

In order for this face to be anime, you have to reduce details and stylize them. We're making cartoons, not dolls, after all! (If you really want to make a doll, this tutorial isn't for you.) A defined nose bridge, fully sculpted lips, full cheeks these sorts of things have no place on a face with huge, bubbly eyes.Įven when I create eyes that are more mature and about the same size as real eyes. The horror! As you can see, this just looks wrong in every way. What if I added anime eyes to a realistic facial sculpt? I'm serious! Later on I'm going to say some things about eye-height and ear positioning and jaw-lines that relate to real human anatomy. If you're going to make an original character, I'm sure some of these tips can help too.Īnyway, let's start at the very beginning.įorget Everything You Know About Human Facial Anatomy This is going to be a "How To" for beginners wanting to make their first kigurumi mask, and who want to base it off of an existing anime, game, or manga character. I'm not the most knowledgeable person in the world, and there's probably many people a lot more qualified for this than me, but I do know a thing or two about anime style, so I'll give it a go.

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What I don't see often, however, is HOW to make an anime-style face that looks good, and looks like the character you've chosen. I noticed that there's a lot of resources on how to make Kigurumi masks out there, specifically technical instructions like, what clays to use, how to create a negative mold, how to use fiberglass, things like that.
