How to Draw an Anime Boy Face

1. Begin by drawing a circle. This will serve as a guide line for crafting the shape of the head.

2. Draw a straight vertical line and a straight horizontal line through the center of the circle. The lines should cross at a perpendicular angle exactly at the circle's middle. The horizontal line should extend some distance beneath the circle, forming a "t" shape.

3. Begin sketching the lower face. The face should be located in the lower-left quadrant formed by the perpendicular lines. Use short, curved lines to sketch the nose, lips, chin, and neck of the anime side view.

4. Use a short straight line and a short curved line to enclose the mouth.

5. Use a "C" shaped line to outline the ear. The ear should cross the vertical guide line, appearing in both lower quadrants of the head. Then, use a series of short curved lines to detail the inner ear.

6. Erase the circle from the lower left quadrant of the head. Then, erase the perpendicular lines. You now have a clean outline of the anime side profile head. He's bald, a state which the next will rectify.

7. Use a series of curved lines of various lengths to sketch the hair. Notice how the lines meet in gentle to sharp points, forming locks of hair. These locks are especially prevalent around the face and at the back of the head. Use another curved line to draw the back of the neck.

8. Erase the guide line left by the original circle that appears within the outline of the hair. Now, you again have a clean outline.

9. Detail the hair with a series of short, curved lines that meet at jagged points. Detail the face by drawing the eye. Use three curved lines to sketch the triangular shape of the eye, allowing the lines to extend past the forward-facing short side of the triangle.

Darken the eyelid, and draw several successively smaller ovals at the front of the eye. Shade between the two smallest to form the pupil. Draw a curved line parallel to the top of the eye, defining the lid. Use a pair of curved lines to draw the eyebrow, pointed on each end.

Color your anime side view head. You can stick with the "classic" hero we discussed at the outset, or color your character any way you would like. Make his hair black, brown, blonde, red, grey, or white - or, get really creative with colors like blue, pink, or purple!