Manga Need help on heads

[lilkid]

i can't draw the shape of the head good,what to do?

[Howlingvampire4]

[quote name='lilkid']i can't draw the shape of the head good,what to do?[/quote]

Well, I have a how to draw manga book, and it shows to draw a normal sircle first, then draw like a small point at the bottom for the chin, then add your eyes, ears, and hair, oh and the mouth too. If you need more help, draw guidlines with a ruler to make it easier, but personaly, I think that makes it a little harder. :animeswea

[lilkid]

i don't under stand the circle thing though cause i can never get the jaws...

[Howlingvampire4]

[quote name='lilkid']i don't under stand the circle thing though cause i can never get the jaws...[/quote]

okay *goes and checks book*
ok, here is exactly what it says in the book:

1. start with a circular shape. Although it's not really an oval, it's slightly taller than it is wide.

2. Divide the face in two with a light, sketchy vertical guidline. This is crucial, because it will help you space the eyes evenly-in a frontal view, if one eye is further away from the center of the face than the other, you're sunk. Next, add a set of parallel horizontal guidline to indicate where the eye will go. Sketch another light horizontal guidline to indicate where the bottom of the nose will be, and one more to indicate where the lips will go. The bottom of the nose falls about halfway between the top of the eyes and the chin. Also don't leave much room between the bottom of the nose and the lips; you want a short upper lip, which is a trademark of a youthful character, Long upper lips are reserved for older and sinister characeters.

3. Start to sketch in the eyes, working large. Don't be shy on this one. The eyes are the focal point of the manga face, Use a simple, lightly drawn curve to indicate the bridge of the nose. Place the ears low on the head, falling between the top eye line and the nose line, and indicate the bottom lip with a small line.

4. Now you can erase the guidlines if you wish. Begin to define the eyelids, and draw a small shape at the bottom of the nose to indicate its underside.

5. Make a decision about how hair should fall, either to the left or the right, and then build it up. this adds height to the head, giving the effect of pushing the eyes further down the face.

6. The final result is a young manga boy.

:animesigh dang, that took a while to type, lol well hope this helps. :D

[lilkid]

ty i'll print it out...i never knew reading can help your drawing...thx your a lot of help..cause before it took me like 30 min to mak a face..had to do it vedr and over again...i can draw really good but i have trouble with the faces

[Howlingvampire4]

[quote name='lilkid']ty i'll print it out...i never knew reading can help your drawing...thx your a lot of help..cause before it took me like 30 min to mak a face..had to do it vedr and over again...i can draw really good but i have trouble with the faces[/quote]

Your welcome, I'm happy to help!
Also, I usually just looked at the pictures to help me learn how to draw, but since I typed that and read it, I learned something new! Also, i know what you mean, I'me really good at drawing heads, and I kinda suck on the bodies, well you got any advice on that. :animeswea

[lilkid]

ya i keep on saying faces i mean heads..faces im like the best at lol

[Howlingvampire4]

[quote name='lilkid']ya i keep on saying faces i mean heads..faces im like the best at lol[/quote]

lol okay, I'm pretty good at faces too.