Q&A for How to Draw an Anime Cat Girl

If they weren't complicated they would look more simple, and it would be harder to make the eyes show emotions.

No, you do not have to add all of the details in the hair. You can add as many details as you like.

Just make triangles without bottoms. You can also make them curvy.

Once you draw the face details, it is easier to show emotions. For example, with facial details it is easier to show when a character blushes.

They can be different if you would like. It is your decision. Personally, I would put one flopping a bit to the side.

It does not have to be drawn on a computer, you can draw it on whatever surface you like.

It's easier than you think! It's kind of like making an exclamation mark (!), but you make the bottom dot a bit longer.

Computers make it easier to do perfect shading, but they are not required. Just make sure you have a large variety of colors at your disposal.

No, but it helps for it to be circular in the draft. In the finished product, the head should be pointed at the chin area.

If you're going to use Twistable pencil crayons/colored pencils, then maybe. Don't use crayons, though.

"Cute" is a relative term. Your eyes can look however you want them to!

It depends on if you are artistically gifted or not. The more you practice, the easier it will be.

Maybe you can pull up an image of an anime eye and just follow the instructions. Detail work like that can help improve your skills.

Guidelines are used in a drawing to make sure the picture and features are balanced and in proportion. You don't necessarily need to draw them, but the end result will probably be better if you do.

Both are perfectly fine, it just depends on your preference and what you're most skilled at.

Just make then look like human shoulders.

You just have to be careful when using the eraser. Ideally, use a very small, thin eraser. This will make it a lot easier.

Add some little stray hairs off to the side of the "main" hair. You might want to add little lines to make it look more smooth or shiny.

Not necessarily, you can draw your picture in whatever style you would like.

Eyes are hard to draw in general, no matter the style. All you can really do is keep practicing to improve. Watching tutorial videos on YouTube may also help.

You should start with the head. Then you can start adding shoulders to your drawing, then a chest, then the torso. Go step by step, slowly, picture by picture, until you have drawn the full body.

You could use rulers to help measure the length of the eyes and the distance. This can be done more easily by drawing lightly.

Color different skin tones off to the side, and then draw the hair color next to them. Choose the one you think looks the best! If you want to make a light skin tone, but you don't have tan, try orange, but just barely touch the paper when you color.

Try starting with basic shapes, like circles, connected with lines. For the arms, make a line that goes to the elbows, then draw a small circle. Then, draw the rest of the arm. Don't bend those lines in the arm! For the torso, try drawing a line where you want the shoulders. Then, (if you are drawing a female) draw a line where you want her to get skinnier. After that, draw where you want the hips. Do the legs the same as the arms. Now, you have the skeleton of the drawing. For the legs and arms, draw around the lines you made. Try looking at pictures of other arm and leg shapes to get a more realistic look. For the torso, follow the guidelines you made, to get the shape of the torso.

Imagine the pose you want her to have. Then, try your best to draw the frame of that pose on the cat girl.

You make them like curved triangles with no bottom. It may look hard, but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy.

Draw the ears flattened to her head and give her tighter/line pupils, perhaps adding small fangs.

Yes of course, you can make them have whatever expression you want. Happy, sad, angry, calm or indeed emotionless. Try using a straight line for the mouth and dull expressionless eyes. Experiment!

No, you can tuck them behind the ears, or put them in any other suitable direction.

The word "anime" is the Japanese word for animation. It's a term used to describe cartoons from Japan (or those done in the same style).