The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: 5-Minute Characters

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Full-Body Templates You’ll notice that guidelines are used when drawing the body just as they are when drawing the head. These basic body templates for high school girls and boys can be adjusted for almost any character you dream up. Girl’s Body—Front View

The most popular girl character is about 14-17 years of age. The shoulders are approximately as wide as the hips. Another important proportion to remember is that the upper body is long from the shoulders to the waist, but short from the waist to The the bottom of the hips. In certain poses, The upper arm wedges into the elbow area.

The shoulders are level. Long section of the torso

collarbones dip in the middle.

Indicate a distinct waistline.

Short section of the torso

The hips are widest midway down.

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you can draw the hips higher on one side than the other.

The top of the thighs invade the hip area.

Draw her hair down to her knees.


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