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Anime style
noses and mouths are pretty
straightforward, so rather than
taking you through various styles
step by step, I have several
examples for you to use.
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 Here
is your basic anime style nose
and mouth. It consists of three
basic simple shapes: a wedge for
the nose, a long, thin line for
the mouth, and a shorter line to
define the lower lip (this lower
line is not always included,
though). In frontal views like
this, you can get away with using
very few lines to define the nose
and mouth. The size and shape of
each feature varies with each
character. Always make sure the
features line up; to help you
line them up, draw vertical
guidelines as shown. In the
second picture, the face is
turned to the side, but the
features are still aligned along
the curved guideline that
represents the center of the
face.
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 Drawing
the nose and mouth for a profile
is more difficult than drawing
them from the front or at a 3/4
view. The main reason for this is
because you can't get away with
not defining the lips as much.
^_^ You have to draw them in,
rather than using just simple
straight lines. Despite the
difficultly, if you get it right,
it can look really nice. The main
thing to consider is the curve of
the nose, lips, and chin. The
upper lip curves inward, and
lower lip (which is slightly
receded on the face) curves
outward. It may take some
practice before you can get it to
look like the character isn't
making a weird face or puckering
their lips or anything like that.
^_~
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 The
lower half of the face consists
of a series of contrasting
curves. Notice that how in both
pictures, the nose curves in
towards the face, then curves
back slightly out right above the
upper lip. The upper lip curves
inward, and the lower lip curves
outward. The chin is not just a
straight line; it is round and
curves outward.
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 Here
is a selection of examples of
different styles of mouths and
noses. Several of these can be
used for either gender, do I
didn't bother separating them.
^_^ Notice that with some styles,
the mouth is defined by only a
thin, straight line, while with
other styles, the lips are more
well defined. Anime mouths are
not often very large, unless the
character is yelling or shouting,
so keep them relatively small.
The noses vary quite a lot, as
well; some are drawn as wedges,
some are defined solely with
shading, and some are detailed
enough that you can see the
nostrils. Female characters will
tend to have smaller, less
defined noses, while male
characters will often have
longer, angular noses.
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 Here
are some more examples of noses
and mouths, drawn at a profile.
Even though the proportions and
expressions change, they all
stick to the same basic shape as
mentioned above. When drawing
faces at this angle, be careful
not to make the noses really
pointy and the face too flat.
Make sure the features curve
properly, or the face is not
going to turn out looking
right.
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