This tutorial explains how to draw an anime girl'south face equally well every bit anime faces in full general from the side view (profile) in unlike states and with different expressions.

Anime girl face expressions side view
Anime face up expressions side view

For the male counter role of this tutorial see:

How to Draw Anime Male person Facial Expressions Side View

Anime Face up Proportions Side View

Anime face proportions side view
Anime face proportions side view

In the above instance you can see the basic proportions for drawing an anime face.

Draw the center beneath the vertical halfway point of the head, draw the olfactory organ roughly betwixt that and the chin, draw the lesser lip roughly betwixt the chin and the nose with the rima oris slightly in a higher place information technology. Draw the ears starting from the tiptop of the yes to roughly the bottom of the nose.

Please note that these are merely guidelines for a more mutual anime await. The proportions of anime faces can alter based on character type and style variations.

For drawing eye and mouth side view expressions individually encounter:

  • How to Draw Anime & Manga Eyes – Side View
  • How to Draw Anime & Manga Mouths – Side View

Drawing Normal Anime Side View Facial Expression

Anime girl normal expression side view drawing
Anime daughter normal expression side view drawing

For a normal anime expression simply place the facial features as described above.

Drawing a Lightly Open Side View Mouth

Anime girl lightly open mouth side view drawing
Anime girl lightly open mouth side view cartoon

For drawing an open up mouth an important matter to note is that the jaw will be lower downwardly. Also continue in listen that it is only the lower jaw that moves when the mouth is opens. The upper jaw stays in place.

Drawing an Open Side View Mouth

Anime girl open mouth side view drawing
Anime daughter open up mouth side view drawing

For a wider open oral cavity be away that the jaw does not drop directly downwards when the oral fissure opens simply also swings backwards towards the cervix. Draw the jaw lower down and further dorsum towards the neck.

Cartoon a Yelling Side View Face

Anime girl yelling side view drawing
Anime girl yelling side view drawing

For a yelling confront draw the jaw same place as you lot would for the wider open mouth but draw the lips more pulled dorsum revealing more of the teeth. Draw the eye lightly squinted.

Cartoon a Frowning/Serious Side View Face

Anime girl frowning side view drawing
Anime girl frowning side view drawing

For a frowning expression draw the eyebrow in a wave like shape pointing downwards towards the nose. Draw the oral fissure curving downwardly towards the neck.

Drawing a Surprised Side View Face

Anime girl surprised side view drawing
Anime girl surprised side view drawing

For a surprised await draw the eyebrow raised and more curved then normal. Draw the rima oris wide open just with the lips pulled in (nearly a reverse of the yelling oral fissure).

If you were to look at the mouth from the front it would brand an "O" or a vertical oval blazon shape.

Drawing a Content/Smiling Side View Face up

Anime girl content side view drawing
Anime girl content side view drawing

For a content expect depict the eyebrows raised and depict the optics squinted with the eyelids/eyebrows in a downwardly curve.

For more on drawing closed anime eyes you can come across:

How to Draw Closed, Endmost & Squinted Anime Eyes

Draw the mouth with a smile showing the teeth.

Drawing an Angry Side View Face

Anime girl angry side view drawing
Anime girl angry side view drawing

For an angry wait depict the eyebrows really low downward in a wave like shape with the optics squinted.

Describe the lips pulled back showing the teeth and draw just a hint of the parting line of the teeth with the "fang" to reinforce the angry look at to emphasize that the teeth a clenched.

Cartoon a Scared Side View Face

Anime girl scared side view drawing
Anime girl scared side view drawing

For a scared look draw the eyebrows raised and the eyes wide open with smaller than normal iris/student. Though actual irises of the optics don't change size they are ofttimes fatigued smaller in anime to requite a graphic symbol a really scared look. Equally anime optics tend to already be fairly wide drawing them even wider may make a graphic symbol look too deformed so the solution is to draw smaller irises.

Finally draw the mouth slightly open and depict the opening of the oral fissure curving downwards.

Cartoon a Grin/Plotting Side View Face

Anime girl grinning side view drawing
Anime girl smiling side view drawing

For a grinning look like the character is plotting something draw the eyebrows lower downwards, draw the eyes squinted and the mouth smile with a hint of teeth.

Cartoon a Puzzled Side View Face

Anime girl puzzled side view drawing
Anime girl puzzled side view drawing

For a puzzled look draw the eyebrows slightly raised with the eyes looking up. Draw the jaw slightly lower down with the oral fissure open in a sort of "O" shape.

Cartoon a Light Side View Smile

Anime girl smiling side view drawing
Anime girl smiling side view drawing

For a light smile simply draw the mouth slightly wider and more curved than normal.

Drawing Relaxed/Closed Side View Optics

Anime girl relaxed/closed eyes side view drawing
Anime girl relaxed/closed optics side view drawing

For a relaxed look describe the optics closed. Draw the rest of the facial features same as for a normal confront.

Exist aware that when the optics close in a relaxed state (non squinting) information technology's the top eyelids that come all the style downwards. The bottom eyelids pretty much stay where they are at when the eyes are open.

Cartoon an Embarrassed Side View Face

Anime girl embarrassed side view drawing
Anime daughter embarrassed side view drawing

For an embarrassed await draw the eyebrows in an upside down curve with the optics looking down and the mouth smiling (showing teeth).

Drawing a Sad/Tired Side View Confront

Anime girl sad side view drawing
Anime daughter sorry/tired side view drawing

For a tired or pitiful expect draw the front end of the eyebrows (towards the nose) slightly raised. Depict the eyes with the top eyelids about halfway downwards looking slightly downwards.

Draw the mouth in a light downwards curve.

Drawing an Upset Side View Face

Anime girl upset side view drawing
Anime daughter upset side view cartoon

For an upset look (more so than the previous example) draw the eyebrows raised towards the nose with the optics squinted. Describe the mouth slightly longer than in the previous instance with the mouth corner going a picayune further downwards.

Conclusion

Though this is a fairly extensive listing of anime expressions it's difficult to cover also many things in one tutorial. If you need more help drawing anime facial expressions y'all can always look at existent people or try and make the type of face up you are trying to draw and effigy out how various facial features motility in that expression.

For more on facial expressions see:

  • 12 Anime Facial Expressions Chart & Drawing Tutorial
  • 16 Examples of How to Draw Chibi Anime Facial Expressions