How to draw anthro heads

By Kelly | June 4, 2007

A quick example of how I approach heads:

tutorial anthro head drawing step 1

It helps to think in terms of 3D objects. The main mass of the head is a sphere, with the attached muzzle and ear shapes varying depending on which species you’re trying to depict.

I’ll start with the rough sphere and some crosshairs on top to set the angle and position of features I’ll draw later.

Then, on top I’ll sketch out the form of the eyes and eye sockets, and the muzzle form below. Eyes are usually placed above the center crosshair. A good rule of thumb is that the eyes are spaced one eye-width apart.

After that I’ll add in other forms like cheek-fluff and hair, and start working out details.

The main objective here is to figure out form and pose before adding any details!

More Examples

These are old but should give you some idea how I approach different species:

186 Responses to “How to draw anthro heads”

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Taylor Says:
October 30th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Wow thi is so amazing thank you so much i have been dying to find a good website on drawing furry and this is it!!!!!!!!!
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Winged Kitsune Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I am a starting artist, and I think these Tutorials will help me out a lot. :3

I intend to study them all tomorrow.
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Riocoont Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I would like to know how to draw reptiles and Deers…. it would be cool for my new comic >D
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sally Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
this is great,it helped a lot. can you make a tutorial of all the head sides? like front view – side view – quarter view – back view? would be appreciated.

this is great.
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furry911 Says:
October 26th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
i found this very helpful because now i have a feel of how to draw useing circles n lines tysm !
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samster Says:
October 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
This is a very informative site according to drawing anmie style animals but I have to agree with michel on how to make female and male heads different so post that asap thanks
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Michael Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Can you guys please make a second part to this tatoral? I’ve heard that female heads are different from male heads and I’m not sure how that is.
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Danvan96 Says:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Great and helpful :)
i was wondering if someone can do A “Crash Bandicoot” way to draw heads?
if you make one i would be very greatful!
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Draco Umbralis Says:
September 19th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Awesome tut! been drawing full freehand for a long time, but, i really did notice improvements in just beeing able to lay the shaopes on paper mentally. Propz, dude.
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Nick S. Says:
September 16th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Why can’t I find a book thats as great & helpful as this site? I’ve honestly never seen anyone make/ write anything that focuses on anthro creatures. You’d think, with all these new animated movies & furries out there, that someone would want to make a profit off of the subject.