that line.

Just a front and side view of the same one with little or no background. Also for the side view be aware that in the neck is tilted forward though in more stylized anime characters this may no always be the case. This tutorial provides some side view examples of anime and manga style mouths in some of the more common states and expressions.

You can ignore them for the side view when drawing in a style similar to the example. For a lightly smiling anime mouth draw it close to a normal anime mouth but slightly longer and more curved. See more ideas about anime drawings drawings drawing reference.

Anime face proportions side view anime face proportions side view. Lightly smiling anime mouth side view. In the above example you can see the basic proportions for drawing an anime face.

Real eyes are located directly on the halfway line. It doesn t have to be a specific anime character it doesn t even have to be a known anime character. Anime male face side view surprised expression drawing for a surprised face draw the eyebrow raised especially the front ends and draw the eye open wider than normal.

Draw the shoulders close to a quarter circle in the front view and close to a half circle in the side view. This website is a blog run by andreas deja a german born animator. If you are drawing in a more realistic anime style you may consider moving the eyes further up.

This is easily one of the best databases for animation on the web and the best part is that it s completely free. If you do find one please send me a link to the picture and a link to where you found it also.