Drawing Anime Girl
Preview
Step 1:
Create a new
file. Set as following picture.
Step 2:
Shift+Ctrl+N, create a new layer.
Step 3:
Draw. In this drawing, I use the #19 brush which
is showing in the following.
Step 4:
After the sketch part, Create 3 new layers for cleaning lines.
Step 5:
Change opacity of layer “sketch” as following.
Step 6:
Clean lines as following step
Layer 1
Layer 2
Draw the eyes on layer 3.
Result.
Step 7:
Start coloring.
On layer2, select the following area and then select inverse.
Step8:
Ctrl+Shift+N, create a “skin” layer as following.
Step 9:
Go to the Skin layer, press G, use the paint tool to paint the select area on the skin
Layer. *change Opacity to 30—50. (Depending on your taste.)
Result:
Use darker color to add shadow effect
Step 10:
Go to layer 1, select the following area. And select inverse.
Create a new layer called “hair”
G again, Use tool as before.
Add shadows as before.
Result:
Step 11:
Create a new
layer called “eye”.
Add colors for the eyes.
Step 12:
Create a new layer and put it on the top. Draw some high light.
Step 13:
Merge Layers 1, 2, 3. Then change the Opacity to 15.
Step 14:
Create a new layer called “outline”. Draw the final line. Use whatever colors you want.
(I used the dark green for the hair’s outline and brown for the face outline)
Step 15:
Clean each layer,and Ctrl+L change the level.
Step 16:
Create a new layer for drawing the back ground.
Step 17:
Select the following area and inverse select.
Step 18:
Delete, to delete the selected area.
Step 19:
Change brush, use this brush makes the outline brighter.
Step 20:
Sign it! Like a true artist.
Written by Cecilia.
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