This tutorial explains how to draw a military knife in eight steps. The drawing is done in a simple style that can fit well into an anime, a manga or a comic book. Military knife drawing step by step Although military knives or combat knives are not the most common weapon in anime and manga they can definitely be shown as being used by army or special forces type characters. In addition to being used for combat these can also be survival knives. This tutorial explains how to draw such a tool/weapon with a breakdown of it’s common parts. The example can either be used to draw a ballistic knife ..read more

This tutorial show how to draw a cute girl with a “chibi” anime look. It consists of ten steps that go over drawing each part of the body. Cute girl face drawing As the title implies the focus of this guide is on creating a drawing of a girl that looks cute. It explains what art style, pose, facial expression, clothes and colors you can use to achieve this. The style used for this particular examples is the “chibi” sub-style of anime and manga where characters are drawn with big heads and small bodies. Although the proportions used in this drawing are not quite as extreme as in the more common ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw hair buns in the anime or manga style. It consists of six steps with illustrated examples and easy to follow instructions. Anime hair buns drawing step by step Hair buns are an interesting and easily distinguishable hairstyle. Although they are not as common as some other hairdos a few famous anime characters do have them. This tutorial looks at how to draw such hair in a somewhat simplified way that is common for the anime/manga style. As you will need to erase parts of the drawing in some of the steps it’s recommended that you do the tutorial in pencil (unless ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw a princess in the anime or manga style. It consists of 12 steps with illustrated examples and easy to follow instructions. Anime princess drawing step by step There are several types of princesses that are common in anime. This guide focuses on drawing one that can fit well into a medieval European fantasy setting. The emphasis of this guide in on two things. One is on creating a character with an anime look and the other on giving her giving her an appearance of a royal. Overall the tutorial is fairly easy as the character does not have too many complex details ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw a ponytail in the anime style. It consists of step by step illustrated examples and easy to follow instructions. Anime ponytail hair drawing step by step A ponytail is a very common hairstyle in anime and manga, it’s also one that is quite simple to draw. You can see the key stages for this particular guide in the preview image above. There are also additional examples in some of the steps. Unless drawing digitally start the tutorial in pencil and make light that are easy to erase as you will need to do so in some of the steps. You can trace over your drawing wi ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw anime hair with a pair of pigtails. It consists of six steps with detailed illustrations and a drawing line by line video. Anime pigtails hair drawing step by step Pigtails are a very common hairstyle in anime and manga, especially for younger characters. It’s also a fairly easy hairstyle to draw, especially with the clear breakdown provided in this tutorial. You can see it’s main stages in the preview image above but there are additional illustrations in some of the steps. Unless drawing digitally you should start the tutorial in pencil and make light and easy ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw anime or manga style eyes with a normal expression. It consists of eight illustrated steps and a line by line drawing video. Anime eyes drawing step by step If you are interested in learning to draw in the anime and manga style the eyes are a good place to start as they are one of it’s most defining characteristics. This tutorial provides a very simple step by step guide to drawing anime eyes. It can be especially helpful for beginners interested in learning the style. The eyes in the example are shown in their normal/relaxed state that is not intended to convey ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw curly anime or manga style hair. It consists of six steps with easy to follow examples as well as a video.   How to draw curly anime hair step by step Curly hair is somewhat rare in anime and manga. It can also be a little more difficult to draw than straight hair. This tutorial shows one way to draw such a hairstyle with a very detailed examples to make it easy to follow along. You can see the main stages of the tutorial in the preview image above but there are additional illustrations in some of the steps. Unless drawing digitally it’s recommended that yo ..read more

This tutorial shows how to structure and draw an anime face with a focus on explaining how it can be constructed from simple shapes. Structuring and drawing an anime face step by step When drawing it can be helpful to construct more complex objects from several simpler shapes. The same can also be done with anime and manga characters. This guide shows how you can construct an anime face using such an approach. The benefits of drawing in such a way include: Easier to understand and create the shape of a given object Easier to catch and avoid mistakes Easier to modify different parts of the dra ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw anime eyes with an excited expression. It consists of eight steps with illustrated examples and a line by line drawing video. Excited anime eyes drawing step by step This excited eye expression can be used to show a character that is very interested in, attracted to or emotional about something (generally in a positive way). Overall it’s very similar to a surprised look but with one key difference that is covered in step five (the reflections). For drawing eyes with a surprised expression see: How to Draw Surprised Anime or Manga Eyes It’s recommended that you s ..read more