How to draw Anime & Manga School Boy and School Girl (Anime & Manga Uniform Drawing for School Boy & School Girl)

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This detailed guide demonstrates to you how to Draw Anime & Manga School Boy & Girl Full Body in a School Uniform.

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Six steps to Draw an Anime School Girl

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Smiling anime manga girl wearing school uniform

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to draw a girl wearing a school or college uniform in a three-quarter perspective in anime style. It covers everything from the body’s fundamental structure to a highly colored and shaded depiction.

Steps to Draw an Anime School Girl    

Step 1 – Structure the Body

Step 1 – Structure the Anime Body

The most crucial step in sketching the body is to get the proportions right. Although the dimensions of anime characters vary significantly from those of actual people, the same principles apply.

The head is a useful method to gauge the size of the body. A regular body, including the head, may reach a height of 7-8 heads. However, because heads in anime are sometimes drawn larger than in reality, we’ll utilize 6.5 heads for this class.

Drawing circles is a systematic approach to denote the joints. Of course, you don’t have to do this, but it can be beneficial.

The distance between the torso and the bottom of the legs is nearly the same as the combined height of the head and body.

The arms are significantly longer than the body as a whole.

Because of perspective, the distant side of the body (particularly the arm) will appear smaller than the sections closest to the spectator.

Understanding the Guidelines

Understanding the Guidelines to draw an anime school girl

The blue lines in the image above are suggestions to assist you in drawing. The circles, as previously indicated, serve as separators and assist in space out the various portions of the body.

The oval drawn into the head aids in drawing the top of the head’s form. You should sketch the entire oval since it makes it much simpler to detect if you’ve made a mistake. If you only sketch half of it, you may find that the second half does not appear properly.

The lines on the body serve to define its three-dimensional form. The centerline is utilized to aid perspective, as the farther away side of a three-quarter view will be somewhat narrower than the closest side—the other line aids in determining where the body’s front finishes and the sides begin. Essentially, you want to sketch the body’s original outline as a block with sharp corners.

Step 2 – Draw the Facial Features

Step 2 – Draw the Anime Facial Features

We won’t get into the technicalities of drawing faces in the anime style because there are already enough facial feature drawing tutorials on the net. 

Some keywords to keep in mind are that because the face in this video is created in 3/4 view owing to perspective, the features on the far side of the face will be rendered much smaller and lower down. Unless you’re sketching a huge close-up of the face, you may overlook this little size variance. 

Step 3 – Draw the Hair

Step 3 – Draw the Anime Hair

Draw the hair following the shape of the top of the head and softly curling in different ways as it hangs down for this specific hairdo.

When creating anime hair, you’ll usually want to draw it in clumps. But, for a more natural effect, alter the size and direction they point in.

For this and related designs, it’s also beneficial to conceive hair as being separated into three sections: front, sides, and back for this and related designs.

Step 4 – Draw the Clothes

Step 4 – Draw the Anime Clothes

Sketching the garments is analogous to drawing the hair in certain ways. They will resemble the body’s outline in certain ways.

Two girls in sailor uniforms holding hands

Drawing the Shirt, Sweater Vest & Ribbon

Drawing the Shirt, Sweater Vest & Ribbon of Anime School girl

Draw the sleeves rather loosely for this shirt and the collar hugging the neck because the ribbon will keep it tight to the neck. Remember that the far side will be smaller owing to perspective when drawing the ribbon again.

Drawing the Skirt

Drawing the Anime School Girl Skirt

In anime, school uniform skirts frequently have sharp folds that bend around the body. In addition, the skirt has a cone-like form to it, with the top chopped off. 

Drawing Socks and Shoes

Drawing Socks and Shoes for anime school girl

In the case of long tight socks, they will almost perfectly fit the contour of the legs. Therefore, the shoes will approximate the shape of the foot.

Step 5: Add the Finer Details

Step 5 Add the Finer Details

Create the finer elements of the face and clothing. After completing this stage, you should have a completed outline sketch of an anime girl in a school uniform.

Drawing the Clothes Folds

Drawing the Clothes Folds for anime

Make some folds in the fabric. Most of these will be around the bottom, where the garments begin to droop, and areas such as the armpits, where pressure is given to the fabrics.

Draw the Skirt Fold Edges

Draw the Skirt Fold Edges for anime school girl

To provide a clue of the skirt’s edges, draw some lines. Unfortunately, these will only be seen on the left side of the artwork since the folds will gradually twist to the right, obscuring the other side of the fold.

Draw the Sock & Shoe Details 

Draw the Sock & Shoe Details

Draw some lines along the leg curve to indicate the pattern of the socks for the socks. These should be drawn extremely softly. Keep in mind that the legs are circular. Thus the space between these lines should be bigger at the centre of the leg that faces the viewer and smaller with each subsequent stripe as the leg curves more and more.

To make the shoes appear more intriguing, you may simply add the tiny features of their design.

Step 6: Fill in the blanks with color and shading.

Step 6 Fill in the blanks with color and shading.

The first step in coloring an anime figure is simple: color each region with the proper color.

“Cel Shading” is the shading technique utilized in anime. Cel shading is the process of shading a graphic without using any gradients.

We’ll start by considering our light source to make the shade more realistic. It will be on the upper left of the drawing in this scenario. As a result, the shadows will fall to the bottom right.

The neck, below the breast, the skirt, and the right side of everybody’s region will have the most shadows.

Shading & Coloring the Face & Hair

Shading & Coloring the Face & Hair

The hair, nose, and bottom lip will throw the most prominent shadows on the face. On the eyelids, there will be some shade. The head’s shadow will also throw a significant shadow on the neck. 

The darkened portion of the hair will be the inner rear part of the hair. You may also use highlights to give your hair a more lustrous appearance.

The Torso Area Shading and Coloring

The Torso Area Shading and Coloring

As previously stated, the predominant shadow for the torso area will be below the chest. In addition, there will be a smaller shadow around the folds, and a shadow on the bottom right of the vest since the vest is facing away from the light source.

Shading & Coloring the Skirt

Shading & Coloring the Skirt

The shadows for the skirt will be inside the fold sections. The shadows will become less evident as the folds get closer to the right side of the artwork. In addition, the skirt will produce a shadow on the legs.

Shading & Coloring the Shoes & Socks

Shading & Coloring the Shoes & Socks

Socks and shoes will only have shadows along the right side of the body, much like the body. However, you’ll want to add some reflections to the shoes to give them a gleaming appearance. Make sure the highlights aren’t too dazzling. Otherwise, the shoes may appear to be made of glass.            

How to Draw Manga! School Uniforms Introduction

 The school environment is a popular motif in manga and anime. Frequently, the character wears the school uniforms all of the time (even when halfway across the world, looking at you, Jotaro). Although most school uniforms have a similar appearance, differences may be a crucial design element of the character.

 Girls Uniforms

School uniforms for girls usually consist of a shirt and skirt, with socks or leggings. In the cooler months, they might dress in sweaters, vests, or blazers. Variations on this broad concept can be approached in a variety of ways.

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 Sailor fuku

 This is a traditional girls’ uniform inspired by a sailor suit and features a thick collar pulled into a point and folded over the back in various ‘flap’ fashions. Instead of being buttoned up like a shirt, it is pulled over the head and has a broad neck. It’s usually composed of a heavier cotton, with a stiff collar that doesn’t crumble easily.

Depending on the season, sleeves might be short or long. On the exterior, either a scarf with a clasp (typically a school insignia clasp) or a ribbon of any size is worn beneath the collar. A short length of cloth or a skivvy is worn behind the collar (which can be nothing because it is relatively open). Even before considering color, there are a plethora of styling alternatives. To learn more about the Sailor fuku’s variants, click on the links below.

There are two variants on the front in this extremely basic specimen and three form variations on the rear (other shapes are also used, and these three common ones). In addition, the short clasped ribbon with or without stripes and the bow size and kind vary.

Winter variety

 In the winter, Sailor fukus have a wide loose jumper or come in a thicker, longer variation for the colder months. Regardless of how frequently the color changes, for example, in Cardcaptor Sakura, the summer version is short and white with black stripes and a red scarf, but the winter version is black with white stripes and a red scarf, providing some variety during the colder months. Warm coats and other accessories are normally left to the discretion of the individual and might vary according to their style.

 Blouses and Jackets or Jumpers

 Blouses can feature a variety of collar forms, as well as scarves, lapels, ribbons in a bow, or even a tie. Sleeves might be puffy and short or straight and long.

A blouse can be worn with a cardigan of any length, a jumper, a vest, a cardigan, or a jacket in the winter. The colors are either symbolic of or opposed to those of summer.

This basic sample shows two distinct cardigan lengths, one with a short tie and a small bow. The second example is a pair of fitting blazers in two different styles. The one on the left is longer and has a centerline, while the one on the right is a cross with numerous buttons.

 The style and colors selected are frequently complementary to the rest of the uniform, with recurring motifs (stripes or color, for example). The jacket can be worn at or below the waist, although it is usually a fitting design. A looser cardigan, maybe with a fitted vest underneath, is an alternative. 

 Skirts

Pleats (either sewed down the length or created at the waist) are used to add interest to most skirts, whereas an A-line is designated for office ladies and instructors. Short on the thigh (usually used for panty injections), above the knee, and below the knee are frequent lengths. Full-length skirts are not common, although three quarter length skirts can be used as well. The skirts are typically made similarly, with a non-pleated waist section and the remainder of the skirt produced from the waist.

 This crude sample illustrates the same length but varied pleats; normally, many wrinkles are unusual in art since they are difficult to draw; soft pleats are preferred for their ease of usage. A skirt with a button or clasp on the side or back is typical.

Rather than being split down the side, the majority of the skirts are step-in styles. In any case, it’s difficult to discern the difference while sketching the skirt being worn.

Skirts might be plaid, solid-colored, or have many stripes to match the rest of the uniform. They’re rarely two-toned or transparent (unless you go to Magic School ).

Shoes and Socks

 In the winter, socks are normally high (or leggings if suitable), and regular shoes (flat shoes with no heels or boots) or joggers. Stockings or colored leggings can also be worn, but they should be solid-colored rather than patterned, as bright patterns appear to be designated for flamboyant moms. Finally, when the pupils arrive at school, they change into Uwabaki, which are indoor shoes.

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An example of puffy pushed-down socks or leggings with brown or black normal school shoes is shown below. Straight socks and uwabaki are demonstrated in the second example.

Manga School Girl & School Boy Uniform Drawing

 Look at some of your favorite anime and manga artists’ school uniforms and see how they created them. Look for common aspects that you like, such as skirt length and color, and start sketching up some mock-ups of what you want for your character. It’s your decision, so have fun with it!

After you’ve completed your Manga Girl Full Body design, add the school uniform, commonly known as a “Seifuku,” by following the step-by-step instructions below. Each step’s new lines are highlighted in red, so you’ll know precisely what to draw next. Allow yourself to sketch at your speed.

Intro: Begin with a rough sketch in pencil. Don’t apply too much pressure in the beginning. To make it easier to erase if you make a mistake, draw lightly at first for each phase.  

Manga School Girl drawing step 1

Draw a little bow below the manga girl’s neck, right between her collar bone and the U-shaped collar. The bow comprises two smaller triangular forms on the sides and a little oval-like shape in the centre. The triangular sides and corners should be curved. Next, add a pair of short, rectangular shapes for the bow’s ribbons at the bottom.

Manga School Girl drawing step 2

For the shirt collar, draw a sequence of curving lines around the manga girl’s neck above the bow. Because the collar is behind the bow, don’t overlap the form of the bow.

Manga School Girl drawing step 3

Draw a pair of long, sloping lines for the coat lapels on the sides of the bow. Place the lapels using the girl’s top straps as guidance. To produce two short forms on either side, the central half of the lapels should bend inward toward the bow. The bottom border of the girl’s top should be where the lapels terminate.

Manga School Girl drawing step 4

Draw the girl’s coat on the left side by using the torso contour as a reference. Place the coat line a little more to the left of the outside border of the body. Place the coat’s inside border towards the belly button. Along the side of the hip, the bottom half of the coat should bend to the left. Draw a tiny rectangle for the coat’s pocket around the centre of the form.

Manga School Girl drawing step 5

Draw the other side of the female’s coat similarly to the first, but in the other direction. Draw the line for the outside edge of the coat further to the right, following the course of the torso. Curve the lower half of the coat to the right and make a little rectangle for the pocket towards the centre.

Manga School Girl drawing step 6

To create the coat’s first sleeve, trace the route of the girl’s arm on the left. Keep the sleeve’s edge as near to the arm’s sides as possible. Make the shoulder area for the coat’s pad as wide as possible. For a seam, draw a diagonal line from the shoulder to the torso. Maintain a consistent sleeve width, even when the wrist narrows at the bottom. Finally, make a cuff line towards the bottom of the sleeve.

Manga School Girl drawing step 7

Draw the other sleeve of the garment in the same way as the manga girl’s right arm. To sketch the outline of the sleeve, trace the border of the arm. Make the shoulder region a little broader for the pad, and add a sloping line for a seam inside. Keep the sleeve broad down to the wrist. Draw a line for the cuff at the bottom.

Manga School Girl drawing step 8

Below the coat, draw the exterior form of the girl’s skirt. The skirt’s sides are composed of long, vertical lines that slant outward. When drawing the sides of the skirt, don’t overlap your hands. A long, curving, horizontal line runs down the bottom of the skirt. Place this line a few inches above the knees. You may make the skirt as long or as short as you want it to be to insert pleats in the next stage, making the bottom border of the skirt a little wavy.

Manga School Girl drawing step 9

Throughout the girl’s outfit, add a few more embellishments. Draw two little circles for buttons in between those lines. For extra buttons, draw three more little circles around the coat’s central edge. Next, draw four different little circles on the outer ends of the coat’s cuffs for more buttons. Next, add a line below each sleeve to represent the cuff of the garment. Finally, draw a sequence of long, vertical lines inside the skirt to represent pleats. Slightly slant the pleat lines.

Manga School Girl drawing step 10

For the socks, top edge and a stripe, draw three short, curved, horizontal lines below the girl’s knee on the left. Draw a curving form around the foot for the shoe at the bottom. For a shoe strap, draw a narrow curved form over the top of the foot. Next, draw a little rectangular shape for the shoe’s entrance on the top half of the foot. Finally, draw a pair of small, curving lines for the front of the shoe below the toes.

Manga School Girl drawing step 11

Repeat the sock and shoe drawing on the girl’s second leg. For the sock and stripe, draw three curved lines at the top. For the basic shoe, draw a curving from around the foot. Next, draw a curving form for the shoe’s strap and a tiny, rectangular shape for the shoe’s aperture at the top of the foot. Finally, draw a pair of lines for the front of the shoe below the toes.

Manga School Girl drawing step 12

Go over the last lines with a pen or marker to make your manga girl in a school uniform drawing permanent. To avoid mistakes, ink slowly and carefully. Ink just the parts of the body that are visible behind the garments. After the ink has dried, use an eraser to remove any pencil marks.

Manga School Girl drawing step 13

Last but not least, color your manga girl drawing! This sketch was digitally colored, but a similar effect may be achieved using color pencils, markers, or crayons! Color a few streaks in the centre of the hair with light brown for highlights. Regular brown should be used for the remainder of the hair, but the highlights should not be overlapped. Dark brown should be used on the top and bottom of the hair. Begin by coloring softly and gradually blending the colors. Then, simply color the entire hair a solid brown hue with no highlights for a simpler drawing. You are also free to use any other color you desire. Use green, yellow, purple, or any color you wish for the hair because manga characters are always colorful. For the eyes, use blue.

For the skin, use peach. For some shadows, use a light brown all over the skin. Blush with a touch of pink on the cheeks. The coat should be dark blue or navy blue. The coat’s buttons should be pale blue. To make a striped design, paint the bow in red and orange. For shadows, add a smidgeon of light grey to the white shirt. The skirt should be grey, as should the stripes on the socks. Socks and shoes should be black. Make the shoe tips a little lighter for shine. For the bottom half of the fronts of the shoes, use light grey. If you like, you may even change the color of the outfit. The coat should be dark red or dark green, and the skirt should have a checkered design! That concludes our discussion. 

Following the step-by-step images below, add the school uniform, commonly known as a “Seifuku,” to your Manga Boy Full Body design. Each step’s new lines are highlighted in red, so you’ll know precisely what to draw next. Then, allow yourself to sketch at your speed.

Begin with a rough sketch in pencil. Don’t apply too much pressure in the beginning. To make it easier to erase if you make a mistake, draw lightly at first for each phase.

manga school boy drawing step no 1

Begin by drawing the collar of the boy’s shirt right below his neck. The centre of the collar resembles a large letter X. Two curving lines go along the sides of the collar. Make sure the collar isn’t too large. Next, wrap the shape’s sides around your neck. The bottom tips should have a little overlap with the collarbone.

manga school boy drawing step no 2

Draw a pair of long, sloping lines for the coat lapels on the sides of the boy’s collar. These forms should have a wide top and a small bottom, and they should come to a point below the breast. The outside lines of the lapels should be angled inward on both sides to produce two pointed forms.

manga school boy drawing step no 3

Draw a little V-shaped line for the tie knot at the top, in the centre of the boy’s shirt collar. Draw a couple of lines for the bottom half of the tie below the knot that slanted outward slightly.

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Draw the left side of the manga boy’s coat using the torso shape as a reference. Place the coat line a little more to the left of the outside border of the body. Place the coat’s inner line at the belly button. Along the side of the hip, the bottom half of the coat should bend to the left. Draw a tiny rectangle for the coat’s pocket around the middle of the form, on the left.

manga school boy drawing step no 5

Draw the second side of the boy’s coat in the same manner but the other direction. Draw the line for the outside edge of the coat a little more to the right, following the direction of the torso. Curve the lower half of the coat to the right and make a little rectangle for the pocket towards the centre.

 

manga school boy drawing step no 6

To design the coat’s first sleeve, trace the route of the boy’s arm on the left. Keep the sleeve’s edge as near to the arm’s sides as possible. Make the shoulder area for the coat’s pad as wide as possible. For a seam, draw a diagonal line from the shoulder to the torso. Maintain a consistent sleeve width, even when the wrist narrows at the bottom. Finally, make a cuff line towards the bottom of the sleeve.

manga school boy drawing step no 7

Draw the other sleeve of the coat in the same way as the manga boy’s right arm. To sketch the outline of the sleeve, trace the border of the arm. Make the shoulder region a little broader for the pad, and add a sloping line for a seam inside. Keep the sleeve broad down to the wrist. Draw a line for the cuff at the bottom.

manga school boy drawing step no 8

To draw the first pant leg, trace the route of the boy’s leg on the left. To avoid the pants becoming excessively baggy, keep the line for the pants near to the side of the leg. If you desire skinnier trousers, bring the width of the pant leg closer to the ankle at the bottom. For the creases along with the knee, make the form a little more angular in the centre.

manga school boy drawing step no 9

Draw the pants’ second leg the same way as the manga boy’s leg on the right. Draw the contour of the pant leg by following the border of the leg. Maintain an equal width on both sides. Make this side thin at the bottom if you made the left side narrow at the bottom.

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For the boy’s shoe, draw a curving form around the foot on the bottom, left side. As you sketch the shoe, keep the foot’s shape in mind, but move the shoe’s edges away from the foot. Next, draw a pair of short, curved lines for the design and laces at the top of the shoe.

manga school boy drawing step no 11

Repeat the process with the boy’s second foot. Outline the shoe around the foot by following its course. Add a few short lines for the pattern and laces at the top and a couple more curved lines for the bottom.

manga school boy drawing step no 12

Finish the boy’s uniform with a few more embellishments. Draw two little circles for buttons around the coat’s central edge. Next, draw two different little circles for more buttons on the exterior borders of each of the coat’s cuffs. Next, add a line below each sleeve to represent the cuff of the garment. Finally, draw a series of wrinkles and folds on the cloth for pleats and folds inside the pants.

manga school boy drawing step no 13

Go over the last lines with a pen or marker to make your manga boy in a school uniform drawing permanent. To avoid mistakes, ink slowly and carefully. Ink just the parts of the body that are visible behind the garments. After the ink has dried, use an eraser to remove any pencil marks.

manga school boy drawing step no 14

Last but not least, color your manga boy drawing! This sketch was digitally colored, but a similar effect may be achieved using colored pencils, markers, or crayons! Color a few streaks in the center of the hair with light brown for highlights. Regular brown should be used for the remainder of the hair, but the highlights should not be overlapped. Dark brown should be used on the top and bottom of the hair. Begin by coloring softly and gradually blending the colors. Then, color the entire hair a solid brown hue with no highlights for a simpler drawing. You are also free to use any other hue you choose. Use green, yellow, purple, or any color you wish for the hair because manga characters are always colorful. Make the eyes blue. For the skin, use peach. For some shadows, use a light brown all over the skin.

The coat should be dark blue or navy blue. The coat’s buttons should be yellow. To make a striped design, dye the tie in red and orange. For shadows, add a smidgeon of light grey to the white shirt. The pants should be grey, and the shoes should be brown. If you like, you may even change the colour of the outfit. For the coat, choose dark red or dark green, and any other color for the pants! That concludes our discussion. Continue practicing until you get the physique and proportions you want.

Conclusion

This course contains a lot of information and may be difficult to understand. To make things a little easier, practice drawing various components of the instruction on your own.

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