How To Draw Furry/Anthro Heads and Faces For Beginners: Any Angle, Any Species

[@xazy]

I've been drawing furry for over 20 years and I just wanted to say after skimming through that this is an EXCELLENT video and I really appreciate your use of photo references for features and such, THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT ✨✨✨✨

[@MrSaturnMusic]

2:21 "I'm doing my best" he says while panning over a sheet of some of the most beautiful furries I've ever seen xD

[@rafaelnegrete1376]

Right?!

[@Redfern42]

"...Doing this for just a few weeks..." and "...dong my best..." Heh, heh, there is such a thing as FALSE humility, you know! 🤣 Seriously, those are some beautifully endearing designs! 🥰

[@johannesbertilsson4856]

More like doing my breast

[@jimtekkit]

46:39 Can we all just admit, furry or not, that these look f***ing STUNNING!?!?

[@KrixTheGamer]

Honestly i dont care what it is, as long as it looks good im happy

[@thunderglitcher]

Lines has it ALL. I owe what is about to be my complete artistic glow-up to you my dude

[@wilfredomartinez8395]

You have no idea how long ive searched for a anthro head tutorial that actually helps, and knowing this one’s from you already makes me believe this’ll help out a lot-If i remember ill be back and edit this comment with my thoughts! Thanks for the tutorial sensei! Edit: I haven’t even finished the whole video and holy crap my understanding and process of drawing anthros skyrocketed! Its explained in such depth, along with visuals to show exactly what should be done and how to interpret and change it to fit oneself. Id recommend to anyone watching to put everything down and have focus on the video while drawing along; Pause if needed, but i personally found myself doing his first example than using the other however many as a way to apply to an angle he hadn’t drawn (or if he had then without looking) I still have ab 15 min left, and can’t wait to finish the video tomorrow (its late, gotta sleep) I might edit again when finished, idk ありがとうございますリヌスせぬせい！！

[@DustLang-rz4sd]

Dude, I’ve been struggling for 4 years drawing high head angles I swear I’ve watched hundreds of other tutorials and you solved it for me with a single video. I can’t thank you enough for this, I got to the point where I thought maybe art wasn’t for me. Again thank you very much for making this. ❤❤❤

[@LinesSensei]

That's wonderful to hear, I'm really happy to know that it's helped you get through a block, great work

[@epicman1470]

the coolest part about your channel is how interactive everything is, and i really do feel like im learning

[@michaeljohnson-curry3979]

ive drawn thes types of characters for ages, and this has been on of the best videos I've seen on the matter, man Ive really streamlined my process so much thanks to you

[@LinesSensei]

That's wonderful to hear, I'm delighted to find out that it's been helpful to someone. and more so for the fact that it's someone who's quite experienced already

[@aken1861]

I've been hunting for a good breakdown of anthro head construction to get a better understanding for 3D modeling - I didn't expect to find exactly what I needed in a 2D drawing tutorial. Fantastic video!

[@rafaelnegrete1376]

There’s a character that I have in mind who for the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to get it right, you’ve given me more confidence in tackling that subject now… thank you sir!

[@LinesSensei]

That's really wonderful to hear, I'm excited to know that the lesson is gonna form part of a toolkit you take with you going forward

[@PUNKISTCHUY]

I already had a basic understanding of how to draw anthro features from drawing a couple art requests for some friends but I always struggled with perspective and expressions and dude this might be the best art tutorial for these things on KZbin THANK U SO MUCH‼‼

[@Shade_fox]

Angles, yesss I'm a furry artist, and the face/muzzle angles kill me because I can't find tutorials/references that make sense to me; thank you! Although the fact you've studied for a few weeks and are this good, while I've been doing it since 2009 hurts me a little, lol. I know they're super important, but basic shapes/forms for the pre sketch have always been something I struggled with... Been trying to do them more, since watching your and a few other artists' work; though it's difficult because I've essentially been freehanding for over a decade. have to unlearn that a little. Anyway, thanks for the video!

[@LinesSensei]

I'm glad it sounds like you have a new direction, I hope it goes well for you and I'd love to see it if you'd like to share some of it in the discord

[@adamwoodcock2178]

You are an absolute genius artist, the furry/anthro heads and faces tutorials have made a great achievement. Thank you so much, you're a star.❤❤⭐⭐

[@dataC0bra]

Amazing video you've created here. The explanation is on point and really well to follow along with. I've no particular art type I prefer and this is the best video on anthro/furry drawing I found yet. Might be a great help for drawing some roleplay characters for my group.

[@Daaberlicious]

Thanks for the excellent video! Someone I know online recommended it over on a Discord Server I'm part of, so it was quite a surprise! I'm probably only a growing artist online, but in my 10 or so years drawing anthros for digital art, you've exceeded everything I'm capable of in *two weeks* of practice! Given what else I've seen of your portfolio, that level of skill is *not* a surprise. I'm glad you made this anyway because I'm sure gonna try putting this into practice!

[@megaomario]

And here I was thinking "There's no way he'll ever encroach on furry characters, there's no way he can offer helpful tips or just simply a different way to think about it that an artist (ie. me) can add to his tool belt. Darn you LinesSensei you fantastic person you!

[@trilbywastaken8637]

Oh, this topic is a pleasant surprise! Always loved anthro characters but been intimidated by the idea of drawing them, so thank you for the help, Sensei!

[@LinesSensei]

Thank you, I'm excited to hear that it's gonna open a door for you that's the best thing I could hope to hear

[@Foxguyanimation]

Сенсей, гигантское вам спасибо за то что вы делаете. Даже несмотря на то что я занимаюсь преимущество 3д моделированием, ваши туториалы обучают пропорциям, объемам и соотношениям в крайне доходчивой форме! ❤ Ваши туториалы вселяют в меня надежду что однажды я научусь рисовать

[@VortexDeerOwl]

I've been drawing furries for 5 years and still needed this video! Thank you, great guide! :3

[@nightdrawr]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I love your videos and I didn't expect to see any anthro tutorials from you! And it's so informative! You are doing a great job!

[@zebratoy4899]

Love your videos. Getting to see your construction of the foundation, building from that base is amazing. It greatly helps with visualization for once I attempt later on. Thank you!!!!!

[@kevinsmithfox4614]

I was searching on KZbin for this for months! Thanks so much!

[@VegaVibing]

Somehow the timing is always immaculate. Started working on some anthro stuff not that long ago. Seems like its gonna be dense with info too. I'll be watching this one for a few weeks for sure.

[@LinesSensei]

Thank you, I'm glad you'd like to look of it. It is relatively dense, but anthro stuff isn't something I'll be covering very regularly so I wanted to make sure I was fairly thorough with this primer, and the one later about paws and claws

[@hatuna9621]

I've been a fan of furry art most of my life and participating in the fandom for almost 10 years. I know lots of artists but even with those few weeks of practice I can say you are already one of the best furry artist I know. And more than that, this is the most enlighten tutorial I've seen so far, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. If ever go tired of anime, I'm sure you can tap on the supposedly unlimited furry wealth as well. I'll be waiting for the next videos. Thank you, Sensei.

[@Roquerito]

FINALLY!! I've been wanting to draw Furrys for the longest time but never found a good video on how to do so, thx Soo much for the tutorial LinesSensei it going to help me a lot in how to draw the Furrys thx again. Keep up the amazing work, now finally I can do Furrys yay! ❤🎉

[@HokutoSempai15]

Thank you so much for this video. I really wanted to start drawing furries this year but I’ve been having trouble finding good tutorials. I can’t wait to get started!

[@melanisticwolf]

The LinesSensei furry arc hits a stride. Yesss... Be careful... You'll be stuck here forever. Drawing nothing but furries, and furries, and furries, ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵘʳʳᶦᵉˢ... And these are pretty good. Also, the paws of yours (in that sketch) looked amazing. Can't wait till that vid comes out! -LinesSensei, furry version, as the avatar in the next vid?-

[@itsTERIYAKI]

You broke this down to a SCIENCE! I've been drawing furries for awhile myself and consistently struggled with drawing a character and making them look similar across the board. You made it look like light work 😂

[@Yazoon_S]

Line Sensi being an absolute W of a teacher Thank you so much! ❤

[@captainbreadbeard9870]

My god, he really can do everything. I literally just started looking for this information, and you come to my rescue.

[@Ablayw]

THANK GOD your videos got in my recommendation list, I couldn’t find your tutorials since I didn’t subscribed. Thank you for making such high quality content for us all ❤

[@meyubeyu]

I wonder if LinesSensei has ever done client work for WayForward. His art style is giving me some Shantae vibes the more I see his highly informative and beautiful process.

[@LinesSensei]

I haven't, but man it would be cool. their stuff looks sick, like you say, Shantae especially

[@creeperart1372]

Finally there's actually a tutorial of how to draw furries / anthropomorphic that is in depth. Probably There is a video that is similar to this, but back then like 3 or 4 years ago furries tutorials are hard to find or have that style like this

[@Chris.Barbosa]

Simple tip for making fur: One thing I noticed in canine species at least, is that as the fur gets closer to extremities (like closer to the top of the ears or the muzzle) it gets shorter and less apparent. Get some references and try to observe this yourself!

[@marcinstrzelczyk2758]

I can't describe how grateful I am for this tutorial. Drawing such characters was the reason I started learning to draw from the beginning. I've already tested your technique and I still have a problem with the forehead, but the muzzle is much better. If the second part also includes an explanation of drawing legs in the digitigrade style, it will really be a dream come true after several years of torture. Thank you. ;')

[@younoseeme]

Thank you, you've come barreling through my art block.

[@Lutan_the_fey]

Oh, this is very interesting. I tend to do a lot of the construction instinctively, so all the explainations why you do the things you do help me understand my own process better. It might seem like a tiny thing, but I especially appreciate the ears on the angry face. A lot of people draw them flattened, not pointing up. And you did handle drawing furries really well, forsooth. There is a bit more to it than slapping animal heads on human bodies, the character needs to be a well rounded whole, which you seem to have understood right away. I shall share this with a few fellow furry artists.

[@None]

You are hands down my favorite teacher ever.

[@Tonnyboi]

specialist or not, you are berry good at drawing these fellas

[@Choper8888]

This looks very comprehensive. Even though I've been drawing for 6 years now I'm sure it will be a handy resource for me as well. Nice job! And great style as well :)

[@carlsj.gnzalez4695]

Thanks, LinesSensei, for sharing this knowledge with us! Now it's time to put it to good use and do furries justice! 💪🏽🔥❤️ By the way, I'm inspired-keep up the amazing work! ❤

[@RyanGreggory-wm8ok]

You have perfect timing, I was just about to jump back fully into anthro art after a break and this is the PERFECT place to start, thank you for the great content as always!

[@LinesSensei]

It sounds like you have a plan, and I'm really happy to hear that you like the video

[@Flecheshi]

As a furry artist, this is PEAK TUTORIAL!!

[@nategauthier596]

Sir, you just saved my furry drawing life!

[@daniwoool6226]

this has perfectly coincided with me wanting to improve my anthro drawing, i hope you understand what an amazing resource this is gonna be!

[@Niklas.the.13th.]

Be me: - not a Furry - searches for Furry drawing tutorials - doesn't find anything useful - goes to sleep - wakes up the next day - The King uploads this - prays for his health - still not a Furry Thank you, man Please never stop 🙏🙏🙏

[@Tiniuc]

Very very good! I'm surprised your furries look this clean if you've only been studying for a few weeks. Are you a professional animator or illustrator by chance? I really like what you've shown! I do have some input to give, as I'm a 3D sculptor and kind of 'specialize' in furries - cough - and there are some interesting differences I've discovered between human anatomy and the varieties of furry anatomy. Here are some of my general understandings: 1) The corners of the lips as well as the nearby lip tissue tends to be very elastic - to the point you could still see a muzzle almost make a contracted "ou" sound with their lips. Kind of like whistling, but not quite. This does depend on how long the muzzle is, of course. Little Miss "Do I do it for you~" won't be tweeting any ditties anytime soon. 2) The area connecting the base of the tail to the tailbone would feature a flush or fan of light musculature branching to either side of the spine, which is visible as it raises the fat and skin up and creates a small obtuse crease line underneath the tail. 3) Furry digitigrade feet are usually preferred with four toes, while the hand has five digits. That means there's a vestigial dewclaw on the inner side of the foot between the heel and first toe. It may be visible on the outside or appear as a small bump or slightly raised area. For furry designs with four digits on their hands, completely ignore the dewclaw. 4) Digitigrade legs (non-avian or insectile) have a slightly degrading 1/3 ratio, where either the thigh is longest, the calf is slightly shorter, and the foot slightly shorter than that. Or, the inverse. Likewise, the size of the muscles and how 'bunched up' they are on one end of the bone depends on the resting angle of the joint. 5) If a furry has plantigrade legs or pseudo digitigrade legs where they're just on their tippy toes, they're going to need heel pads too. 6) The sharper the resting angle of the digitigrade legs, the more the pelvis slightly rotates with that angle. This ends up exaggerating the lower part of the spine's S curve. 7) Generally speaking, digitigrade legs are just longer than their comparable plantigrade legs. Otherwise, the resting position of the knees when sitting down are much shorter, and things like sitting cross legged become impossible. 8) There's a specific style of three bulbed bean (the soft pink part of a palm or foot) that's widely popularized because it's cute and somewhat resembles the central bean on pets' paws. The shape of that central bean is shaped that way because of the digits around it and how it needs to flex. It does not work on a bipedal furry, and especially does not work on a hand like palm. The grooves in a human's fingers are there to assist in wet/dry grip. So consider how a furry's palm would work in order to facilitate a similar level of wet/dry grip while also satisfying the fandom's desire for a bean pattern. There are numerous ways to do this.

[@noobman7208]

I watched a few of yo vids, i fuq wit it. Imma sub today, yous a real G. Keep it Gangster

[@OmniFlare178]

Your tutorials are really useful and inspiring fr. Sub earned😎😎

[@Bravedoggo88]

Pff el modo de doblaje automático español, está genial se entiende perfecto todo, felicidades! De verdad está genial.

[@ThePurpleFantum]

Only thing id say is, when a canine is angry the ears go back and flatten down. This means they are less likely to be damaged in a fight. :D

[@Gashren]

Very helpful! Especially tips about shape construction.

[@RohirSS]

I have zero interest in drawing furries, but I'm watching this whole video anyway because Lines doesn't miss. Cheers, my dude! Edit: Actually... I'm gonna give this a go now. Looks like fun to try and make your own humanoid interpretations of various creatures. That croc guy was especially badass. And pink wolf lady is gorgeous. This seems like a pretty cool skill to have in your arsenal.

[@proxynlm5089]

❤❤❤❤❤ oh my God~

[@JH-pe3ro]

This is a great intro. I highly recommend focusing on reference collection to get started with a species. For the Andean mountain cat I worked on today I made a whole page combining both the specifics of that cat - facial structure, tail, patterns - and general cat info(skeleton, musclature, paws, ears). Then I started a character sheet from that, just arranging the things I noticed into the simplest side/front poses, and flipping between the cat reference and generic human figure reference. When all the reference is in one place, you can just eyeball it, and when you use the simple pose you can focus on the overall design instead of problems with getting the forms in perspective. After the design is done I can reference a human pose, loosely sketch that, and then modify it to fit the proportions of the character. I'm not as great a technical draftsman as Lines and I'd still make major errors when constructing from scratch, but I can use this process to work out the biggest problems in small steps and build up to the illustration.

[@LinesSensei]

That's a really fascinating process, thank you very much for sharing, that really was a very cool read

[@ayuvir]

Hey LinesSensei. Thank you, as always, for your great tutorials. I have to ask, if it's possible, if you'd be interested in doing some tutorials on realism. I feel like something many beginners fail to address and it ends up biting them much later down the road is that they never practice being technically rigorous. I know we all want to draw our OCs really well but increasing our skill by making something realistic allows us to better understand how and when to break the rules. I've been drawing for 4 years now and only recently started doing my own characters, I have a lot of anatomical knowledge and practice but I never managed to make the jump into realism, and with that I notice that I don't really know in what direction to grow now.

[@LinesSensei]

So that's a really great question, and I really agree that realism is an important part of the fundamentals that can aid you in taking a drawing further. It's also the place from which I draw a lot of my fundamental skills that enable me to do the anime girls that I do. The reason I haven't prioritised them as the first couple of videos or even mentioned it yet, is that for a lot of people it can be a bit off putting because it isn't really very.. fun. And silly as it sounds one of the key things I want to work on with getting beginners into drawing is ensuring that their experience early in the piece is enjoyable , because if you aren't having fun you won't continue. so my decision has been that our prioritize making things enjoyable and accessible even though some more dry fundamentals would be potentially more helpful long term. So it is absolutely something I do plan to cover but I'm trying to find a way to make it fit with more enjoyable more cartoony kind of experience.

[@ayuvir]

@@LinesSensei Yeah I fully agree. Chief reason why I'm unable to start drawing realistic is that the moment I start it, and the mistakes start piling, I lose interest. I'm glad you plan to eventually cover them, looking forward to it.

[@gereneup]

Your art lessons are one of the best that I've seen in KZbin also can you do a video in drawing the arms? I personally think your videos are easy to follow and helped me improve alot ❤

[@LinesSensei]

Yes, absolutely. A lot of people have asked about arms so some in-depth arms and legs content is coming up on the horizon

[@gereneup]

​@@LinesSensei that's awesome 😁😁

[@Foxpips]

Amazing! Just what I was looking for at this time that thanks @Lines! great work!

[@LinesSensei]

Thank you very much, I'm very glad that you like it

[@slisson13]

Once again, Sensei just drops the bomb I need AT THE MOST thanks again Sensei 🙌

[@SarahFahad-bc5yt]

You’re the best artist in the world. Keep up!!

[@LinesSensei]

That's a rampant over statement, and I absolutely love it, thank you

[@Chocobirb-Studios]

Amazing!!! I was just learning how to draw furries so your video came at the right time, thank you so much for the high quality content ❤️

[@LinesSensei]

Thank you, I'm really glad to hear that it landed at the right time for you

[@ShiraBrattyCatChief]

I'll watch this thoroughly and thank you I wanted to experiment and this video will definitely help me with that. Also YES A WORTHY TUTORIAL

[@M0NOCHR0M44]

ive been a furry artist for years and still kinda struggle with angles so this helps :D

[@saaltysenpai8418]

This is such a wonderful insightful tutorial.

[@LinesSensei]

Thank you, I'm really glad you think so

[@Artlapiz93]

For an upcoming video series, it would be great to learn how to draw robots like mechas or transformers in the style of the Transformers Prime series.

[@SquobBob]

finally a video catered towards cultured individuals

[@-MissingTexture-]

Great tutorial sensei, the art in this one is really cool

[@enioxini]

this video is so amazingly helpful, thank you a lot

[@bombadt-yt9818]

Thank you so much I've been looking for this, I aim to diversify the kinds of art I make but its hard to do without proper guide..

[@LinesSensei]

I'm really glad you like a look of it, I hope this does open up some new options for you let me know here you go

[@goldendragon6396]

man i was waiting for this one to pop up. i knew it would happen eventually

[@LinesSensei]

I'm glad you like it, your patience is appreciated

[@kimpine2590]

Im not one for drawing furries but for the sensei....ill give it a shot.

[@jor1469]

Putting this drawing tutorial on my "if you feel down on your luck and need some money you know we're to go" playlist.

[@LinesSensei]

If it works, it works

[@jor1469]

@@LinesSensei the price to be r34 artist paycheck pays out 😭

[@CoinZYt]

Sorry im late! But i think this inspired me to make a kemono character magna. Keep up the good work and the funny content and thanks for staying real 33:42

[@LinesSensei]

Well, that's absolutely awesome. If it's something you feel like sharing I'd love to see it if you want to post it in the discord, it sounds sick as hell

[@raime690]

Hey lines sensei, I was wondering if you'll ever do a tutorial on rendering in a more painterly way. I like the way you explain stuff things and why you do them. Often a lot of tutorials here gloss over some stuff like blending modes and how they use them.

[@PrincessOfJealousy]

Finally! I been waiting and I suggested this awhile back if you were going to make tutorials on furries. Thank you so much! >w<

[@KatGod101]

Thank you so very much Lines 💜💜I appreciate this so much

[@LinesSensei]

I'm really glad to hear that thank you

[@bshibishi5889]

Here liking and commenting before watching the video. Hope tomorrow I have less work so I can draw some two legged companions

[@Orincraft000]

I usually do more kemono, but great job

[@skittlesgreen7368]

I really hope you end up making a color/rendering tutorial. Its holding me back and i just cant get it right, been doing grey scale my whole life but now its costing me.

[@skittlesgreen7368]

oh and good stuff man, all your tutorials and leaps ahead anything else available

[@renarddubois940]

27:00 she really doesn't look like someone that would have notched ears XD

[@LinesSensei]

maybe she does crossfit

[@Skitzoic]

Absolute Cinema 🙌🏽

[@myko_sry]

I'm not a furry but I was looking for a tutorial to draw Loona from Helluva boss, this is perfect 👍

[@joelgalasso1740]

Realmente eres el mejor profe que existe amo tus videos!!!!

[@stararts5388]

I wish I had this 9 years ago, haha. thank you for this. It's gonna help me out a lot.

[@loki_cx]

doing your best? your best is AMAZING and makes me want to try this too

[@octaviusthe2nd672]

I was NOT expecting this to be the next video

[@LinesSensei]

I aim to keep people surprised

[@wakkaseta8351]

I'm not really sure where you got the info that kemono is an in-between stage between Kemonomimi and Furry. The only real difference between Kemono and Furry is the artstyles you'll typically see. That kemo style you showed with the more human looking faces is just one of the styles more popular with the anime/moe crowds over in the east, but if you compare that to the styles of Kemono artists like Null-Ghost, Xigma, or Gamma and you'll see a world of difference, but it's all still kemono.

[@numarui9]

lines sensei never discriminates 🗣🗣🗣

[@LinesSensei]

Obviously, that just means you might miss out on something fun

[@PsyArtKitech02]

We can pay you handsomely. I am now the child of light your Earthly Money holds no appeal to me. "Briefcase opened " 🐺 anyways I learned the difference between Komomimi - Kemono and Furry so basically mid time transformation :3

[@proxynlm5089]

honestly I'm ashamed to admit, I'm going to kind of use this as a tutorial for how to use references as well, I've never used references before other than just staring at art I like for far too long I'm just picking little things I like, but I've never used proper references before, great example of how to use references~

[@lemwolf232]

what brush are you using?

[@LeonSouza-de2fl]

thank you, much love sensei!!!

[@brunobitow3327]

I've been waiting for this!

[@Hepheat75]

I keep asking God for a sign and he keeps giving me Lines.

[@Murks33]

"start with a ball shape, just a simple circle" gah, my weakness, drawing a circle... back to boxes

[@LimitBreakRoom]

You've got to have a direct line to my brain to figure out exactly what I plan to focus on learning next.

[@N243K]

Here's the REAL money maker, thank youuu!

[@RamitPawzz]

YEAHHHH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@jawsplayz]

omg im so happy you made this! Thank YOU!

[@LinesSensei]

I'm delighted here that you're enjoying it,

[@term1nal_df]

this is exactly what ive been waiting for