Brenda Hoddinott

C-07 BEGINNER: DRAW WITH LINES This fun project takes you step by step through the process of setting up proportional guidelines, and drawing the facial features and hair, of a female anime character named Kira. If you choose to render this drawing completely in pencil you need: good quality white drawing paper, graphite pencils, kneaded and vinyl erasers, pencil sharpener, sandpaper block, and a ruler. If you plan to use a marker for the final version, you will also need a fine tip permanent marker, and you should use a drawing paper that is specifically designed for drawing with markers, rather than regular paper. Mangas originated in Japan and are popular with artists of every age all over the world! The eyes generally appear disproportionately large, and the nose and mouth tend to be drawn small and simple so as to emphasize the powerful expressions of the eyes. This project is divided into the following sections: INTRODUCTION SETTING UP FACIAL PROPORTIONS SKETCHING KIRAS FACE AND HAIR THE PARTS OF AN EYE DRAWING THE INDIVIDUAL FACIAL FEATURES SKETCHING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ADDING FINAL TOUCHES WITH THIN NEAT LINES This project is recommended for artists from age 10 to adult, as well as home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators.

17 PAGES 28 ILLUSTRATIONS
Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada Revised 2006

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INTRODUCTION
While Mangas originated in Japan, today these comic books, based on a unique genre of cartooning, are popular with artists of every age all over the world! The overall proportions of most manga adult faces closely resemble those of a young human child, giving the characters the appearance of having a childlike head attached to a mature adult body. The eyes generally appear disproportionately large, and are the most expressive part of the face. The nose and mouth tend to be drawn small and simple so as to further emphasize the powerful expressions of the eyes and the facial area around the eyes. Keep in mind that the term Manga encompasses a vast array of individual styles, which allows artists to use their creative license in the design of their characters faces, hairstyles, personalities, and clothing. If you choose to render this drawing completely in pencil you need: good quality white drawing paper, graphite pencils, kneaded and vinyl erasers, pencil sharpener, sandpaper block, and a ruler. If you plan to use a marker for the final version, you will also need a fine tip permanent marker, and you should use a drawing paper that is specifically designed for drawing with markers, rather than regular paper. GLOSSARY OF ART TERMS Curved lines: are created when a straight line curves (or bends). Curved lines can be drawn thick or thin. Drawing: is the application of an art medium to a surface so as to produce a visual image, which visually defines an artists choice of drawing subjects from his or her own unique perspective. Form: as applied to drawing, is the illusion of the three-dimensional structure of a shape, such as a circle, square or triangle, created in a drawing with shading and/or perspective. Light source: is the direction from which a dominant light originates. The placement of this light source affects every aspect of a drawing. The light source tells you where to draw all the light values and shadows. Proportion: is the relationship in size of one component of a drawing to another or others. Shape: refers to the outward outline of a form. Basic shapes include circles, squares and triangles. Sketch: is a quick, rough representation or outline of a planned drawing subject. A sketch can also be a completed work of art. Symmetry: is balanced arrangement (sometimes referred to as a mirror image) of lines and shapes on opposite sides of an often-imaginary centerline. Values: are the different shades of gray created when you draw by varying both the density of the shading lines, and the pressure used in holding various pencils.

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SETTING UP FACIAL PROPORTIONS

In this section, simple guidelines show you how to place Kiras features on her face. Keep in mind that the faces of many adult manga characters are similar to those of real life children. I now take you step by step through the process of setting up proportional guidelines on a frontal view of an adult female anime head in preparation for drawing facial features. Remember, you can use these same guidelines for drawing tons of different anime characters. 1. Use a ruler to draw a straight line down the center of your page. Use an HB pencil, and keep your line very light so it can be easily erased. This is a line of symmetry and provides you with a guideline for drawing both sides of the head the same size. You simply measure various horizontal distances on either side of the center line. 2. Lightly sketch an egg-shape with the small end at the bottom of your drawing space. Use your line of symmetry to make sure both sides are approximately the same size. 3. Refine your egg-shape so it more closely resembles the shape of a human head.
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4. 5. 6.

Measure the distance from the top of the head to the chin along your line of symmetry. Divide this distance in half and mark this point on the line of symmetry. Draw a horizontal line through the point. Remember to keep your line very light by applying very little pressure to your pencil as you draw. This line marks the placement of the tops of the eyes.

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Measure the distance between the horizontal line and the bottom of the chin, divide this distance in half, and mark it with a dot. Draw a second horizontal line through this point. This line marks the location of the lowest section of the tip of the nose. The mouth will be drawn below it.
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SKETCHING KIRAS FACE AND HAIR

Its now time to use the proportional guidelines to begin sketching Kiras facial features and hair in their correct places. 9. 10. Measure the distance from the vertical line of symmetry to each outer edge of the head along the upper horizontal line. Mark each point with a dot (or a tiny vertical line). These two dots mark the vertical centers of the eyes. Now you know both the position of the top of each eye (the upper horizontal line), and where the center of each eye will be. 11. Lightly sketch two circular shapes to represent the eyes. Observe that the bottom of each eye ends approximately halfway between the two horizontal lines. Also note that the distance between the eyes is slightly more than the width of an eye.
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With lots of practice in drawing manga faces, you wont need to draw the proportional lines with a ruler. Youll be able to simply eyeball the lines and distances in your mind.

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Sketch in a tiny curved line slightly above the lower horizontal line to represent the lower tip of the nose. Add a line almost halfway down from the lower horizontal line. This line marks the placement of the lower edge of the bottom lip.

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Draw Kiras ears (or ear). You only need to draw the one on the right because the other will be hidden under her hair. Take note that the upper edges of the ears touch the upper horizontal line, and the bottoms touch the lower one.

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Carefully erase the guidelines including the line of symmetry. You may need to redraw a few sections that are accidentally erased.

Drawing a realistic circle freehand becomes quite simple when youve devoted lots of time to practicing this skill. A couple of helpful hints include: 1. Try rotating your paper and looking at your drawing from different perspectives. This little trick often allows you insight into the problem areas. 2. Looking at the reflection of your circle in a mirror will also help you to see areas in need of fixing.
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ILLUSTRATION 07-09

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Sketch in the various strands of hair around her face. Refer to Illustration 07-09 and Observe the following before you begin to draw: a. The lines are all curved even though her hair looks straight. b. All sections of hair end in a sharp point. c. The strand on the left side of her head is longer than the one on the right. d. The longest section of her bangs is right in the middle and the lines curve toward the left.
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Use your vinyl eraser to erase the sections of her ears that appear to be hidden under her hair. Sketch the strands of hair around the perimeter of her head. Take note of the distance of the strands of hair from the perimeter of her head to help you draw your proportions more accurately.

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THE PARTS OF AN EYE

The same names that identify the various parts of realistic eyes are used for anime eyes. Refer to the next drawing and become familiar with the terms used to identify each part of an eye: 1. 2. 3. The arch-shaped group of hairs, above the eye, is known as an eyebrow. A fold in the skin, above the eye is called an upper eyelid crease. The upper eyelid is a movable fold of skin that opens and closes to protect the eyeball.

4. A small triangular shape in the inside corner of the eye, is called the inner corner (rarely drawn in manga art). 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The white of the eye (the visible section of the eyeball) is light, but not really white. A highlight is the brightest area where light bounces off the surface of the eye. Eyelashes are fine hairs that grow from the outer edges of the upper and lower eyelids. The pupil of an eye is the darkest circular shape within the iris. The iris is the colored circular section of the eyeball surrounding the pupil.

10. The lower eyelid is a fold of skin protecting the lower section of the eyeball.
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In the following sections you discover all the fun parts of this project. You first add more details to Kiras face and hair, and then outline your drawing with nice neat lines.
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DRAWING THE INDIVIDUAL FACIAL FEATURES

The faces of adult anime cartoon characters are very similar to those of children. In this section, simple guidelines show you how to draw Kiras eyes according to manga style.
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Sketch Kiras upper lip above the line that indicates the location of her mouth. The line that marks the mouth (step 13), now becomes the bottom of the lower lip. Take note that the width of her mouth is the same as the space between her eyes.
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Add a slightly curved line along the lower edge of the two circles. Note that the lines extend beyond the eye circles on both sides. At this stage the drawing looks like an anime character with her eyes closed. However, in this drawing these lines indicate the edges of the lower eyelids.

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Add a curved line to the upper section of each eye to indicate the edges of her upper eyelids. These lines are longer than those marking the edges of her lower eyelids.

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Add Kiras eyebrows above her eyes. The eyebrows are shaped like commas with the wider ends pointed toward the upper center section of her forehead (hidden under the hair).

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Outline the irises of Kiras eyes. Observe that a small section of the top and bottom of each iris seems to be hidden under the upper and lower eyelids.

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Slightly extend the lines marking the upper eyelids toward the center of her face and downward.

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Add a smaller circle inside each iris to represent the pupils of the eyes. Observe that a small section on the upper left of each pupil is a short straight line rather than a continuation of the circle.

SKETCHING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

Anime cartoons tend to be rendered with thin neat lines. Keep a pencil sharpener and sandpaper block handy so you can easily keep your pencil points nice and sharp.
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Use your kneaded eraser to lighten all the lines that define the hair until you can barely see them. Use a very sharp pencil to outline each strand with neat crisp lines. You may need to re-sharpen your pencil several times as your work to keep the lines thin and neat. If you plan to later use a fine tip marker to outline Kira, use a 2H pencil. Should you prefer to finish your drawing in pencil rather than pen, consider using a freshly sharpened 2B pencil. You may want to use a sandpaper block to keep the point very sharp.

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Use your kneaded eraser to lighten all the lines of her facial features, ear, and the outline of her face. Redraw each section with thin neat lines.

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Draw a U-shaped line in the upper left section of each iris. The circular shapes created when you add these lines are referred to as highlights. In that these highlights are more on the left than the right, we can safely assume that the dominant light source is coming from the left.

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ADDING FINAL TOUCHES WITH THIN NEAT LINES

The final lines can be drawn with either pencil or a very fine tip black marker. In this section you will complete your drawing using either of the following methods: If you are working in pencil, add the details of the eyes and tidy up any untidy lines. Keep your pencil points nice and sharp. If you are planning to use a marker, first lighten all your pencil lines until you can barely see them. Then you take your time and slowly and carefully redraw each line.
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Check over the upper face and change or modify any sections you are not happy with. Add final touches so your lines are all neat.

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Add a slightly curved line above each eye to represent the upper eyelid creases.

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Fill in the pupils of the eyes. If you are using pencil use a 4B or 6B.

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35.

Fill in the upper section of each iris around the pupil.

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Add some eyelashes along the upper and lower eyelids.

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Add some lines extending from the pupil outward to the edge of the iris in the upper sections. These lines help make the eyes appear more realistic.

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38.

Finish outlining all other sections of your drawing.

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Sign your name, put the date on the back of your drawing paper, pat yourself on the head, give yourself a big hug and choose another drawing project!
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Of course, if you want to add color to your drawing, you have many options such as markers or colored pencils. You can even bring your image into a computer program and add colors. The drawing below was colored with Adobe Photoshop.
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BRENDA HODDINOTT - BIOGRAPHY

As a self-educated teacher, visual artist, portraitist, forensic artist, and illustrator, Brenda Hoddinott utilizes diverse art media including graphite, technical pen, colored pencil, chalk pastel, charcoal, cont crayon, and oil paints.

My philosophy on teaching art is to focus primarily on the enjoyment aspects while gently introducing the technical and academic. Hence, in creating a passion for the subject matter, the quest for knowledge also becomes enjoyable.
>Brenda Hoddinott<

Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Brenda grew up in the small town of Corner Brook. She developed strong technical competencies with a personal commitment to self directed learning, and the aid of assorted Learn to Draw books. During Brendas twenty-five year career as a self-educated civilian forensic artist, numerous criminal investigation departments have employed Brendas skills, including Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal police departments. In 1992, Brenda was honored with a commendation from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and in 1994, she was awarded a Certificate of Membership from Forensic Artists International. Her home-based art career included graphic design, and teaching recreational drawing and painting classes. As supervisor of her communitys recreational art department, Brenda hired and trained teachers, and designed curriculum for several childrens art programs. In 1998, Brenda chose to end her eighteen-year career as an art educator in order to devote more time to writing, drawing, painting, and developing her websites. Drawspace http://www.drawspace.com incorporates her unique style and innovative approach to curriculum development. This site offers downloadable and printable drawing classes for students of all abilities from the age of eight through adult. Students of all ages, levels and abilities have praised the simple step-by-step instructional approach. This site is respected as a resource for fine art educators, home schooling programs, and educational facilities throughout the world.

LEARN-TO-DRAW BOOKS BY BRENDA HODDINOTT

Drawing for Dummies (2003): Wiley Publishing, Inc., New, York, NY, this 336 page book is available on various websites and in major bookstores internationally. The Complete Idiots Guide to Drawing People (2004): Winner of the Alpha-Penguin Book of the Year Award 2004, Alpha - Pearson Education Macmillan, Indianapolis, IN, this 360 page book is available on various websites and in major bookstores internationally.

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