Q&A for How to Draw an Anime Boy

By practicing a lot. It can take years of persistent practice to become really good at drawing. Try to focus on one subject matter (such as the one in this article) at a time until you get really good at it, then move on to other things.

Use a basic set of graphite pencils ranging from 4H to 8B.

Focus on making the face more round and the eyes young. Babies and children tend to have baby fat, so their bodies will have more circles than straight lines. The head will also be bigger in proportion to the body, which will give them a cuter look. Take a look at some chibis for a good (but exaggerated) example.

Try something in the style of Fruits Basket. Their characters are a good base for beginning manga-styled drawings.

Start sketching that certain feature on a separate piece of paper until you get it the way you want, then transfer it onto your art.

I suggest looking at reference pictures online. When you find the pose you’re looking for, test the proportions on the character (i.e. where the pivotal points are and their distance from the torso). It will take practice to get proportions down, but it can be done!

Whatever you want! I want to draw an anime James McVey, so he will have brown hair and blue eyes.

Just keep practicing. Use some references. Look at some eyes that you really like from different artists and incorporate them into your style.

Do the same as the steps before, but just add a school uniform. For instance, when you've already drawn the layout in pencil you should work up a design for your uniform, add that to your figure, then use the pen and then erase and you're done!

Lots of practice. It can take years to get really good at drawing. Watch YouTube tutorials to learn different styles of drawing and see which one(s) suit you best.

Try to not make the eyes as big as the girl's eyes. Most boy eyes are black or grey.