How to Draw Anime Inquisitormaster

Making Feminine + Masculine Features (Stylized)

ART ADVICE ARTICLE #11: TIPS FOR DRAWING FEMININE FEMALES AND MASCULINE MALESI'm not saying that all female characters should look feminine and all males should look masculine, not at all! But the point of this exercise was to effectively convey a character as either male or female despite hair length, clothing, etc. Every so often, I see people working in anime style asking how to make cartoon/anime guys look male even if they have long hair, so I made this to help in these situations. For this exercise, we'll take the same base sketch (so, in this case, we're not changing either the hairstyle or the face shape), and then use certain visual cues to make one look female and one, male. The results are interesting. : D, BASE SKETCH. I started off with an androgynous face and hairstyle for the base sketch. This is the same sketch used in all the drawings in this article.LINEART. The first thing I did was vary the lineart style. This is optional, but we're just throwing all options out there, and it's interesting to see the difference it makes. ,For the middle one, I turned the line stabilizer ON and used smooth, curving strokes. For the rightmost one, I turned the stabilizer OFF and used straighter lines and more jagged edges.Before we even get to the face, you can see the difference the lineart style alone makes. Now let's add the actual facial features...,Here, I drew the face, using the same lineart technique described above. In addition, I used the following differences:FACIAL FEATURESThin, curves eyebrows vs. thick, angular eyebrowsCurves for drawing eyes (round, oval) vs. straight lines (rectangular)Upper lip vs. no upper lip Rounder bottom lip vs. more rectangular bottom lipSmoother jawline (it could have even been rounder) vs. angular jawlinePointed or rounded chin vs. square chinNeck curves inward to appear slimmer vs. straight lines for neckI didn't even add eyelashes and makeup or facial hair; it wasn't necessary. These items above, alone, were enough to make a difference.It's important to note that most of these in the list above are not actual, real differences between the faces of real men and women. Instead, they are ideas for stylistic decisions(*) to quickly get the idea of "female or male" across to the viewer.I kept the same face shape for this example to keep the base sketch unchanged, but you can, of course, vary face and bone structure, etc. In fact, this is encouraged!CLOSINGThese are not chemistry lab instructions - you can pick and choose what you do, do things differently, etc. and it won't blow up in your face. XD However, it shows several things you can do to make a character look male or female, without changing the basic character design.These are two articles I recommend reading in conjunction with this one. (*)The first explains what style really is (and walks you through finding your own), and the second explains why studying realism will help you make better cartoon/anime art:,Art Advice Issue #5 - How to Find your Own StyleAugust 16, 2016By far the most common concern I see people on DA,,The Misconception Behind 'Study Realism'November 28, 2020 ART ADVICE ISSUE #10 - THE MISCONCEPTION BEHIND(I'm sorry, I can't put them one next to the other)I hope someone finds it helpful. : )OTHER ART ADVICE ARTICLES:Issue #1 - Don't Let Anyone Make you Feel Bad About your Art: Assumptions & Artistic VisionIssue #2 - Dealing with Art Mistakes: How to Have a Positive OutlookIssue #3 - Advancing in Art: The Three PsIssue #4 - a - Basic Tips to Make your Art Look Better b - Advanced Tips for Photographing Traditional ArtIssue #5 - About Style and How to Find your OwnIssue #6 - Dealing with Art BlockIssue #7 - How to Ask for and Provide CritiqueIssue #8 - Random Traditional Art TipsIssue #9 - Debunking Common Art MythsIssue #10 - The Misconception Behind "Study Realism"You can also find these (and other helpful stuff) linked in the "Art Motivation Corner" (green) widget on the bottom right of my profile page.

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How to Draw Anime Inquisitormaster

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