Sometimes we fall in love with fictional characters so much that we want to be with them forever. Why not get a tattoo with your favorite character? These can be portraits of characters from books, films, cartoons, and even heroes of myths and folklore, which especially sunk into the soul. Usually such strong feelings appear for a reason. This may be due to the desire to acquire character traits or to have the appearance of a beloved hero. Today we will talk about tattoos of anime characters.
Plots of tattoos
Tattoos from manga and anime are often done not only because of the passion for one or another hero, but as a reminder of a carefree and happy childhood. The kids of the 90s and 00s must have been looking forward to the new Sailor Moon and Pokemon series. Little warriors leading a double life and fighting for goodness and justice simply could not leave children indifferent, especially girls, and every child probably dreamed of magical pocket monsters. Anime tattoos are like childhood dreams come true.
The characters created by Hayao Miyazaki deserve special attention. Fall in love with his work once and for all. Outstanding storylines, vivid characters, deep meaning hidden in each story, which is not only entertaining, but also instructive. “Princess Mononoke”, “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Spirited Away” and other works by Hayao Miyazaki are rightfully considered classics of Japanese animation. Some of the characters created by the animation master have influenced more than just popular culture. For example, Totoro (a kind forest spirit, whom a little girl accidentally meets in the story, after which he helps her in every possible way) has become a symbol of the struggle to save the area, which was recreated in the anime, from development.
The plot of the tattoo can repeat any scene from the anime, which is especially memorable or of great importance for the customer, it can be just a portrait of your favorite character. However, often tattoos depicting heroes in the traditional Japanese cartoon style are not at all related to existing anime. Anime fans often order sketches from the masters depicting their relatives and friends in the form of cartoon characters and even their own portraits. It can be just characters invented by the customer himself. Such works will definitely be unique, while indicating the customer's passion for this type of art.
Styles and compositions
When choosing a composition, it is not at all necessary to be limited to the plot of one particular cartoon. If you're planning on a major piece of work, like a sleeve or full-back tattoo, you can create a large-scale painting depicting the characters, terrain, and other elements that were present in several of your favorite anime at once. For example, you can often meet the faceless god Kaonashi from Spirited Away and the kind owner of the Totoro forest in one work.
The most suitable style for an anime tattoo is, perhaps, new school. It is in this style, thanks to the clarity of the contours and the brightness of the colors, that the cartoon characters look most authentic. It will look cool, for example, a large-scale tattoo depicting Howl's Moving Castle and the heroes of the anime of the same name against the backdrop of a mountain landscape in the new school style. Small works, for example, the image of a smiling Soosuke and the magic Ponyo fish will look bright and very cute, such a tattoo will definitely cause others not only curiosity, but also a smile.
Cute bright cats from "Sailor Moon" will look childishly naive, but more than once will please not only the owner of the tattoo, but also everyone who stops looking at it.
It will be interesting to look at watercolor works depicting characters from anime. This style is especially good for tattoos with spirits and various supernatural and otherworldly entities. Due to its lightness, airiness, blurred contours, almost complete lack of clarity, it seems to emphasize that these characters belong to another world. For example, watercolor would work great for Kaonashi.
Another outstanding idea is a landscape inscribed in a silhouette, in which you can easily recognize your favorite character. For example, it can be the forest spirit Totoro, which is definitely impossible to confuse with anyone. Its silhouette can become, as it were, a window into the bright world of colors of nature - a green forest, a flower field, autumn leaf fall.
It is noteworthy that the Japanese themselves, who gave the world many masterpieces of animation, for the most part have a negative attitude towards the art of tattooing. If you are the lucky owner of a small tattoo, before entering a public place, such as a bathhouse, you may be asked to cover the drawing with a band-aid so as not to embarrass other visitors. If your tattoo is too large and cannot be hidden, you may even be banned from entering. This is due to the fact that earlier drawings on the body were a hallmark of members of criminal gangs. This association is so rooted in the minds of the Japanese that even laws were passed that banned the wearing of tattoos at the state level. More modern inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun more often prefer serious plots drawn from mythology, choose images of animals, plants and mythical characters endowed with special symbolism. It's not often that you see a Japanese person with a funny or cute anime picture on their body.
Cartoon tattoos may look naive, but they carry positive emotions. If you believe that a tattoo character is really capable of conveying to a person some of his qualities, his destiny, then an anime character is an excellent choice. They are always endowed with bright characters, achieve their goals, and their stories always have a happy ending.
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Thanks to Japanese animation, a new direction has appeared in the art of tattooing. Twisted plots, vivid characters and characteristic drawing - anime has millions of fans around the world who are happy to transfer colorful stories to the body.
A little about anime
Anime アニメ comes from the English animation. Until the mid-seventies, the term "manga-eiga" ("movie comics") was used, but now in Japanese anime means any animation, regardless of the country and style of drawing.
Anime or anime
We end the debate - both transliterations are correct. "Anime" - the traditional transmission of the sound "e" in Russian after hard consonants (like "karate", "akame"). "Anime" is a transliteration according to the rules of kiriji, a system for writing Japanese words according to Polivanov. Everything is simple!
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Characteristic features of the anime are unnaturally large, detailed eyes and vivid emotions of the characters. When the hero is embarrassed, a drop of water will appear on the temple, if the heroine sees the object of love, hearts will appear instead of eyes.
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Usually, a manga is released first - a Japanese comic: they draw an anime based on it, in which they retain the style, history and features of the source. Also sources are computer games, Japanese fantasy or classical world literature. If the plot of the animated series is original, and the anime itself is popular, a manga is already being released on it.
Manga and anime "Forbidden Tattoo"
Yes, yes, there is a work with a title suitable for the article :) The main character, Seigi (Seiji), was taught martial arts by his grandfather - after which the boy decided to protect the weak. One day, he brutally beats some thugs who attacked a homeless man, who in gratitude gives Seigi a magic stone. As soon as the protagonist touches the gift, the stone leaves an intricate tattoo on the palm. Now the boy has a weapon of unprecedented power in his hands, and who knows what it will lead to.
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Anime in tattoos
Piotr loved tattoos and disliked anime until he saw Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke". He instantly became a fan, and the idea was immediately born in his head to transfer unusual landscapes to his back.
Arina has 10 years of love for anime: she visits festivals every year, cosplays characters, and even lived in Japan for a year. Arina celebrated her jubilee in the tattoo studio: together with the master, they created a sleeve plot from her favorite characters.
These two are united by a sincere love for Japanese animation, and we will tell you which plots are most popular in anime tattoos.
Hayao Miyazaki
Even if this is the first time you hear this name, you must have watched the cartoons Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle or Ponyo Fish on the Cliff. If not, run to watch, the works of the director-animator Miyazaki are masterpieces of atmosphere, characters and art.
Sailor Moon
Warriors-protectors in sailor suits conquered Russia as soon as they appeared on the screens in 1996. Usagi Tsukino with a team of warriors for goodness and justice, a lunar prism that gives strength, and retribution in the name of the moon - the anime "Sailor Moon" was remembered by the children of the nineties for a long time :)
Pokémon
Magical pocket monsters rattled the whole world at the beginning of the 2000s, when the animated series of the same name was released, and returned in popularity in the summer of 2016. Thanks to the game Pokemon Go, Nintendo's shares instantly increased, and players in search of Pokemon go out more often.
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How to draw an anime girl with a pencil.
Nowadays, many people treat anime as an art form. The most important difference that characterizes this style is the hypertrophied features of the bodies of the main characters and creatures, namely: large eyes, lush (most often bright) hair and elongated limbs. Nevertheless, this style has won many hearts around the world and many want to learn how to draw anime. In this lesson, you will learn how to draw a schoolgirl, a girl in a swimsuit, a teenage girl and a girl in a style loved by many. After these lessons you will be able to draw anime pencil drawings.
Be sure to read about pencil drawing tips before you start.
And so, let's get started.
Anime style girl.
- Sketch using geometric shapes, but pay attention to the head - to keep the style, the head should be large. This is how young girls and children are portrayed in anime.
- Add shapes to the sketch to get the outline of the body
- Continue sketching out the girl's body using geometric shapes, as shown in the example.
- Add hair, clothes and accessories
- Draw fine details using finer drawing tools
- Draw an outline around the picture
- Erase the thumbnails
- Color the finished drawing
Schoolgirl in anime style.
- Outline the girl using straight lines and geometric shapes. First, draw a circle for the head. Add an angled shape at the bottom of the circle for the chin and jaw. Use a short line for the neck. Draw a curved line from the neck down where the pelvis will be. Draw four pointed shapes for the chest and add lines for the limbs. Use triangles as the base for the arms.
- Use the drawn sketch as a base for the girl's body. Add geometric shapes to the drawing, gradually drawing out the details. Pay attention to the proportions in those places where the joints are located. Add a crossing line from the face to the chest. This will help you keep your body proportions in the future.
- Design a hairstyle for your character. This example shows a regular hairstyle, which is drawn very easily using slanting strokes. In addition, you can add a flower, hairpin or any other accessory to the girl's hair.
- Decide what your character will wear. Since we are drawing a schoolgirl, we will not go far from the standards, we will depict a standard jacket, shirt and skirt.
- Color the drawing. We advise you to choose neutral tones that go well with each other. Do not make the drawing too bright, otherwise it will be very conspicuous.
- Based on these images, try to draw different clothes for your characters, without departing from the school theme.
How to draw anime (video)
Teenage girl in anime style.
- Draw a sketch on which you will build a further image.
- Add shapes to the sketch to get the outline of the body.
- Continue drawing out the girl's body using geometric shapes, as shown in the example.
- Add hair, clothes and accessories.
- Draw fine details using finer drawing tools.
- Trace around the drawing.
- Erase the thumbnails.
- Color the finished drawing.
Girl in a bathing suit in anime style. (Anime pencil drawings)
- Outline the girl using straight lines and geometric shapes. First, draw a circle for the head. Add an angled shape at the bottom of the circle for the chin and jaw. Use a short line for the neck. Draw a curved line from the neck down where the pelvis will be. Draw the inverted dome shape for the chest and add more lines for the limbs. Use triangles as the base for the arms.
- Use the drawn sketch as a base for the girl's body. Add geometric shapes to the drawing, gradually drawing out the details. Pay attention to the proportions in those places where the joints are located. Add a crossing line from the face to the chest. This will help you keep your body proportions in the future. Considering that the character will be in a swimsuit, outline the place where the chest will be (use two teardrop shapes for this). Mark the location of the navel.
- Sketch out the eyes. Arrange them conditionally, using crossed lines. Add small curved strokes for the brows. Draw a corner for the nose and a curved line for the mouth.
- Decide on a hairstyle for your character. Use curved strokes if you want your hair to be wavy. Draw the ears in the shape of the letter "C", so that they peek out from behind the curls of our heroine.
- Outline the contours of the body and come up with a swimsuit design. The standard solution is a swimsuit consisting of two halves.
- Emphasize the details and erase the thumbnails.
- Color the finished drawing.
Here are a few more options that you can use in this direction.
Here are some step-by-step line drawings of manga characters for drawing and coloring exercises. Pay attention to the hairstyles - the hairstyles of the characters are a kind of trademark of the manga - often the characters are recognizable only by their hairstyles:
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1) Before you draw the hair, draw the base - the head, shoulders, face, etc.
Draw the back of the head so you know where the head ends.
2) Now draw all the non-frizzy parts of the hair. For example, I drew this girl a straight bang.
You should already have an idea of what hairstyle you want your character to have. Ponytail, pigtails or loose hair - having an idea now is a good idea (you can make a rough sketch if necessary)
3) This is the end of my preparations for drawing the curls themselves. I braided my girl's hair into knots (or odango, whatever you want to call it) and added a few strands to make it look like her hair was pulled back tightly.
You don't have to do your hair like me, this is just one example of how to prepare your character for the curly stage.
4) Now we start curling. Draw some curved lines to represent the back of the first curl. My curl split into thin and thick sections, but you can make one thick one if you like.
5) Now let's draw the front part. Make a slight rounding on one side to give some weight and thickness. Make sure you close the lines drawn in step 4 to get the finished curl.
6) Draw the back of the second curl. Because this hair will be very loose and "springy", I leave enough space between the curls.
7) Draw the front half of the swirl, this time adding a curve behind it, unlike the previous swirl. Pay attention to the different thickness of each curl.
8) Make another set of curls, this time closer together - if you want to make tight curls, then draw them close all over instead of leaving distances like I do.
9) Continue to make curl after curl, varying the thickness and distance between them. You can add some lines to the back of the curl.
10) Keep curling. Make sure you know where to stay (short is good too!)
11) Finish with a small curl.
12) Repeat the whole process on the other side of the head. Draw all the front curls before moving on to the back ones.
13) Now let's get to the back. If you start to get confused, try drawing them with less pencil pressure. This can help if there are a lot of curls.
14) This is the finished version with all the curls! Still missing a few little things. Let's add them now.
15) Just add a few little curls (like the ones we ended each row with).
Finally! The sketch is ready!
16) Now the stroke. Make lines of different thicknesses. Just like in the sketch, try to do the front rows first, and do each curl separately so as not to get confused.
17) These are finished circled curls. Alternate thin and thick lines.
Here I've drawn on the character to show what the whole image will look like. But you can draw your character completely before you start doing the curls. It will be a shame if, after all this work, you don't like the rest of the picture. ;R
18) Now you can add color!
I use markers for coloring, layer by layer adding darker shades for the shadows.
Because this is not a coloring lesson, I won't tell you what to do. Experiment or find a lesson.
This is what the picture looks like at the moment. Far from finished.
I hope this tutorial will help you understand how I draw curly hair for my characters.
Remember that these are just guidelines. You can use them to practice and develop your own style.
Good luck!
Translation: Nancy aka Lalaokati
1.Let's get down to basics!
What are you doing wrong?
Take for example the three points A, B and C below.
What are you looking at when you draw a straight line - B and a curved line - C - B? On a pencil? Or points C or B? 
When you draw a picture, you must see the direction of the line you are drawing, look not only at the point of the pencil, but equally at all three points A, B and C. People cannot draw shapes properly if they only look at the point of the pencil. 
Then, look at the 7 random dots below. What do you see?
Just a group of dots? Or can you faintly discern the shape? 
Let's number the points at random. Have you still not received the desired shape? 
Let's renumber the dots to give them meanings that your eyes will automatically follow on the shape. Those who can make out the shape from looking at the dots in this way are able to draw shapes. 
Finally the dots are connected. Random lines connect to create a shape, talented people can feel the hidden lines within the picture and trace them. Your ability to draw shapes depends on whether you can actually render the points in the correct order. 
2. How to paint a “good picture? "
What makes a job good? Sketch? An interesting detail? Project? Subject? Compound? All of these components are important, but if you want to hear positive feedback about your work from others, you must create an impression and convey your feelings. In other words, you must be able to connect in a subconscious way with those who see your work.
Start, draw a square box. This is a Graphic test. 
In numbers 1-6, new information was gradually added to the box. The amount of information contained in the drawings made at absolute beginner level is excellent, from a simple box to an advanced one. This is illustrated by the difference between number 1 and 8.
The observer (the person who set the task to draw the box) would expect to see only what he asked, the square box number 6 - 8 exceeds these expectations. You can't say that number 6 - 8 are mistakes. An effective key is to show an individual interpretation.
It is necessary to give the drawing an element of surprise and to include additional information in it that would make it more interesting. Of course, in order to do this, you must be good at sketching. But on top of that, you should also come up with an interesting theme, character pose, and design. 
Although the character in example 9 and 10 is the same, you can see how they differ not only in design but also in personality. It is a subconscious premise in the reader's opinion of the main anime and manga character to be attractive. This is what is expected, adding depth to their appeal. We can surprise the reader by exceeding their expectations, this is the first step when someone says your drawing is "good", but the real start is when they say it's "great".
You can also draw according to the reader's expectations similar to circle magazines.
For example, when looking at boxes, although an animator can draw up to level 8, they don't because readers expect to see level 6 drawings. Similarly, the animator, instead of drawing realistic illustrations, draws manga with simple lines and creates suitable characters such as Simple Distortion (SD).
First of all, draw square boxes.
What? Again!
We must learn the basics!
How to draw with accurate perspective is explained in special books, but you don't have to draw with precision like an architect. Once you get used to it, you won't spend much time drawing or thinking about the vanishing point.
Draw straight lines by hand (no ruler or templates). Draw a line on a blank sheet of paper from one point to another, imagining the end result in your mind. You do the same with your sketches, only on a larger scale.
3. Before you start.
Start drawing! But before that.
It is well said that you will start drawing, but what are you going to draw?
Have you mastered the pencil willy-nilly? Are you going to draw an RPG (Role Playing Game) character? manga character? A hero in the fight? Or, are you planning to draw an illustration or logo? Character Basic Expression Diagrams? It doesn't matter if you draw - scribble. Just make sure you have a specific image of the character, location and pose. Good paintings start with a project.
Once this is decided, you draw the outline of the movement to create an overall image in which you don't have to worry about the cleanliness of the drawing or whether there is enough legroom on the page, a good painting has a solid outline. This is the first step in the sketch. 
Now detail the outline!
In general, people think that it is very difficult to get a harmonious sketch if you draw simple polygons. Indeed, when you draw an illustration, you are not drawing a square. However, you must decide what position each part of the body is in. And when you get it right, you will draw well and quickly. 
For now you can draw square boxes, but soon you will be able to draw characters. 
4. Let's get down to basics
It's time to think about body size. 
4. Shoujo Manga (Comic Girls)
A character with a very thin waist and long legs. For girls, the contours of the body are defined proportionally, but the head is small. The boys are drawn in much the same way, but with broader shoulders.
5. Funny SD character
This type looks funny with a small body but big arms, legs and head.
6. Realistic type.
The length of the torso, body and legs are proportional - roughly the same Girls, except for the exaggerated narrow waist.
The character drawing is different with the style. It's not just a change in body proportion, depending on whether it's manga or illustration, for example, the same character will have different features. Compare the various drawings of the same character below, especially look at the way the eyes and hands were drawn. You notice how some details have been rendered in detail while others have been omitted. 
5. Drawing Details
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As long as you have looked at individual characters, but animation or manga work cannot be produced with just one character. You should also be able to draw support characters.
See also how to draw support characters. You must express the individuality of each with precision. There are two things you need to do, make the lead characters stand out and provide the support characters with enough personality to make them interesting. Think about the personal background (their past, their beliefs, their relationship with the main character, etc.) for each character, and then convey that information to the work through things like their expressions, hairstyle, costume, and accessories.
Characters number 3 - 7 are much more difficult to draw than attractive main characters. Drawing older people will breathe real life into your work and characters.
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1- Enemy Advisor: Wizard (Character #1) An old man with a bent back.
2- Enemy Leader. Stubborn.
His shoulders are narrower than the Strong Soldier on the Goodies side.
3 - Enemy Advisor: the bad Witch (character #2) is the same size as the witch on the Goodies side, but she is not in a feminine pose.
4 - Enemy leader number 2. The head is taller than the Hero's, but thinner than the Enemy Chief's. Attractive character.
5- Female Enemy Character
Power posture is a type of genre independent of me. Slightly higher than the Hero.
6 - Enemy Spy. Monkey type (Short with long arms)
Steps like a ninja.
7 - Monster. Huge hands emphasize his strength.
8 - Willens' pet
It has no specific meaning in history.
In history, to emphasize the processing of the devil.
6. We are looking for a suitable pose.
Translation that you can say:
Step 1: The Basics
1) I start with the spine as it helps me define the curves of the body. I start at the top and draw a smooth S-shaped curve down to where we think we have the end of the spine (coccyx).
2) Then I sketch out the torso with details (head, arms and waist contours). I don’t outline the shape of the chest yet, this is just the beginning.
3) After getting a good elastic sketch of the body, we outline the outer borders of the breasts with light curved lines (red lines). Don't forget to mark the tiny folds of skin where the arms and breasts (armpits) meet.
4) I start adding details. Breast volume can be shown with guide lines. Remember that boobs are attached to the body and if you outline the full mass of the chest, it will look like a solid mass with a chest, not bulging.
5 and 6) In these two steps I am trying to locate the nipples. In step 6 I use a little trick to define the center of each breast. This will help you to represent the chest as a three-dimensional object: draw vertical lines, as if dividing each breast in half, from the infraclavicular fossa through the center of the breasts and slightly converging at the bottom at the base. Remember: only smooth curved lines!!!
7) Since there are no people without body fat, I draw the body in point 7 with slight roundness on the hips and torso below the chest.
8) A rough sketch of a large chest on the same torso. I use the same principle for the placement of the nipples, only with the correction: the nipples are more massive and larger in diameter, and are located lower due to the weight and volume of the breast.
9) Small breasts on the same body. The same rule applies: smaller breasts, smaller nipples and higher position.
Step 2: Angles!
A woman can be large or small, and you should try to draw the chest in proportion. Even most cartoon styles apply this rule. In the example on the left, the breasts look like baseballs and appear detached from the torso. Right: they look harmonious. Remember that if the curve of the body changes, then the line of the chest also changes. Here I sketched a small diagram: I enclosed the main parts of the body, as it were, in boxes and drew them with middle lines, for clarity. And remember: boobs two, and you need to draw each one separately, they are never squeezed into a single mass!
When the arms are raised, the breasts are slightly stretched out to the sides. When one arm is raised, the breasts will be located slightly at different levels (the near one will be pulled up behind the arm). Don't forget to draw small curved lines under the armpits when both arms are raised above the head.
Step 3: Breast Form and Methods of influencing it!
People often forget one important thing: breasts are not made of plastic! She is not solid. Its shape is more like a slide than like a ball. Think of breasts like a bubble filled with water: when the bubble hangs freely, it is like a pendulum, but if you press on the chest, you will get an indentation at the point of pressure and an increase in volume at the edge of the indentation.
Even some clothing can compress the chest or make it stick out in various places. Breasts are not round all the time and are rarely round at all. (Unless, of course, they are made of silicone).
In the diagram below, I show how hand movements affect the shape of the chest. On the left - chest at rest. On the right - they were squeezed, or pressed. The vertical fold between the chest and torso lengthens, the chest is pressed to the body.
Step 4: Hints
From left to right - small, medium and large breasts. The last drawing is what the chest should not be. Look closely, the red line under each breast represents the fold of skin between the breast and ribcage. The outermost breast on the right has almost no weight, so there is no crease there. But remember that even the smallest breasts have weight!
Consider what color nipples are. No need to make them very pink. They have a body tone, only more reddish, brownish, orangish.
At least, I have not seen bright pink nipples.
(Transl. note: naive author, never pulled girls by the nipples))
Near: side view of the nipple. Keep in mind that nipples do not always stick out perpendicular to the chest. As a rule, they can be quite flat and not stand out, but sometimes they stick out very boldly!
(Note trans.: yeah, the author still has some experience in this matter))
Translation: Chloe
How to draw an anime cat
Step 1. So let's get started. Draw an oval as a base for the head. Then draw the facial guide lines. They will help you proportionally arrange the details of the muzzle. Add small details of the nose, mouth and eyes. Let's move on to the body. We draw an elongated heart, this will be the chest of our cat. Draw two lines down from the heart. These will be the front paws of our kitten. After that, we draw two curved lines on the sides, these are the hind legs. Let's not forget to draw another long curved line on the right, the ponytail. 
Step 2. We start the step with the design of the lower part of the muzzle. We designate the arched arches of the eye. Next, we draw lines - sketches of the paws and tail. 
Step 3. We draw wool on the chest, tail. Add details on the muzzle, ears. We detail the paws. 
Step 4. Add a mustache, draw the eyes. Detailing the ear. We finish the paws and add marks on the chest. Ready! 
Step 5 This is what our cat looks like after erasing the extra lines. Final variant. If you want, you can leave out the mark on the chest or add something of your own. I tried to make the lesson as simple as possible. 
