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PART 1.
Basics 11-19 for Drawing Cartoon Characters

Facial Structure 12
Basic balance of the face / Changes in the balance of the eyes, nose, and mouth / Movement of facial expressions

Bone Structure 14
Major bone structures / Movement of the spine / Movement of the shoulders and waist

Muscle Structure 16
Major Muscles / Muscle Motility

Joint Movement 18
Joints of the upper body / Joints of the lower body

PART 2.
How to Draw a Face 21-75

Face Drawing Basics 22
Grasping proportions / Changes according to age / Step-by-step drawing (female) / Step-by-step drawing (realistic expression) / Step-by-step drawing (deformation) / Step-by-step drawing (male) / Step-by-step drawing (realistic expression) / Step-by-step drawing (deformation)

How to Draw a Half-Side Face 28
Proportionality / Differences between Men and Women / Step-by-Step Drawing

How to Draw a Side Face 30
Proportionality / Differences between Men and Women / Step-by-Step Drawing

How to Draw a Face from Below 32
Proportionality / Differences between Men and Women / Step-by-Step Drawing

How to Draw a Face from Above 34
Proportionality / Differences between Men and Women / Step-by-Step Drawing

Face 360° Master_Female 36
Front view / Face looking up from below / Face looking down from above

Face 360° Master_Male 38
Front view / Face looking up from below / Face looking down from above

How to Draw Eyes 40
Structure of the eye / Step-by-step drawing / Eye shapes / Eye movements / Various eye shapes

How to Draw Eyebrows 44
Eyebrow Structure / Differences Between Men and Women's Eyebrows / Eyebrows and Emotional Expression / Types of Eyebrows

How to Draw a Nose 46
The structure of the nose / Cartoon representation of the nose

How to Draw a Mouth 48
Structure of the mouth / Expression of emotions through the mouth / Mouth viewed from various angles

How to Draw Ears 50
Structure of the ear / Step-by-step drawing / How to draw a child's ear / Ears from various angles

How to Outline 52
3 Types of Facial Contours / Different Types of Facial Contours

How to Draw Hair 56
Understanding Hair Direction / Drawing Simplified / Drawing Step by Step / How to Draw Hair Tips / Various Hairstyles

How to Draw Emotions 62
Drawing various emotions / Female emotion chart / Male emotion chart

Facial Changes with Age 68
Major changes in the face / Characteristics of elderly characters / Female facial growth / Male facial growth

Female Character Expression 72
Changes in character and facial expressions

Male Character Expression 74
Changes in character and facial expressions

PART 3. How to Draw a Full Body 77-139

Understanding Body Part Proportions 78
How to draw full body illustrations / Standard proportions

How to Draw a Full Body 80
Drawing Characteristics of Men and Women / Drawing a Woman's Full Body Step by Step / Drawing a Man's Full Body Step by Step

Drawing the full body from the side 86
Features from the side / Drawing step by step

Drawing the full body from the side 88
Features from the side / Drawing step by step

Drawing the whole body from behind 90
Features from the back / Drawing step by step

Drawing the full body from below 92
Features from below / Step-by-step drawing

Drawing the full body from above 94
Features from above / Step-by-step drawing

Women's Full Body 360-Degree Master 96
360 degrees straight-on composition / 360 degrees looking up from below / 360 degrees looking down from above

Male Full Body 360 Degree Master 100
360 degrees straight-on composition / 360 degrees looking up from below / 360 degrees looking down from above

Body Proportion Changes with Age 104
Body growth by age / Deformed character proportions / Male and female growth comparison

How to Draw by Body Type 108
Draw by distinguishing body types

110% mobility by part
Upper body mobility / neck mobility / lower body mobility

Hand Features 112
Basics of the back of the hand and palm / Bones and joints

How to Draw Hands 114
Drawing Rock Paper Scissors / Drawing Hand Gestures

Hand Changes by Age 118
Changes by age and gender

How to Draw the Upper Body 120
Arm Movement / Basic Pose / Scene Drawing

How to Draw Feet 126
The Basics of the Foot / Thinking in Five Chunks / Drawing from Different Angles

Toe movement 128
Movement of the toes when doing a tiptoe kick / Movement when supporting yourself with your toes / Various movements of the toes

How to Draw Legs and Lower Body 130
Drawing various leg shapes / basic poses / scenes

Movement using the whole body 134
Thinking in diagrams / Punching or kicking postures / Lying postures / Expressing emotions

PART 4.
How to Draw Clothes and Folds 141-167

How to Draw Basic Clothes 142
Draw the outline of your body / Draw the circumference of your neck

How to Draw a T-Shirt and Pants 144
Structure of a T-shirt / Step-by-step drawing / Structure of pants / Step-by-step drawing

360-degree master of T-shirts and pants 146
Composition looking straight ahead

How to Draw a Sweater and Skirt 148
Sweater Structure / Step-by-Step Drawing / Skirt Structure / Step-by-Step Drawing

360 Degree Master 150 of Sweaters and Skirts
Composition looking straight ahead

Let's learn the basics of pleating clothes 152
Comparison of photos and drawings

Expression of three types of clothing folds 154
wrinkles / wrinkles / sagging wrinkles

Expressing Clothing Material with Wrinkles 156
Thin and soft material / Thin and stiff material / Thick and soft material / Thick and stiff material

Expressing a Woman's Body Shape with Folds in Clothing 160
Expression of wrinkles in women's clothing / Expression of breasts / Expression of buttocks

Expressing the Male Body Shape with Folds in Clothing 162
Expressing the wrinkles in men's clothes / Expressing muscles with wrinkles in clothes /

Drawing Skirts by Type 164
3 types of skirts / Drawing from various angles / Skirt movement when sitting and walking / Skirt movement in various scenes

PART 5.
How to Draw Various Scenes 169-219

170cm high school girl in sailor uniform
Scenes of walking to school / Scenes of greeting friends / Scenes of passing out printed materials / Scenes of eating lunch boxes / Scenes of joking with each other / Scenes of a couple walking home from school

178cm high school girl wearing a jacket uniform
The scene of commuting to school by bike / the scene of yawning / the scene of the art club / the scene of giving chocolate

Female Characters at Home 182
A scene of drying hair / a scene of cooking / a scene of eating cake / a scene of changing clothes / a scene of lying on the bed and flapping my feet / a scene of receiving a call from someone I like

188cm male student in Gakuran uniform
Playful scene / Fighting scene / Reconciliation scene / Wall-cracking scene

192 male students wearing jacket uniforms
A scene of going to school with bread in his mouth / A scene of staring blankly out the window / A scene of dozing / A scene of his girlfriend getting angry / A scene of him singing alone / A scene of him worrying

Male Characters at Home 198
Scene of eating cup ramen / Scene of turning off the alarm clock / Scene of lying down / Scene of drinking beer after taking a bath

Office worker 202
Office work / Relaxing in the park / Getting scolded by the boss / Having a drink with a colleague / Returning home drunk

Date with a Lover 210
Before the date / Walking hand in hand / Couples sharing an umbrella / Yukata date

Other Scenes 214
Band / Idol / Soccer Player / Water Drinking Scene

Recommended Drawing Tools 220
Illustrator Introduction 222

End of Unit Column
Take your skills to the next level with comics!
Lesson 1: How to Draw Effect Lines 20
Lesson 2: How to Effectively Express Shadows 76
Lesson 3: How to Draw Battle Scenes 140
Lesson 4: How to Draw a Scary Scene 168