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2"6    Different Ways to Draw Characters' Expressions

Characters¹ Expressions by Type/ Head Real Type: Shoujo Manga Genre/Girl

i Most important is the purity of her image because she is not of this world. Whatever is said, she is an unemotional and strong-willed girl. It seems as if she is always staring far into the distance. She is gentle and speaks little. Draw her carefree as if she is floating above this world untouched by mundane things. You must draw everything in fine detail. You very rarely view her from below. But practice drawing her because she features in momentous scenes of grace and resolve. When she faces downward, her eyes close slightly.

Make the hairline look guite realistic.

Draw the fineness of her hair. The carefully arranged hairstyle indicates the young girl s virginity.

The markings on her forehead suggest exoticism.

A high brow.

The eyes are not droopy. Draw them simply without irises taking care to make them symmetrical. Think of them as glass balls. Eyes with some of the top concealed like this give the character a faraway look.

The lower eyelashes are drawn too.

Her nose are drawn smali to express exoticism.

Give the cheeks a girlish fullness.

A prim and slender . nose.

Eyelashes in the corners of the eyes tend to give the character a downcast expression. They curl outwards at the corners. They are long and voluminous.