Finishing our post on the head, we should move on to the body. A anime character’s body can be beautiful or exaggerating depending on how you like your character to be.

Trying drawing standing up figures first, it is the easiest to begin with.

Step 1

Draw an oval under the head and a circle underneath the oval a distance of 2 -3 centimeters apart.

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Step 2

Then connect them with a curve line for the body.

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step 3

Both legs should contain 2 smaller circle half length from the big circle and from each other.

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Step 4

Finally connect them with a curve line.

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Anime body’s can be as long as you like, short as you want or proportional. This here is the average shape and size.

Step 5

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For the arms they are the same as the legs but not as long. Both arms contain 2 small circles half length apart from each other. The first circle lined a little but below the breast and the second along the hip.

Step 6

At the end connect them with a curved line.

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Step 7

Lastly for the hands, just draw a trapezoid and your done.

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In an anime drawing there will be lots of curves because we want it to be beautiful, on less your ideal anime character is tough and wearing an armor then it will be straights lines most of the ways.

The following link will show you a better description.

Female: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VtBuFYvsW8&list=SPCD2CF65888663986

Male: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFuFwpGfbYU&list=SPCD2CF65888663986

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