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How to Draw a manga girl with long hair

Mar 4, 2010 08:35 AM

Anime-style pencil drawing of a young woman.

This how-to video demonstrates a method for drawing a female character in a Japanese manga style. Starting with her eyes, the artist works step-by-step to create a sketch of the girl's facial features. Then the drawing is given more depth and detail as long hair is added. The girl's shoulders and short-sleeved shirt are drawn in, then the shirt is given details such as patterned trim. The drawing is given more depth and perspective through the use of pencil shading.

After watching this video, the viewer will have some new ideas for drawing manga-style characters.

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