How to draw girls' facial expressions: Gestures, poses, and emotional expressions - Japanese Craft Book

Release Date: September 10, 2024
Language: Japanese
Length: 160 pages

An illustration technique book for drawing popular 2.5D girls!

Wouldn't you like to draw girls like those in fashion magazines?

Facial expressions are the outward expression of inner emotions. By skillfully depicting this information function, you can create illustrations that communicate much more effectively than ever before.
In addition to basic feminine emotional expressions such as "joy," "surprise," "fear," "disgust," "anger," "sadness," and "enjoyment," this book explains how to draw illustrations with an ennui-like feel, like a scene from a movie or a shot from a fashion magazine or photo book.

The currently popular 2.5D touch lies somewhere between realistic and cartoonish expression. Each facial feature, including eyes, mouths, noses, and ears, is carefully explained using several pages. This illustration technique book will teach you how to draw girls to their full potential, not just through facial expressions, but also through techniques like adding hands, posing, and conveying charm through gestures.

●Contents

Introduction

PART 1: Drawing Attractive Girls
What are expressions? What are emotions? What are gestures? What are poses?
Chapter 1: How to Draw a Frontal Face
Chapter 2: How to Draw a Profile and an Angle
Chapter 3: How to Draw Eyes
Chapter 4: How to Draw Eyebrows
Chapter 5: How to Draw a Nose
Chapter 6: How to Draw a Mouth
Chapter 7: How to Draw Ears

PART 2: How to Draw Hair
Hairstyles, like facial expressions, have a significant impact on a person's appearance. This book will explain important points to keep in mind when drawing hair (line art), as well as the different hairstyles and steps involved.
Chapter 1: Practice Drawing Smooth Lines!
Chapter 2: Drawing Various Hairstyles
Bob Hair / Short Hair / Long Hair / Pigtails

PART 3: Drawing Emotions
Emotions refer to various emotions, such as joy, anger, sadness, and happiness.
Chapter 1: Joy
Chapter 2: Anger
Chapter 3: Sadness
Chapter 4: Happiness

PART 4: Creating Expressions with Poses
We'll explain how to create more appealing poses, as well as composition and placement.

PART 5: Adding Hands to Increase Appeal
Poses using hands can further enhance the atmosphere and appeal of your illustrations. We'll teach you the basic structure and drawing techniques of hands.

PART 6: Various Facial Expressions and Gestures
Let's draw an original illustration of a girl, focusing on facial expressions and gestures. Decide on a theme/image ➡ ② Gather materials ➡ ③ Decide on a composition ➡ ④ Rough sketch → Line drawing
Chapter 1: "A worried, thinking girl"
Chapter 2: "A pretty older woman"
Chapter 3: "A happy girl saying 'Yes!'"
Chapter 4: "A girl apologizing, 'I'm so sorry!'"
Chapter 5: "A flustered girl"

PART 7: How to Draw a Wink
We'll explain how to draw a winking expression and the key points to keep in mind.

PART 8: Drawing a languid expression
We'll introduce the key points to drawing a languid expression.

PART 9: Making the Cover
This article explains the process for creating this book's cover illustration and the specific steps involved in creating the illustration.