How to Draw a Crying Face

1. Begin the crying face outline by sketching the rectangular anime eyes. Use curved lines to outline the eyes, then shade a circle inside each eye.

2. Use curved lines to sketch the upper and lower eyelids, forming an incomplete egg shape around the eyes. Then, use thick curved lines to draw the upturned eyebrows. Draw a curved line between the eyes, representing the bridge of the nose.

3. Sketch the rest of the nose, using short curved lines for the nostrils and tip. Then, draw a wavy line to form the frowning mouth. Place a short curved line at each corner of the mouth.

4. Use curved lines to sketch the character’s ears, cheeks, neck, and chin.

5. Contour inside each ear using an “L” shaped curved line. Then, use two long curved lines to draw a sweeping “M” shape across the top of the forehead. Draw a series of two more curved lines between them. This is the first step in drawing the character’s hair.

6. Draw another, larger curved “M” shape above the first. At each end, use curved lines to draw several sharp points.

7. Use curved lines to texture the existing hair and to draw the sideburns between the ears and the hairline.

8. Use a series of curved lines that meet at points to close the gap above each ear. Contour the hair with additional curved lines, and draw the horizontal lines of wrinkles across the forehead. At the corner of one eye, draw the rounded heart shape of a forming tear, erasing as necessary.

9. Complete your crying face outline by drawing more tears. Draw a flattened heart shape in the corner of the remaining eye, erasing as necessary. Then, draw teardrop shapes on the cheeks.

Color your cartoon crying face outline. Can you adjust the hair color or hairstyle? Could you use what you’ve learned to draw a crying girl instead?