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How to Draw the Female Form, a tutorial by Carlos Gomes Cabral Women can be difficult to draw, whether in a realistic style or cartoon style. This technically should not happen, because anatomically speaking, females have less muscle detail visible to our eyes, compared to males! Their curves are sweet and their expressions are smooth—most of the time. So, why do we have so much difficulty expressing that on paper? I’m here to answer these and more questions on how to draw the female form in cartoons.

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How to Draw the Female Form:

The Feminine Side…. of the Male!

The most common mistake made by any student of art who wants to draw a female character is thinking about her as a male in high heels and long hair. This is because, in most cases, we are surrounded by strong male characters, and, regardless of the drawing style, the muscles arouse enormous interest in the artist. Everyone wants to learn how to draw those muscular arms and all those giant veins! So you run to the nearest bookstore and buy a fantastic anatomy book that has 300 pages devoted to male bodies and only 20 dedicated to female figures. You will never be able to draw the female body the right way if you’re thinking the wrong way! cartoonwomen 02 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 02 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Draw a Female Face

Let’s begin by drawing a female face in a pin-up style, using a common pattern.

Step 1

First, we’ll start with the classic circular shape of the skull for the character’s head:

How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, Step 1

Circles should always be the starting point of any cartoon character.

Step 2

Let’s define the chin shape of our character. It should be thin and pointed out in the center.

Step 3

To mark the eyes, we’ll do the classic oval shape that you may already have learned in my first tutorial and that is no longer a secret to you.

If you have any doubts about the distance between the eyes, just draw an eye in the middle, to help you measure this separation. This isn’t a rule by any means, it’s just a tip. With time you’ll be able to draw the eyes automatically, but if you are starting out (or are slightly out of practice), it is a great tip to help you avoid getting lost.

Step 4

Draw the iris and the pupils so that they stand out from the face of the character. Female eyes have the characteristic of being very expressive, so we need to devote some effort to do something really appealing to our character: cartoonwomen 06 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 06 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Note the existence of a light spot in the upper right of each eye. We do this to represent the influence of external light in the iris. It’s a technique widely used in the cartoon.

Our character is getting interesting! Let’s proceed with the eyelashes and eyebrows. cartoonwomen 07 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 07 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Step 5

Let’s draw the nose and mouth. I will take some liberty here and select an interesting style for the character.

cartoonwomen 08 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Step 6

Ready to play stylist? It’s time to pick a hairstyle for our character! Start testing with different sketches until you find a dynamic enough format for her. cartoonwomen 09 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 09 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

All done—a female character with a good dose of sex appeal! We will now study more about what we can do to change her facial features.

More About the Facial Features

The eyes and mouth are the most important parts of the female face. That doesn’t mean you have to always draw them in different ways, but do draw them precisely! Pin-up style eyes have two basic emotions: “surprise” and “sexy”. The difference is in the positioning of the eyebrow and eyelid. cartoonwomen 15 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 15 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Pin-up style eyes: To make the eye more sensual, just draw it like a tree leaf.

Together with the eyes, subtle changes in the mouth will completely change the expression of your character: How to Draw the Female Form

Note that I just added a slight smile in the second image in order to enhance the seductive look. If I had not done that, she would appear to be sleepy! The mouth can also be designed in various shapes, styles, and sizes. This will depend on the personality you want to give your character. cartoonwomen 17 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 17 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Note the many ways to design feminine lips. You can go from the caricature to the more realistic, as long as your character doesn’t have a male mouth.

With the design we just completed, just by changing their eyes to something more realistic, we can achieve a completely different effect on our character. Here’s an example: cartoonwomen 11 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 11 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

We can also do the opposite, and change the mouth of the character to get a more child-like effect. cartoonwomen 12 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 12 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

In the Manga style, eyes are responsible for expressing the vast majority of emotions, and their role in Japanese cartoon is extremely valuable. How to Draw the Female Form

As you can see, making a few changes to just the eyes and mouths can help us modify our pin-up style. Tip: There are several drawing styles and several different ways of expressing emotions through the eyes. Try to know a variety of cartoon styles and choose the one that best fits your style.

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The female face, when viewed from the side, has some subtle differences when compared to the male face. This means that all the features that can be used to reinforce the masculinity of a character should be reversed when it comes to a feminine figure. Here’s an example: cartoonwomen 18 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

cartoonwomen 18 - How to Draw the Female Form, Easy Tutorial, 6 Steps

Notice that the characteristics of the female face are the opposite of the angry male example. Also note the line that passes over the top lip of the woman and passes beneath the eye: this is an efficient way to maintain the correct proportions of the face.

Thus, we conclude that the female face has:

A smaller nose, pointing upwards.
Lower lips that are thicker than the upper one, however, the upper lips are projected slightly forward.
Thinner eyebrows with smooth curves.
A forehead that is well-rounded, and never flat.
A less developed chin.

The Female Body

The female body, anatomically speaking, has the same build as a male body, with just a few differences. One example is the hips and waist, where the ratio typically differs. The legs appear to be longer (due to the waist) and much more sinuously curved. The bone structure is where the majority of differences become apparent. Let’s explore the process of making an “average” female body in cartoon style.