How to Draw an Adult Anime Woman

1. Begin by drawing the outline of the face in front view. Sketch the shape of the head, then draw a guideline grid across it.

Notice that the grid has two horizontal lines - one near the top and the other below the halfway point.

2. Center the eyes above the two halves of the larger horizontal grid line. Draw an arched eyebrow above each eye.

3. Erase the horizontal gridline and center the mouth over the vertical line. Draw the nose to one side of it. Then, use long curved lines to sketch the hair framing the face. Use the short horizontal grid line to place the hairline at the forehead. Finally, extend two lines below the head to indicate the neck.

4. Erase the grid lines. Use curved lines that meet at jagged points to sketch the woman's short, curly hair.

5. Use short lines to detail and texture the hair, paying special attention to the overlapping lines on the forehead. This gives the hairstyle a three-dimensional quality.

Then, extend the lines of the neck to form the shoulders.

6. Further extend the shoulders to outline the shapes of the short sleeves. Use curved lines that meet at a point to create the V-neck of the blouse. Then, contour the neck and collar bones using curved lines.

7. Use curved lines to complete the arms and the sides of the torso.

8. Color your anime woman.