AR Drawing
Drawing Tutorials
Anime girls are some of the most fun characters to draw because every single feature is designed to carry emotion — those big sparkling eyes, the soft rounded face, the flowing hair, and a simple outfit that instantly gives her personality. What makes this drawing so approachable for beginners is that it builds up in clear stages, starting with just the face shape and slowly layering on the eyes, hair, and clothes until a full character is standing right there on your page. By the end, she looks like she just stepped out of your favorite show. Let's get drawing!
In the upper-center of your paper, draw the outline of the face — a soft, rounded shape on top like a wide dome, narrowing down into a gently pointed chin at the bottom. On the side, add a small curved bump for the ear, sitting about halfway down the face. Keep the lines light and smooth here, since this shape is the base that every other feature — the eyes, the hair, even the neck — will be built around.
In the middle of the face, draw two large, expressive eyes, spaced evenly apart. Anime eyes are usually big and rounded at the top with a slightly pointed inner corner, so give them plenty of size compared to the rest of the face. Add a thin curved eyebrow just above each eye, and a small curved line below for a gentle smile. These few strokes are what give the whole face its warm, friendly expression, so take your time getting the eyes centered and even.
Around the top and sides of the face, draw the hair — start with soft bangs falling across the forehead, parted slightly to one side, then let the hair flow down past the ears and settle just below the chin on both sides. Add a few thin strand lines within the hair to break up the flat shape and suggest natural texture and movement. Keep the outer edges a little wavy rather than perfectly straight, since real hair never falls in one clean, stiff line.
Below the head, draw the neck and shoulders, then add a hoodie — start with the collar and hood strings at the top, then draw the wide, relaxed shape of the sweatshirt down to about waist level, including both sleeves at her sides. Keep the fit loose and soft rather than tight, since a hoodie should look comfortable and a little oversized. Add a stitched line near the bottom hem and a couple of hood strings hanging down from the collar for that classic hoodie look.
From the bottom edge of the hoodie, draw a short pleated skirt flaring out slightly. Add several evenly spaced vertical lines running down the skirt to create the pleats, which is the detail that instantly makes it read as a skirt instead of a plain shape. Keep the flare gentle and even on both sides so the whole outfit still feels balanced under the hoodie above it.
Below the skirt, draw two legs going straight down toward the bottom of the page, keeping them slim and evenly spaced apart. Add a thin horizontal line partway down each leg to mark where socks will sit later. Keep the legs simple and smooth at this stage — all the extra detail comes in with the final layers.
At the bottom of each leg, draw a pair of simple sneakers — a rounded toe, a slightly thicker sole line along the bottom, and a few small lines for laces near the top. Keep both shoes the same size and pointing in the same direction so the character looks balanced and grounded standing on the page.
Now for the most satisfying part!
Once the color goes on, that soft blue-and-cream outfit against warm brown hair gives her a calm, cozy, everyday look — like a character who just stepped out for a walk on a cool afternoon. 🎀
The part that shapes the whole drawing the most is Step 2 — the eyes. Since anime style leans so heavily on big, expressive eyes, getting them centered, evenly sized, and full of shine is what brings the character to life more than anything else. Everything after that, from the hair to the outfit, builds naturally around the personality those eyes create.
Once you're comfortable with this front-facing pose, try drawing her at a slight turn or mid-walk with one arm swinging — it gives the character a bit more movement and makes her feel like she's caught in a real moment rather than just standing still. 🎀
A windmill is one of those drawings that looks architectural and complicated from a distance but is actually built from some of the simplest shapes imaginable. Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial to draw your own windmill!
A yacht looks like one of those drawings that requires a ruler, a steady hand, and maybe a degree in naval architecture. But the whole thing is really just a long, flat hull shape that you stack level after level on top of — cabin, then flybridge, then upper deck, each one smaller than the last. Once that foundation hull is in place, the rest of the yacht practically builds itself upward like a little floating building.
An apple is one of the friendliest shapes you can put on paper — round, familiar, a little lopsided in exactly the way a real apple is, with that small stem and leaf poking out the top. Learn how to draw a simple, rosy-red apple with this easy step-by-step tutorial!
There's a reason lips show up so often in quick sketch tutorials and doodle art — they're a small, simple shape, but they carry a surprising amount of personality and style once the color and shine go in. What starts as a single straight guideline slowly builds into a soft cupid's bow, a full lower curve, and finally that glossy, just-applied-lipstick finish that makes the whole drawing pop off the page.