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How to Draw Anime Muscular Male Body Step by Step

This tutorial shows how to draw a muscular male body in the anime and manga style with a step by step breakdown of the various muscle groups.

Anime muscular male body drawing step by step

The focus of this tutorial is on the upper body (excluding the arms). It shows an example of a very muscular but still a more realistic looking character. It’s important to note this as sometimes anime characters can be drawn with very exaggerated proportions to look absolutely huge.

If drawing on paper it’s recommended that you make light lines up until the final step of the tutorial. This will make it easier to erase any potential mistakes.

For more general drawing tips also see:

Step 1 – Draw the Outline of the Body

Generally very muscular bodies will be wider towards the top and narrower towards the bottom. As the muscles are basically “popping out” from the body sort of like they’ve been inflated almost everything will be drawn with some sort of a curve.

Anime muscular male body drawing directions

Draw the outline of the body as follows:

Step 2 – Position the Collar Bones

Going down from around the transition of the trapezius muscles into the shoulders draw a hint of the collar bones. For now you can pretty much show each one with just one line.

Step 3 – Draw the Chest Muscles

Make the overall shapes of the chest muscles slightly narrower towards the center of the body and wider towards the outsides. They should start from just below the collar bones and go down well past the shoulders.

You can draw each side of the chest with four sets of curves. The first one should somewhat face towards the shoulders, the next one can follow the angle of the collar bones. The third curve can be along the center line drawn in the first step. Finally for the last curve draw it’s line going slightly downwards in a light curve and then going back up again in a fairly sharp curve towards the start of the first curve.

Step 4 – Draw the Outline of the Abs

Start the drawing of the abs by first outlining their combined shape. In this case the character will have an “eight pack” so make the set of muscles just below the chest significantly wider. These should then transition into the next set of narrower abdominal muscles. You can outline the rest of the abs with just two curved lines on each side of the body as shown in the example above.

Step 5 – Draw the Individual Abs

Now draw the details of the individual abs. You can do this by drawing some light horizontal curves in between them.

The abs can curve up or down it really depends on the preference of the artist. Just don’t draw them straight or your character will not look natural.

Step 6 – Draw the Shoulder Muscles

Draw the shoulder muscles sort of “cutting” into the arm where they then split into the arm muscles such as the biceps.

Step 7 – Draw the Neck Muscles

Draw a hint of some of the neck muscles. In this case it will be the “sternocleidomastoid muscles” starting from the inner ends of the collar bones and going towards the ears.

For a more detailed explanation of these see:

Step 8 – Draw the Side Muscles

Now draw the muscle groups to the sides of the body. These will basically be two sets that sort of “weave” together. For an anime/manga style you can just give a hint of each of these with one curve.

Step 9 – Add the Small Details & Finish the Body Drawing

Finally to finish the drawing you can add all of the smaller details and curves of the different muscles groups. You can also erase the center line and go over your drawing with a darker stroke.

The details you will want to add are some of the smaller curves around the abs. You can also add a hint of the curves at the end of the collar bones.

After you finish you should pretty much be done with this tutorial.

Conclusion

Drawing bodies can be quite complicated. Muscular bodies can be an even bigger challenge as you have to show the individual details of all of the muscles. Anime and manga characters can be stylized to have certain muscles pop out more or be larger than normal but generally they are still based on the anatomy of real people. If you want to draw muscular characters then it’s a good idea to at least have a basic understanding of the size and placement of the various muscle groups.

This tutorial should give you a good idea of how to draw the upper part of a muscular male body from the front view. If you want to have a slightly slimmer or more pumped up character you can experiment by adjusting the size of the torso and different muscle sets to see what you get.

For more on drawing male anime characters see:

How to Draw Anime Body with Tutorial for Drawing Male Manga Bodies

Drawing the human body has many approaches, especially in Manga / Anime where there are many different types of bodies that come in all shapes and sizes. Here is the most basic, easy and commonly used method for male Anime characters.

How to Draw Anime Body with Step by Step Tutorial for Drawing Male Manga Bodies

Step 1

Always start with a rough skeleton or stick figure.

Step 2

Add a rough sketch for the rib cage and pelvis.

Step 3

Flesh out the skeleton by outlining the human body.

Step 4

Remove or erase the rough skeleton.

Step 5

Add some details such as placing the eyes, nose, etc..as well as accenting the muscle creases.

Step 6

Now add hair and put details in to the fingers and toes.

Step 7 – Finished Drawing of an Anime / Manga Male Figure

Add shadows and color in the body now if you want to.

35 Comments

jeeve shawn cabiles

im only 10 doing art ill try my best 😀

This really helped a lot thank you.
;-; oh no I’m writing in 2020 anyone still here? Or is it just me ;-;

Thanks! I’m experimenting with drawing styles and this outline looked really helpful, and it is.

step 3 mess me up

Dang (Not good at speaking in English)

Draw circles that covers all of
the sticks

This is awesome,im good at drawing bodies but, I’m still learning how to draw at that angle, so this helps alot

thanks.this helped a bit. it has bin hard to get males bodies right. my sister is way better at manga than me so i wanted to get better.:)

nice tutorial you did

Thank you so much! it helped me so much! I’m a 7th grader and also in focus art, and this totally helped me improve my skills!:D

Glad that it helped you.

hey that is really helpful ive been trying to draw the bodies but have had problems but that cleared it up a little more thanks ppl need to be more helpful like this and the world would be a little better.

just a random person

also i want to know how you got inspired. i was inspired by Naruto

Thanks for your great comments. The person who made these tutorials doesn’t work here anymore. Hopefully he will come back and see your great comments though. 🙂

just a random person

it is also nice to see people creating stories. There is so many manga cartoons its hard to come up with one. but i have got a story line already with a help from my friend.

just a random person

i think i’ll try different poses because i still can’t do this one. i am still trying.the hands, feet and shoulders i cant get right.

Wow i love this! I’ll use it and add diffrent features to make it completelly my own, Amazing style and it will help me with my characters for my story.

Thats great, Freya.

just a random person

this is amazing. i just started drawing manga i think im getting the hang of it

It seems like everyone in the world except me can draw.

Tyler, don’t get down on yourself. The only thing that is different from you and somebody who draw better is that the other person practiced more. The more you draw, the better you will get. Chin up. 🙂

I like it, it waz hellpful. I like to add a little flavor to my own drawings though. 🙂 (hehe)

he is buff wow cool i like it so much i with it was real heehee

this drawing waz awesome. helped me abunch 2 tnxx LOL XD

i am 12 years old and i am drawing manga like i have gone at the manga universite.this site is really helpful.
i love it

i think its a very good drawing. nicely done *claps for you* hehe ^///^

this the old outline… i need the new one….

wow….nice drawing….i love it

i forgot to type the word draw..hehe

the drawing is soooo coooool..i really love it.. i wish i could like that one..

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How to Draw an Anime Boy Full Body Step by Step

This step by step tutorial explains how to draw an anime boy with a detailed breakdown of the proportions of the body and general tips on achieving an anime look.

Anime boy full body drawing step by step

The boy in this tutorial can be anywhere from 10-15 years old. Depending on the artists style sometimes older anime characters can be drawn to still look fairly young. Generally the more stylized the characters the younger they tend to look (Chibi for example).

Please keep in mind that the proportions below are just suggestions and can vary depending on character and style.

If you are going to be following along with pencil and paper be sure to draw light lines for the initial steps of the drawing as you will need to do some erasing later.

Step 1 – Anime Boy’s Body Proportions Breakdown

To make a character look younger you will usually want to draw them more slender than their older counterpart. Muscular characters will automatically tend to look older.

A good way to measure the body is by using the head.

Anime characters tend to have bigger heads compared to their bodies than real people (younger characters especially). For this tutorial the boy will be six and a half heads tall.

The other proportions are as follows:

Body & Head Proportions

The height of the head and the “above the legs” area of the body are about half the height of the entire body.

Arm Proportions

The part where the hand is attached to the arm will go down to about the horizontal halfway point of the body. Please also keep in mind that the arms in this example are held out slightly to the sides so these joins will be a little lower down if the arms area held right up against the body.

The area from the hand joint to the elbow and the elbow to the shoulder is about the same length.

Leg Proportions

The legs are about half the length of the entire body.

the length of the legs from the bottom of the foot to below the knee is roughly the same as the length from the bottom of the knee to the horizontal halfway point of the body.

Please note that in the side view the “front” leg is drawn larger due to perspective than the back leg.

For more on perspective drawing you can see:

Step 2 – Drawing the Body

Star the drawing from the head and work your way down.

Start with a light line drawing of the entire shape of the body without any of the smaller details.

For drawing the head and hands you can see:

Drawing the Front View

The main challenge of drawing the body in the front view (other than having the correct proportions) is having both sides be symmetrical.

To help you can start your drawing by first making a vertical line through what will later be the middle of the body. This will help you in making sure both halves of the body are even in width.

Drawing the Side View

The side view of the body can actually be more challenging to draw than the front view.

In the side view various parts of the body curve in slightly different directions as indicated in the above example.

Drawing Different Views

If you want to draw the body from different views but in the same position then you can project a set of lines from one view to the other. This will help you make sure that the proportions of the body in both views are roughly the same.

Once you finish drawing the shape of the body you can erase any construction lines.

Step 3 – Drawing the Face

Draw the facial features before you draw the hair (including the parts that will be covered by hair).

The reason you want to do this is to avoid mistakes. For a more detailed explanation on why you want to draw this way you can see:

For a detailed step by step guide to drawing an anime boy’s face you can again see:

Step 4 – Drawing the Hair

For this particular hairstyle draw the to part of the hair following the shape of the top of the head but some distance away as hair has volume.

Draw the ends of the hair branching out into clumps of various sizes that curve in slightly different directions.

For more on drawing hair you can see:

Step 5 – Drawing the Clothes

In this case we will draw the boy wearing a t-shirt, shorts and shoes.

Drawing the T-shirt

For the top part of the t-shirt draw it pretty much hugging the shape of the shoulders. Make the sleeves “fan out” towards the ends. As the shirt is not very tight leave some space between the body and the shirt as it will hang from the wider chest area.

Draw the shirt a little wider towards the very bottom as that area will have some folds.

Drawing the Shorts

Draw the shorts starting from the bottom of the shirt (pretty much touching the legs) and then fanning out slightly as they go down.

For more on drawing anime clothes see:

Drawing the Shoes

You can draw the shape of the shoes roughly tracing the shape of the feet but with some distance to account for the thickness of the material the shoes are made from.

Step 6 – Drawing the Details

Eye Details

Draw the inner details of the eyes such as the pupils and reflections.

You can also draw a hint of the eyelids slightly above the eyes.

For some detailed tutorials on drawing the eyes you can see:

Shirt Details & Folds

You can add a few lines at the bottom of the t-shirt to show the folds.

You can also draw some thinner lines towards the ends of the sleeves as there will usually be some stitches there.

Shorts Details & Folds

For the shorts you can add some folds to the middle are where there is usually tension created by the two legs pulling the shorts in different directions.

You can again add a pair of lines at the bottom for a little more detail.

Knees

Draw just a hint of the knees in the front view.

Shoe Details

For the shoes you can just draw in the inner details of their design.

Step 7 – Coloring

To color the drawing you can simply fill in each area with the appropriate color (be sure to leave the reflections white if coloring on paper). Start with the larger areas and work your way down to the smallest.

For an explanation of different color combinations you can see:

For a step by step coloring tutorial you can see:

Step 8 – Shading & Finishing the Drawing

For some basic anime style shading you can add shadows in the commonly shaded areas. In most common lighting conditions the light is coming from above so the shadows will be cast downwards. In this case the shadows will be on the neck from the head and on the arms and legs from the sleeves of the shirt and the shorts.

Anime boy head shading close up

On the face there will be some shadows as follows:

Conclusion

This tutorial covered a lot of information on drawing a young male anime character. Though it provides a good basis for drawing these types of characters please remember that this is just one example. You can experiment for yourself to try and create a different looking character.

For drawing a slightly older male character you can see:

How to Draw an Anime Guy Body Step By Step Tutorial

This detailed step by step tutorial illustrates how to draw a male character in the anime and manga style. The main focus is on various male body proportions.

Drawing anime guy step by step

Step 1 – Draw the Overall Shape of the Male Body

For the front view star by drawing a vertical line at least as tall as the entire body. This will help you see if both sides are symmetrical.

If you are drawing both views at once make sure the proportions of one view match up to the proportions in the other. Drawing a horizontal line from a body part in one view to the same body part in the other view will help you do this. You can also draw vertical line as measurements before you start drawing.

Drawing the Head

Star drawing the head by drawing a shape close to a circle for the front view and a slight oval for the side view.

For more on drawing male faces you case see:

Drawing the Body

A normal body is about as wide as two heads. In anime the head can be a slightly larger but it also depends on the size of the person you are drawing. Big muscular anime characters may have heads that are much smaller in relation to the body than normal characters.

Drawing the Arms

The arms are about as long as the body. With the hands added the arms should be longer than the body. Also keep in mind that the arms are being slightly lifted to the sides in the examples used in this tutorial.

Drawing the Legs

Draw the legs about the same length as the head and the body combined.

Step 2 – Clean Up Your Drawing

Once you have sketched out the proportions clean up the sketch so that you have an outline drawing of the body.

Step 3 – Draw the Details

Onto the cleaned up drawing of the body add the details such as the hair and facial features. For a character like the one in this example that is not overly muscular but still fairly fit you can just add some hints of the chest and stomach muscles.

For more help on drawing these see:

For drawing muscular male bodies see:

Step 4 – Draw the Clothing

In this case we will not go too much into drawing the clothing and will just add shorts.

Step 5 – Add Colour and Shading

To color and shade our character you can use what is known as “Cel Shading”. Shading with no gradients commonly used in anime.

We will shade the character according to normal lighting conditions (outside during daytime or inside in a well lit room). The main light source will be above and in front of the character. This means the main shadow will be below such as the shadow on the neck cast by head.

For the front view you can also add some small shadows to emphasize the chest and stomach muscles as well as some shadows on the inner side of the legs and below the knees.

For the side view most of the shadows will be along the back side of the character.

For a more detailed tutorial on coloring an anime character you can see:

Conclusion

Once you have finished the shading you are done with the tutorial. If you are also looking for help on drawing the female body in the anime style you can check out the How to Draw an Anime Girl Body Step by Step Tutorial.

For drawing a younger male character you can see:

How to Draw Anime Male Hair Step by Step

This tutorial shows how to draw male anime and manga hair. It includes a total of nine hairstyles with step by step drawing examples and instruction for each.

Anime male hairstyles drawing

There are many variations of male anime hairstyles. This tutorial focuses on the more common and generic styles that you are likely to see in many shows and manga.

While drawing hair can seem complicated a good way of managing the drawing process is by thinking of it as being split into various sections. These are the front, sides and back/top.

To help avoid mistakes this tutorial uses a “see through” drawing approach. This means that if you are going to be following along using pencil and paper it’s important that you first make light lines that you can easily erase. You will need to do so with parts of the drawing before you finish. You can darken the strokes after you complete the line drawing.

For more on good drawing practices and common mistakes also see the tutorials below:

Drawing “Buzz Cut” Male Anime Hair

While this “hairstyle” is hardly any hair it’s a good one to start with as it shows the hairline. This will be important to drawing the other styles.

Before drawing the hair draw the head as shown in the step by step example above.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the “Buzz Cut”

The front off the “buzz cut” will be part of the hairline. Draw it with with just two large curves that create a bottom pointing tip slightly below the top of the head.

Please note that this is just a basic example as to how to draw the hairline. It can vary in shape and position in both real people and anime characters.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the “Buzz Cut”

Add the sides of the hairline with another pair of curves that join with the first set a good distance above the ears.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the “Buzz Cut”

Finally draw the top/back part of the “buzz cut” hair. Depending on how short you want this to be you can even leave this step out. If the hair is almost completely shaved you can just use the outline of the head to define it’s top.

In this case the hair will be slightly longer so it will be draw with just a little bit of volume. To do this draw the hair pretty much hugging the shape of the head starting from the top of the ears gradually moving away from it towards the top.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

To finish the line drawing first erase the top part of the head that should be covered by the hair. Afterwards go over your drawing with a darker stroke.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can also give the hair some basic fill/shading to make it a little more visible.

Drawing Short Male Anime Hair

Short anime hair will usually be drawn in smaller clumps compared to longer hair. The reason for this is that short hairs can’t reach far enough to join into as a big a clump.

Before drawing the hair draw the head with an outline of the hairline (based on the first example of the tutorial).

Step 1- Draw the Front of the Short Hair

Draw the front section of the short hair with the base of it’s clumps fairly close to the hairline.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Short Hair

In a similar manner to the “front hair” draw the side clumps close to the hair line as well.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Short Hair

Finally draw the back/top section of the hair somewhat “fanning out” around the head. Also be sure to draw the clumps leaning somewhat downwards instead of projecting directly away from the head like sun rays.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

Once you finish drawing the three parts of the hair erase the hairline and the sections of the head covered by them. You can also go over your drawing with darker lines.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can see what the short hair will look like with some basic shading in the example above.

Drawing Medium Length Male Anime Hair

The medium length hair (or some variation of it) is probably one of the most generic hairstyles in anime and manga. Very common to the “average guy” protagonists.

Before drawing the hair draw an outline of the head along with the hairline.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Medium Length Hair

Draw the front of the hair in fairly large clumps that start from around the top of the head and go down well past the hairline. Make the clump/clumps in the middle slightly longer than the sides.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Medium Length Hair

Add the side sections with just a few long clumps each again starting from around the top of the head and going down close to the bottom of the ears.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Medium Length Hair

Finally add the top/back section of the hair with a bit of a “roof like” shape on it’s upper part where the hair slopes down and then transitions into clumps.

You can also add some clumps sticking out from below the ears.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

Erase the parts of the hairline and head covered by the hair and go over your drawing with darker lines.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

When done with the line drawing you can add some basic shading as shown in the example above.

Drawing Medium-Long Male Anime Hair

This hairstyle is fairly similar to the previous example but slightly longer. One common characteristic of this hair is that the portions that would cover the eyes are often swept to the sides with one big chunk going down the middle of the face to around the tip of the nose.

Start the drawing with an outline of the head and the hairline.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Medium Long Hair

Begin the drawing of the actual hair by adding the part that goes down the middle of the face. It can start from about the top of the head and go down to around the tip of the nose (if it was shown). Draw this part as two combined clumps that curve in opposite directions forming a bit of an “x” shape near their bottom as they overlap. You can also draw some small splits into each clump to make the hair look a little more natural.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Medium Long Hair

Add the side parts of the hair as two large curved shapes that somewhat “hug” the head and split into smaller clumps towards their ends.

Though really this “side hair” also grabs parts of the front section of the hair it’s still easier to simply split it up as shown in the example.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Medium Long Hair

Finally draw the back/top parts of the hair. To show that it’s fairly long leave a good amount of distance between most of the clumps in it’s upper part with just a few shorter clumps sticking out near the very top.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

Once done with the light line drawing erase the hairline/parts of the head covered by the hair and go over everything with a darker stroke.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can also add some basic shading as shown above.

Drawing Combed Male Anime Hair

As the title implies this example is of hair that looks at least partially combed.

Before drawing the hair draw the head and the hairline as shown above.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Combed Hair

The front portion of the hair will be the section that shows that it has been “combed”. Position it some distance below the hairline as the hair will need some length to be combed like this. Draw the “front hair” in medium sized clumps that are all sort of “swept” to one side. At the same time try and draw each individual clump pointing in a slightly different direction so that the hair looks more natural.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Combed Hair

To not make the hair look too neat you can draw the sides slightly messy as in the above example. If you do want a neater look you can draw them more like the hair in the “medium length example”.

Generally the fewer clumps you draw and the more they point in the same direction the neater the hair or part of the hair will look. Drawing more clumps pointing in different directions will generally create a messier look.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Combed Hair

Add the back/top portion of the hair in pretty much two main curves going from one side of the top of the head. It’s overall shape should somewhat hug the head/face getting closer to it the more it goes down. You can also add a few small clumps at the very bottom and slightly above the ears.

Again these clumps will take away just a little bit from the “neat” look but will make the hair appear slightly more natural.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

Erase the hairline and the part of the head covered by the hair. Afterwards go over the light line drawing with darker lines.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can also apply some basic shading to the hair to make it stand out a little bit more as shown above.

Drawing Combed Back Male Anime Hair

For the combed back hair the hairline is particularly important as it’s pretty much fully visible.

Begin the drawing by first outlining the shape of the head and placing the hairline.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Combed Back Hair

Draw the front section of the combed back hair as a let of little “teeth like” shapes running along the hairline. You may notice that this is a little different from the “buzz cut” where you could simply use the hairline itself as the “front of the hair”. The reason for drawing the “teeth” is because the hair in this example is much longer and these teeth along with the rest of it will help create the look of pulled back hair strands.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Combed Back Hair

For the sides of the hair you can pretty much trace the hairline and connect them to “teeth” of the front section.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Combed Back Hair

The back/top part in this case is somewhat complex as hair that has been combed back like this will tend to create all kinds of small bumps and clumps.

When drawing these bumps try to position them in a way where their combined shape still has a consistent flow to it. Meaning that you don’t get one part that is very close to the head and one that really far away from it. There should be a gradual transition where the bumps and clumps are closer to the head around the ears and farther away from it at the top.

Try and make the “hair bumps” around the upper area of the head somewhat random in shape with some being much bigger and other being much smaller but keep the bumps above the ears generally small.

Draw a few pointy clumps in between the bumps as well. You can draw most of them with a bit of a “wave”.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

For this step first erase the hairline and the part of the head covered by the hair. Next draw in some curved (or wave like) lines in between the hair bumps/clumps of the back/top section and the “teeth” of the front section.

You can also add a tiny clump of hair (or a pair of clumps) that is hanging down around the upper middle of the hairline as shown in the example. Simply erase part of the hairline and add it in.

Once you finish the line drawing go over it with a darker stroke.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

Finally you can add some basic shading to the hair as shown above.

Drawing Long Male Anime Hair

Some long male hairstyles can be drawn pretty much the same as female. However the combed back long hair as in this example tends to be common to males.

Draw the head and hairline before starting the hair.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Long Hair

Similar to the previous example of the “combed back hair” draw little “teeth like” shapes along the hairline for it’s front section. In this case the teeth will be just a tiny bit smaller and more numerous than in the previous example.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Long Hair

Again similar to the previous example of the “combed back” hair draw the side sections pretty much tracing the hairline and joining up with the “teeth”.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Long Hair

Draw the back/top section of the hair pretty much tracing the shape of the upper part of the head some distance away from it. It should then starting to “fan out” more from around the top of the ears.

Inside the outline of the back/top shape draw a pair of lines going from the ears to the shoulders to help define the volume of that part of the hair.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

To finish the line drawing of the “long” hairstyle first erase the hairline and the parts of the head covered by the hair. Next you can erase part of the hairline and draw in a large clump of hair hanging down along the middle of the face. This is optional but it can make the hairstyle look a little more interesting.

Afterwards draw some curved lines along the top and sides of the hair going from the outer shape to the hairline. These will create a hint of the hair strands.

You can also draw some wavy lines around the inner bottom part of the hair to show the hair folds that usually form in that area.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

To finish you can add some basic shading as shown in the example above.

Drawing “One Eye Covered” Male Anime Hair

In this style the “balance” of the hair is shifted to one side of the head covering one eye.

Before drawing the hair first outline the head and hairline.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the “Over One Eye” Hair

As can be expected the front section of this hairstyle will be very large and long. You can think of the entire thing as being split into two main sets of clumps with one being smaller and one much larger (covering the eye). You can draw the split in these starting from around the top of the head.

Draw the clumps on the “covered side” generally larger and going down slightly farther (a little below the ear) than those on the open side of the face.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the “Over One Eye” Hair

There really is not much to the “side hair” clumps in this particular hairstyle as they are pretty much merged with the front section. Draw them as sort of extensions of their side of the “front hair”.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the “Over One Eye” Hair

Draw the back/top part of the hair hugging the head (some distance away from it). You can draw some small clumps into it’s main shape around the top and side areas.

Draw the very bottom part of the hair (below the ears) in large and fairly long clumps. This will help give it a slightly more messy/stuck together look.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

To finish the line drawing first erase the hairline and parts of the head covered by the hair and afterwards trace over your drawing with darken lines.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can optionally add some very basic shading as shown above.

Drawing “Spiky” Male Anime Hair

This “spiky” hairstyle is shaped a bit like a flame and may sometimes be used to emphasize a characters “fiery” personality.

Begin the drawing by first outlining the head and hairline as shown in the first step above.

Step 1 – Draw the Front of the Spiky Hair

Draw the front section of the hair with fairly small clumps that start around the middle tip of the hairline and go downwards to the sides.

Step 2 – Draw the Sides of the Spiky Hair

Draw the “side hair” with just a few tiny clumps.

Step 3 – Draw the Top/Back of the Spiky Hair

As mentioned before the back/top parts of this hairstyle will have a combined shape that resembles a flame.

To create the flame shape draw the hair clumps smaller and shorter starting from above the ears and getting generally larger and longer as they go up to the top of the head.

The clumps should also gradually transition away from the head and point more upwards the farther up you draw them. At the same time still try and randomize the size and direction of each clump.

Step 4 – Finish the Line Drawing

Finish the line drawing by first erasing the hairline and the part of the head covered by the hair. Afterwards go over it with darker lines.

Step 5 – Add Some Shading

You can also add some very simple shading as shown in the example above.

Conclusion

This tutorial show how to draw some of the more common male hairstyles seen in anime and manga. There are of course many more but it’s difficult to cover too much in one guide.

For drawing the faces that can go well with most of these hairstyles see: