This detailed step by step tutorial illustrates how to describe a male character in the anime and manga style. The main focus is on various male trunk proportions.

Drawing an anime guy step by step
Drawing anime guy pace by step

Step ane – Depict the Overall Shape of the Male Body

Drawing anime guy entire body structure
Drawing anime guy unabridged body construction

For the front view star by cartoon a vertical line at least as tall every bit the entire body. This will help you see if both sides are symmetrical.

If y'all are drawing both views at once brand sure the proportions of ane view friction match upwards to the proportions in the other. Drawing a horizontal line from a body part in i view to the same torso part in the other view will help you do this. You can also depict vertical line as measurements earlier you starting time drawing.

Drawing the Caput

Drawing anime guy head structure
Drawing anime guy head structure

Star drawing the head by drawing a shape close to a circle for the front view and a slight oval for the side view.

For more than on cartoon male faces you case see:

  • eight Step Anime Boy'southward Head & Face Cartoon Tutorial
  • How to Draw Anime and Manga Male person Head and Face up

Drawing the Body

Drawing anime guy body structure
Cartoon anime guy body construction

A normal body is most every bit wide every bit two heads. In anime the head can exist a slightly larger only it also depends on the size of the person y'all are drawing. Big muscular anime characters may have heads that are much smaller in relation to the torso than normal characters.

Cartoon the Artillery

Drawing anime guy arm structure
Drawing anime guy arm structure

The arms are about as long equally the torso. With the hands added the arms should be longer than the trunk. Also keep in mind that the arms are being slightly lifted to the sides in the examples used in this tutorial.

Drawing the Legs

Drawing anime guy leg structure
Drawing anime guy leg construction

Depict the legs well-nigh the aforementioned length every bit the head and the body combined.

Footstep 2 – Clean Up Your Drawing

Drawing anime guy body
Drawing anime guy body

Once you take sketched out the proportions clean up the sketch so that you have an outline drawing of the body.

Stride iii – Draw the Details

Drawing anime guy body details
Drawing anime guy trunk details

Onto the cleaned up drawing of the body add the details such as the pilus and facial features. For a graphic symbol like the ane in this example that is non overly muscular just still adequately fit you can just add together some hints of the chest and stomach muscles.

For more aid on cartoon these run across:

  • How to Draw Male person Anime Optics
  • How to Draw Anime & Manga Male & Female Pilus

For drawing muscular male bodies see:

How to Draw Anime Muscular Male Body Stride past Stride

Pace 4 – Describe the Clothing

Drawing anime guy shorts

In this case nosotros will not get also much into drawing the vesture and will just add together shorts.

Footstep v – Add Colour and Shading

Anime guy colour drawing
Coloring anime guy drawing

To color and shade our character you can apply what is known as "Cel Shading". Shading with no gradients commonly used in anime.

Nosotros will shade the grapheme according to normal lighting weather condition (outside during daytime or within in a well lit room). The main light source will be above and in front end of the graphic symbol. This ways the primary shadow volition be beneath such as the shadow on the cervix cast by head.

For the front view you can also add some minor shadows to emphasize the chest and stomach muscles also as some shadows on the inner side of the legs and below the knees.

For the side view most of the shadows will be along the back side of the character.

For a more detailed tutorial on coloring an anime graphic symbol you can run across:

How to Color an Anime Graphic symbol Step by Step

Decision

One time you have finished the shading you lot are done with the tutorial. If yous are also looking for help on drawing the female trunk in the anime style you can check out the How to Draw an Anime Girl Body Step by Stride Tutorial.

For cartoon a younger male person character yous can run across:

How to Draw an Anime Boy Full Torso Step by Step