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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February 15th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Could you please draw the structures for the big cats like you did for the first one please?
February 1st, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Thanks for this tutorial, it really helped me with big cats in general.
January 30th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Kelsie,
I don’t have a bird tutorial, but check the book ‘Draw Furries’, it has a very nice bird chapter.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I just used this toutreal and i drew a furry image.
all my past attempts ended in vain but this time i actually drew a nice image.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
I love this website. It’s been helping me improve my anthro bit by bit. But…. I’m trying to draw a bird charcter. But I really don’t know how. ^^; And even looking at a few other anthro bird characters I just can’t seem to get it. Do you know what I can do to make a bird anthro?
January 9th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
to paiyrx: elongate the the snout, squash the nose… thats all the info i can give without seeing it hope it helps
January 7th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Practice ;D
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:56 pm
err i can get cat heads right because of their small muzzles. also u should make a hair tutorial
December 29th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Ferrets have thinner noses than cats. All the area around the muzzle is a lot thinner than a cat’s. A ferret’s body is also thinner, and longer. But i think the most noticeable difference is the neck. A ferret has a much longer neck than a cat. http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/200396877-001.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=BEE8F6E6581A1106D59A9CCCAFB525E01F6F6178A68B340C < That's what I'm talking about.
Goodluck! I hope this helps
xxxx
Chrona
December 28th, 2009 at 5:55 am
I’m trying to draw a ferret.. but it keeps looking like a cat! Any ideas?