How to Draw an Anime Kid
If you’d like to learn how to draw an anime kid, this lesson will show you a simple way to build the head, body, and facial features in a classic anime style.
Prepare to Draw an Anime Kid
Anime children have different proportions than adult characters, and that’s what makes them so interesting for drawing.
They usually have a larger head, bigger eyes, and a smaller body, creating the classic anime style. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw an anime kid while keeping those details simple and easy to understand.
If you’ve already drawn anime characters, you’ll notice that this one uses different shapes and a younger appearance.
At the end of this lesson, I’ll also share a few ideas for changing the hairstyle, facial expression, and clothing so you can create your own anime character. Grab your drawing supplies, and let’s get started.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Steps for Drawing an Anime Kid
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to draw an anime kid step by step
- Depict the head and torso.
Draw two ovals on your page, a larger one for the head and a smaller beneath for the body of the anime kid. Be mindful of their proportion to maintain a balanced anime kid silhouette.
- Draw the anime kid eyes.
Position two eyes at the center of the head oval, ensuring they are evenly spaced. Then, add a couple of small lines above each eye to create subtle, expressive eyebrows for your anime kid character.
- Add the ear and other elements of the face.
Draw a curved line on the side of the head to form the ear, making sure it’s aligned with the eyes. Then, sketch a small, subtle nose in the center of the face, and just below it, add a curved line for the mouth.
- Sketch out the hair.
Use jagged and varied lines to sketch the hair’s outline around the head. Thus, create a sense of texture and volume by drawing distinct, spiky strands that draw the anime kid lively and dynamic hairdo.
- Draw the neck and T-shirt.
Start with two short vertical lines descending from the head to suggest the neck. Then outline the T-shirt, adding rectangular shapes for the sleeves and a squared bottom for the torso.
- Depict the legs.
From the bottom of the T-shirt, draw two parallel lines downward to create the anime kid legs, ensuring they are close together to portray a standing pose. Then, at the end of these lines, sketch the feet.
- Add the arms.
Draw the arms using smooth, curved lines that run close to the sides of the body. Make sure the arms are proportional to the body, ending just past the waist to represent a natural arm length.
- Correct inaccuracies.
Examine your sketch carefully, checking for any inaccuracies in the proportions or alignment. If you spot errors, gently erase and correct them. Thus, clean up your drawing by erasing any unnecessary lines.
- Color the anime kid drawing.
Choose subdued, natural tones to fill in the hair and skin, ensuring a lifelike appearance. For the clothing, opt for vibrant, contrasting colors that stand out, giving your anime kid an eye-catching outfit.
Additional Content
You can also download a free PDF version of this anime kid drawing guide for offline practice. Inside, you’ll find the complete step-by-step guide, plus a coloring page, tracing worksheet, and grid drawing worksheet. Save it to your device and use it whenever you’d like.
Final Touches
Now that you’ve finished the drawing, you can make your anime kid look completely different with just a few small changes.
Try drawing a different hairstyle, changing the facial expression, or choosing another outfit. Even simple changes like these can create a brand-new character.
You can also add a background to tell a story. Draw your character at school, in a park, on a playground, or at home.
If you’d like to create more anime characters, take a look at an anime girl drawing tutorial. You can also find many other lessons on my website that use the same simple drawing method.
What’s Next?
You’ve completed this anime kid drawing guide, and I hope it helped you better understand the basic proportions used in anime characters.
As you continue practicing, you’ll find that the same principles can be used to draw many different characters and styles.
If you want to draw anime as a real artist, check out other guides and drawing ideas on my website.
If you’d like to keep learning, you’ll find many more drawing guides on my website. You can also follow my social media pages to see new tutorials as they’re published and leave a comment if there’s another anime character you’d like me to draw.
