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Different Ways to Draw Characters' Expressions

Simple Type A/Girl

Characters' Expressions by Type/ Head

Androgynous, boyish and energetic. A diplomatically cheerful group leader. Draw her with nicely varied elear lines. She often wears simple accessories that are connected to the story linę in some way rather than as decoration. The lines for the upper eyelids, eyebrows and chin are drawn in thick strong curves to express her liveliness. Her girlish femininity is expressed in a natural way in the thinness ot her chin and neck, the absence of the jawbone and the lines drawn beneath the eyes.'

The hair sticking up shows her energy.

The neck is thin suggesting fragility.

The iris is vertically long. Her pupils are madę up of several lines.

The eyelashes are long and curve outwards.

- The eye linę is drawn thickly for emphasis. A definite double eyelid.

'' Lines on the face express liveliness.

The nostrils drawn horizontally makes the nose look forward facing, whereas vertical nostrils make it look as if it is sticking up. (Refer to p. 62).

There is shading under the bottom lip. The lips are slightly thick. The mouth turns up at the edges conweying liveliness.

Distinguishing her chin from the boys, it lacks the boys breadth and is pointed.

Not particularly fuli cheeks. Rather boyish features.

The eyebrows start off thick and thin out towards the ends.

Bold contours from the tip of the nose to the tip of the chin.

There is a break in the linę at the end of the nose.

The chin linę is boyish and straight.

Soft wavy hair. It is a natural-looking hairstyle. Feathery hair conveys liveliness. No highlights.