How to draw anthro heads
By Kelly | June 4, 2007
A quick example of how I approach heads:
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:
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186 Responses to “How to draw anthro heads”
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March 18th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Thanks a lot. I always wondered why I could never nail dog anthros. I finally got it down thanks to this tutorial.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
awesome tutorial, i was clueless as how to get started on the head.
February 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Avians please?
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
This is a very good site,but a step by step full instructions would help me alt of drawing,cause i really draw furries well.
February 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
If it hadn’t been for this tutorial, I probably never would have grasped the concept of how to draw a decent anthro’s head.
February 14th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Hello, this helped me out. I cannot draw Anthros properly yet. But I am trying (I can’t even draw other cartoon or Furry like things anyway). But this will help me develop my skills a little more.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I have alot of trouble drawing heads and bodies. But thanks to this site it make it alot easier with tutorials.
January 14th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Hey, cool. Been looking for a good way to draw muzzles, I’ll have to try it out.
January 10th, 2009 at 3:07 am
Thank You SOOOOO Much for posting this! I can actually draw something that is more than PASSABLE! I love this site!
January 5th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Hey, am i the only one who has trouble? its not step by step enough i dont think, theres too many changes between each transition, its hard.. or i just suck at drawing.
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