This tutorial shows how to draw a muscular male body in the anime and manga or comic book style with a step by step breakdown of the various muscle groups. If you are looking for a guide on how to draw a muscular male body this tutorial can definitely help. It provides a straightforward overview of basic muscle anatomy with breakdown of the various muscle groups (in an easy to see and understand manner). The focus of the tutorial is on drawing the muscles of the upper body (including the arms). It’s important to note this as sometimes anime characters can be drawn with very exaggerated proport ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw closed anime or manga eyes. The guide consist of six steps with illustrated examples and a line by line drawing video. This type of an eye expression can be used to show eyes that are closed in a relaxed state. For example this can be an anime/manga character that is sleeping, meditating or trying to focus on something. For the open variation of these eyes see: How to Draw Anime Eyes (Normal Expression) For a guide on more ways to draw closed anime eyes also see: How to Draw Closed, Closing & Squinted Anime Eyes The example is very simple but if you are goin ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw anime and manga style mouth expressions from the front view with a total of 15 illustrated examples. If drawn correctly mouths can really help convey a subject’s mood. They are also the facial feature that can change the most due to a particular expression. While generally anime and manga style mouths are fairly simple sometimes they can also be a bit tricky to draw as you have to keep a balance between showing the right emotion and maintaining the style. To help this tutorial provides examples of some of the more common mouth expressions seen in anime and manga ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw a cute girl’s face with step by step instructions on drawing each of the facial features in an anime style. As mentioned, the focus of the guide is on creating a cute female face. It explains how to draw the head as well as each of the facial features in order to achieve this. The guide also shows an easy way to draw a pair of hair ribbons to further highlight the cute look. The drawing is done like a portrait (down to the shoulders) in a fairly traditional anime/manga style. Each step is explained in great detail making this one of the most extensive and in dep ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw  “in love” anime or manga style eyes with hearts in them. The guide consist of eight steps with illustrated examples as well as a line by line drawing video. Anime heart eyes drawing step by step This type of an eye expression can be seen on a character that is in love, very exited about or obsessed with someone or something. The object of their affection can often be a person they know and like, a celebrity they admire or an item they wish to have. The person or item does not necessarily need to be in front of them, they can be daydreaming about or imagini ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw short anime pigtails with detailed step by step examples that are easy to follow. Anime short pigtails hair drawing step by step Short pigtails are a hairstyle that is common to younger anime characters. However, they can sometimes also be used for older characters to give them a more youthful appearance or to show that hey have a somewhat childish demeanor. In this example the pigtails are drawn low down on the head but you can also position them higher up. For drawing regular (longer) pigtails see: How to Draw Anime Pigtails Hair It’s recommended that you star ..read more

This tutorial shows how to draw a sports car with an anime, manga or a comic book style look with line drawing and coloring examples. Sports car drawing step by step Cars and other vehicles are very common in anime, manga and comic books. They come in many types and shapes such as futuristic, modern or even fantasy. The one shown in this guide is a modern looking sports car drawn in a style that can fit well into any of those mentioned. The focus is on creating a generic sports car look without trying to draw a particular brand. The car in the example is fairly detailed but the tutorial is spl ..read more

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