How to Draw Female Bodies Ch 5 Part 2

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1: Mouth and Jaw Structure
2: (right of 1) When it comes to drawing characters, eyes and mouths often get exaggerated so the overall skull structure often has very little thought put into it. Regardless, it is still important to understand the structure of the mouth when drawing teeth or the inside of a mouth.
3: (below 1) Front
4: Mouth opening up from smiling
5: (arrow) Smile
6: The face remains facing to the front.
7: (bottom right of 6) X-Ray Diagram
8: (below 7) The lower teeth and gums are omitted.
9: (upper left of 8) The lower jaw moves down when the mouth opens.
10: (below 9) The neck bone can be seen.
11: (arrow) Smile
12: (bottom left of page) Mouth opening wide
13: (below 12) The face faces upwards a little.
14: (right of 13) A portion of the lower jaw is hidden.
15: (below 8) Facing upwards. The upper jaw is part of the skull, so it does not move.
16: The lower jaw opens up.
17: The jaw joint
18: The skull faces upwards due to the neck joint.
19: Upper skull

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1: Side Angle
2: Realistic Type
3: Jaw placement
4: (arrow) Smile
5: The jaw moves down in accordance with how much the mouth opens up(the face gets longer).
6: Upper skull
7: Lower jaw
8: (arrow) Smile
9: Jaw joint
10: Stylistic Type
11: A type where character proportions are more deformed. The lower jaw outline often remains the same even when the mouth opens.
12: The outline following down from the nose.
13: Skull X-Ray Diagram
14: The outline remains the same even when the mouth opens.
15: There isn’t much need to worry about the skull structure if you aren’t planning on drawing teeth.

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1: 45° Angle
2: Laughter
3: (below 2) Skull X-Ray Diagram
4: (below 3) If the face outline doesn’t change, then the skull structure stretches/shrinks.
5: (left of 4) opens downwards.
6: (top left of bottom box) Reference: Especially Deformed Skulls
7: (right of 6) In the case of designing skulls for cute characters. Let’s take a look at the front teeth and jaw.
8: (below 7) When considering a skull for a cute character, the lower jaw and teeth often ends up getting really small. But when these characters get struck by lightning or turned into zombies or something, you’d still see normal skulls shown.
Here I drew skulls based on where the teeth can be seen. The front teeth ended up looking very squirrel-like.
9: (left of 8) Closed mouth
10: (left of 9) Open mouth
11: (bottom left of page) Reference: Character Skull
12: Here the goal is to prioritize cuteness rather than realistic facial structure.
13: Skull X-Ray Diagram

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1: Column
2: About Teeth
3: Closed mouth
4: Teeth X-Ray Diagram
5: (below 3) The molars start here, from the 5th tooth and onwards.
6: (right of 5) Canine
7: (below 6) Incisor
8: (below 5) It is mirrored left and right.
9: (right of 8) An example of teeth displayed when smiling.
10: (right of 9) To be more precise, the lower teeth are on the smaller side.
11: (right of 10) The canines have sharp points like fangs.
12: (above 11) The upper teeth. There are only 8 different types.
13: (bottom left of 9) When drawing both lips and teeth
14: (below 13) The lower teeth are covered by the lower lip.
15: (right of 13) Front Smile
16: (below 15) Wisdom Tooth
17: (right of 16) The teeth in both the upper and lower jaw are aligned in curves.
18: (bottom left of page) Teeth Representation
19: Omitting both lips and teeth
20: Emphasizing the canines. The canine position is closer to where the incisors would be.
21: A common fang representation. It’s often drawn farther towards the side than the canine.

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1: Drawing Hair
2: (right of 1) Hair is one of the most important elements of a character, as it often brings out a character’s characteristics and helps differentiate between characters. Let’s take a look at drawing various hairstyles using the roundness of the head as the foundation.

Drawing hair uses the roundness of the skull as a foundation. (yes i know it says the same thing but the original text legit repeats itself)
3: (below 1) The Relationship Between the Head and the Hair
4: Skull
5: Wig
6: This is a visualization of a wig on a skull. Take a look at the distance between the volume of the hair and the skull.
7: The amount of hair can make the head appear to be bigger
8: The distance between the hair outline and the head outline is small.
9: The distance between the hair outline and the head outline is large.
10: Both heads are about the same size.
11: Not much hair
The entire head shape is about the same size as the actual head.
12: Lots of hair
The entire head shape is a lot bigger than the actual head.
13: Hair Volume Magic
14: Both stand at 7 heads tall
15: Circles that include the height added from the hair.
16: Even though both characters are 7 heads tall, the one with more hair looks like they have a bigger head, causing the other character to look shorter.
17: Guidelines
18: Example - Not Much Hair
19: (arrow) Visualization of amount of hair
20: (arrow) Outline of hair
21: (bottom right of page) Draw the hair using a visualization in respect to the head’s outline as a guide.

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1: Drawing Tips
2: (right of 1) Curved lines are especially important when it comes to hair.
3: Distinctive Silhouettes
4: (right of 3) When drawing hairstyles, first think of the silhouette. Silhouettes will bring out a lot of personality from the character.
5: Head shape. Silhouette is round.
6: Twintails Type
7: Ponytail Type
8: Princess Type
9: Curly Type
10: Draw Hair With Curved Lines
11: Head Outline
12: Use smooth curved lines to draw simple straight hair.
13: Round-headed short hair
14: Messy short hair
15: Be Conscious of the Head Shape and Hair Whorl
16: Roundness of head is pronounced in this area
17: This region is where hair becomes more liberal
18: (right of 16) Hair drops planarly to the side of the head.
19: (right of 18) Hair drops straight down.
20: (right of 19) In the case of hair stretching out the sides
21: (below 18) Crown of head
22: (below 21) When looking from above
23: The hair whorl is usually at the center(the place where the hair flows out from), and the hair then spreads out in four directions from that area.

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1: Be Conscious of the Hairline
2: Let’s take a look at the hairline at the forehead, back of the head, and around the ears when the hair’s standing up, flowing, or neatly combed back.
3:  (below 2) When drawing bundles of hair that are curving in a different direction, they should look like they’re waving in the air.
4: (right of 3) A hairline along the forehead. It should form a half-ellipse.
5: (below 4) Simplified version of the hairline. It’s fine to have it made up of ragged lines.
6: (bottom left of 3) Flowing Hair
7: Both the hairline along the forehead and the side of the face is shown.
8: (below 7) In the case of the hair falling back down (messy)
9: (right of 8) The hair takes on a flame-like shape when wind blows up from below.
10: (below 5) The hairline around the ears and the back of the head. It curves around the ear.
11: (bottom left of page) Before the hair stood up
12: Hair Standing Up
13: The hairline at the back of the head and around the ears is shown.
14: (bottom right of page) The hairline at the back of the head is about where the neck connects to the head.

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1: Drawing Hairstyles
2: (right of 1) The outline of the hair is primarily based on the round outline of the head. Let’s learn how to draw various hairstyles while focusing on short hair and tied-up hair.
3: (below 1) Typical Hair Representations
4: (below 3) Deformed / Simple Type
5: Hair that has defined outlines
6: Outline Type
7: The silhouette is simplified. Elements like the hair curling up and the bangs are drawn as separate parts.
8: Darkened + Halo Type
9: After defining the outline, the inside of the hair is colored in and the shine of the hair is represented by a halo-like shape.
10: White ellipse shape.
11: Angel Halo
12: Realistic Type
13: This type of hair is drawn with flowing tufts of hair. Try to draw it with the idea of hair overlapping each other. After drawing the lower tufts, draw more tufts on top of them.
14: Line Type
15: This hair is drawn very neatly and carefully with the idea of every individual strand of hair being represented. The lines shouldn’t all be at the same width from each other. Some should be closer to each other, some should be farther from each other.

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1: Typical Tied-Up Hairstyles
2: (right of 1) We’ll focus on the idea of a bundle of hair connected to the roundness of the head. By adding volume to various areas such as where the hair is fastened together, a variety of different silhouettes can be achieved.
3: (below 1) Ponytail
4: (right of 3) This signature trait of this hairstyle is the large tail created from the hair being tied at one point. Can be used to give the characters an energetic, intellectual, or mature feel.
5: (right of 4) This line travels across the outline of the skull. There isn’t much volume.
6: (below 4) Tail
7: (bottom right of 6) Crown
8: (below 7) The image is made up of hairs travelling across the curved surface of the head.
9: (below 8) Where the hair collects together
10: (left of 9) Fastener. The hair all focuses towards this area before reaching the tail.
11: (below 10) Draw the tail with the image of the hair spreading out from the fastener.
12: (below 9) The hair flows across the curved surface of the back of the head.
13: (below 12) Outline of tail
14: (bottom left of page) If the hair is especially thick.
15: (right of 14) If the hair is thin.

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1: Twintail
2: The signature trait is the hair being tied together at two points. It’s often used to give characters an energetic or cute feel.
3: (below 2) The tails start at the same height.
4: (below 3) Wave Type
5: (left of 4) The tails are equally long as well.
6: (right of 3) Center
7: (right of 6) The hair spreads out from the center, heading towards where the hair is tied together.
8: (below 7) Center
9: (below 8) Center
10: (left of 9) Crown
11: (below 5) Hair Parting and Fastener Positioning
12: Higher than the eyes, like horns.
13: Closer to the ears
14: (below 12) The type where the parting slides cleanly down the middle
15: (right of 14) The type where the parting makes a zig-zag shape.
16: (right of 16) One side only, a deviation of the ponytail style.
17: (above 16) Sometimes hair attachments are used to create styles like these as well.
18: (below 14) When below the ears, it’s called “pigtails”.
19: (below 18) Earlobe
20: (below 19) About at the chin
21: (bottom right of 20) Braided Type
22: (bottom left of page) There are all kinds of combinations you can make with traits such as the type of hair(wavy, straight), length, fastener positions, fastener accessories(large or small ribbon) and so on.
23: (below 16) Typical hairline shapes
24: (below 23) A sleek curved line from the front and jagged when it comes to the sideburns.
25: A simple half-ellipse-shaped hairline all around.

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1: Realistic Character Designs
2: (right of 1) Let’s capture the flow and volume of the hair.
3: (below 1) Flowing Hair
4: (right of 3) Elegant hair depicted through the use of supple lines
5: (below 3) Realistic Type
6: (right of 5) The hair whorl at the crown. It’s like the belly button of the hair, so the volume of the hair should swirl out from here.
7: (below 6) Omit some lines here so you can depict the shine of the hair.
8: The areas without hair lines should form a jagged shape.
9: The hair should form outlines of large blocks flowing down.
10: Stylistic Type
11: Characterized by large flowing outlines.
12: You can add some small strokes in for the “halo” shine effect.
13: By shading this area in, you can give the idea that there’s empty space there. It helps give the hair volume and a fluffy feel to it.
14: Use more lines when drawing the ends of the hair. It gives the hair more presence.

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1: Tied-Up Hair
2: Hair that has a more gorgeous impression.
3: (below 1) Realistic Type
4: (right of 2) Bangs Section
5: (right of 4) Volume Section
6: (below 5) The hair is tied up into a loose round dumpling shape.
7: (bottom left of 6) Area of the bangs
8: Area where the hair gets tied up
9: Fastener
10: (below 3) The tips of the hair are wavy. Use wavy lines.
11: (bottom left of 9) Realistic Type
12: (right of 11) Stylistic Type
13: (below 12) You’ll want to show volume, so make the lines loosed and spaced out.
14: (below 13) The hair is closer to the scalp here, so the lines should be more bunched up. It emphasizes the fact that the hair is tied up.
15: (below 10) Stylistic Type
16: (bottom right of 15) Use some shading here to bring out dimensionality.
17: (bottom left of page) Use spaced out lines for loose hair and bunched up lines for tight hair.

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1: Let’s Draw a Variety of Different Faces
2: (below 1) Drawings That Focus on Eyes and Hair
3: (right of 2) Let’s experiment with eye size, eye shape, and hairstyles.
4: Big Eyes and Small Eyes
5: Small Eyes
6: The pupils are small as well.
7: Big Eyes
8: The pupils are big as well.
9: (below 6) Guidelines
10: (below 9) Lots of volume
11: (below 10) The scrunched up shoulders and clavicle emphasizes her bust. (Thick neck)
12: (left of 11) They both use the same starting sketch with a tilted head.
13: (right of 9) Difference in silhouette
14: (right of 13) Less volume
15: (below 14) The sloped shoulders give them a more sleek silhouette. (Thin neck)
16: (below 12) Eyes That Reflect Personality
17: (right of 16) Eyelids, eye shine, and pupil size can all add a lot of individuality.
18: Bright Eyes
19: Unease/Surprise
20: Glare

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1: Normal Eyes, Droop Eyes, Sharp Eyes
2: Eyes typically fall in three different categories. Even characters with the same hair can look very different depending on what eyes they have.
3: Normal Eyes
4: Sharp Eyes
5: Droopy Eyes
6: The corners of the eyes are the most important part
7: These eyes are differentiated by their corners.
8: Normal Eyes
9: Sharp Eyes
10: Droopy Eyes
11: Normal Eyes
12: It’s effective to have the eyes dip downwards for the sharp eyes
13: Droopy Eyes
14: We use these guidance lines as a base for the face. You can add another horizontal line for the sake of establishing the corner of the eyes, too.
15: Eye Styles in Conjunction With Hairstyles
16: Normal Eyes - Average straightforward style. Hairstyle is rather simple with no special eccentricities.
17: Sharp Eyes - Strong-spirited and outgoing. The spiky hair shows how energetic she is.
18: Droopy Eyes - Timid and introverted. Her straight bobbed hair covers her eyebrows.

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1: Drawing Characters With Their Personalities in Mind
2: No matter what the character, it is important to design their eyes and hairstyle with their personality in mind.
3: (below 2) Lots of hair volume is added. The large head gives her a childish and kind atmosphere.
4: (below 1) Relaxed Gentle Character
5: Her droopy eyes, tied-up hair(braids), and round head silhouette give her a calm and kind impression.
6: (right of 5) Happy-Go-Lucky Character
7: Her dishevelled hairs shows her free-spiritedness and her exposed forehead represents her liveliness.
The shape of her mouth makes her stand out a bit.
8: (below 7) A downwards angle can pronounce the shoulders. This can be used to either give the character a relaxed or free-spirited impression.
9: (below 8) Both shoulders raised and tilted in an upwards angle can give the impression of a cheery character.
10: (bottom left of page) The wide eyes, open mouth, and curled hair give her a cheery energetic impression. The large eyes and shine effect help bring out that impression as well.
11: (above 10) Bright and Energetic Character

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1: (top right of page) With a diagonal downwards-turned face, it’s easier to express intent and emotions through the use of eyes.
2: Strong-Spirited One-of-a-Kind Character
3: Her sharp eyes, pointy ponytail, and wild bangs all add to her strong-spiritedness and liveliness.
4: Languid Mature Character
5: Her long eyelashes, drooped eyelids, small mouth, and her hair covering her eyes all add to her sleek and delicate image. Her tied-up hair is somewhat loose and messy, showing that she’s somewhat lazy and not as preoccupied with her image.
6: (below 5) When it comes to a downwards-turned face from the front angle, you can give the character a nice and strong gaze through the use of the whites in an upturned gaze.
7: Silent and Mysterious Character
8: The eyes can look more mysterious by not adding in any shine. The straight long hair adds even more to that, and the swept bangs show that she’s not “just silent”. The bangs sweeping towards the center of her face between her eyebrows gives her a bit of individuality as well.
9: Optimistic Glasses Girl
10: Her hair parted to the sides gives her a serious and well-kept impression. Her large exposed forehead reflects her outgoingness and optimistic outlook. The bangs that lightly cover her eyes adds to her individuality and enforces her traits.

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1: Paying Attention to Balance
2: (right of 1) We’ll be drawing characters with differing distances between the bottom eyelids and the mouth. This can be used to differentiate age, but it can also be used to make people of the same age not look that way.
3: (below 1) Applying Balance 1
4: Take note of the size and shape of the eyes and nose
5: Typical character. The bridge of the nose is not very pronounced.
6: Older character, big sister type. Smaller eyes, around half the size of the normal character’s. The bridge of the nose adds a more mature feeling to the character.
7: Child/little sister type. The eyes are about 3 times the size of the older character’s. The nose is just a little dot.
8: Applying Balance 2
9: Take note of the distance between the lower eyelids and the mouth
10: (right of 9) The ears are always about at the height of the eyes no matter the type
11: (below 9) Medium
12: (below 11) The chin positions are all the same.
13: (below 12) Normal Character
14: There’s some distance between the nose and mouth.
15: Adult/Big Sister Type
16: The distance between the eyes and mouth is rather large. The neck is thicker as well with the idea that the shoulders are longer.
17: Child/Little Sister Type
18: The distance between eyes and mouth is short.
19: (right of 11) Long
20: (right of 19) Short
21: Applying Balance 3
22: Take note of the distance between the lower eyelids and the tip of the nose
23: Tip of the nose position

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1: Differences in distance between lower eyelids and nose. Try to determine this distance for each character you design. The nose placement can be a defining factor when it comes to open-mouthed faces or diagonally-facing faces.
2: Normal Character
3: Adult/Big Sister Character
4: Child/Little Sister Character

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1: Column
2: Character Design Tips
3: Draw the Hairstyle in 4 Different Angles
4: When drawing the same character over and over again, you will often have to draw them from different angles. Normally you’d just do three different angles consisting of front, side, and back, but for characters you’d want front, side, 45°, as well as back, for a total of four angles.
5: Front
6: 45°
7: Side
8: Back
9: Make sure that the parting of the hair, flow, and distance to the skull(volume) all remain the same.