How to Draw Anime Happy Boy Face

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Drawing a male Manga face requires skill and a great deal of practice. This guide contains step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to draw a male manga face. So what are you waiting for?

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Draw an outline of the face. Start with a circle, and then add an angular shape below the circle for the jaw line. Determine the position of the parts of the face using crossed lines as guide.^[1]
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Draw the neck and shoulders. You can add details like the collar bones to make your character more realistic. Remember to make the shoulders and neck curve into each other naturally.^[2]

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Using the crossed outline on the face as guide, draw the eyes. ^[3] Take note that in most manga, male characters have more linear shaped eyes compared to females whose are usually drawn using more rounded shapes. Add the nose and lips.
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Sketch the shape of the face and ears. You can add little details to the ears to make them appear more realistic.^[4]
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Using small random strokes, sketch the hair. Compared to anime characters, manga characters are usually more detailed, so be sure to apply this to the hair.^[5]
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Accessorize your manga character by adding clothes, etc. ^[6]
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Erase unnecessary lines.
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Color your drawing.

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Draw a line art of the face. Leave the facial features blank.
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First, draw a happy face. This expression can be achieved with the mouth drawn using a curved upward line.^[7]
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Sad face. This expression can be drawn with the mouth curved downwards. Draw the eyebrows slightly slanted downwards.^[8]
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Angry face. Draw this face with the mouth opened using a circle as if shouting. This expression can also be drawn with the mouth curved downwards. The eyebrows should be angled upwards to make the face look fierce.^[9]
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Tired/depressed face. Draw the mouth slightly curved down, the eyebrows can be a little horizontal and the eyes half-opened. You can add a few short strokes below the eyes suggesting dark eye bags from stress.
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Bewildered face. Draw the mouth slightly dropped open and the eyes fully opened with the eyebrows raised.
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Color your drawing with the expression you like.

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How do I keep my work from looking like a girl?

Make sure your character has a thicker face and more masculine features than a girl would. You can also design the clothing and hair to reflect male features rather than female.
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How do I draw better manga eyes?

First, check the spacing in between your eyes. If your eyes are too close, it may look disfigured. If you eyes are too far, that'll have the same affect. Next, check how big your eyes are. You want them small enough that you could one in between the two eyes. You can also add more detail, like highlights, reflected light, pupils, and different colors. If your character is female, try to make her eyes wider than a male's would be.
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How do I draw a crying manga face?

Draw a bubbly, watery mass in the bottom of each eye. Then, draw teardrop shapes down the cheeks of the face. You can also give them a frown.
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What types of pencils should I use?

You can use any type of pencil you like, but try to keep the tip sharpened to a fine point. Consider using a variety of pencils, such as softer ones (2B, 4B, 6B, etc) for darker lines, and harder ones (2H, 4H, 6H, etc) for lighter lines. You can also use a mechanical pencil; this will give you the finest lines.
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How do I draw the front view the manga head shape without it looking awkward?

If by awkward you mean having a strange face shape, I suggest using some guidelines like having a box around the head to keep it in proportion.
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How to draw boy body?

Give a boy a buff body type, not a skinny one. A rectangle would do as the chest, for example.
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What can I do to keep the body in proportion?

If you Google "human body proportions," you can find some useful pictures that detail how big each body part should be.
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How do I draw evil male manga eyes? (The skinny type)

Begin by drawing the eyes in a upwards motion. Then, once near to the destination end of the character's eyebrow, draw a short line downwards to give the impression of "evil" intent.
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How can I make a sexy male anime with matching facial hair?

Look up some pictures of 'Sexy anime boys with facial hair' as a reference.
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How do I create a perfect hair style?

You could copy styles from the internet, and just practice.