This tutorial shows how to depict anime male facial expressions and dissimilar rima oris states from the side view. It provides examples of how the facial features shift based on each expression along with tips on cartoon them.

Anime male facial expressions side view drawing
Anime male facial expressions side view drawing

This tutorial gives some quick recommendations on the proportions for drawing an anime male face. For a more detailed pace by step breakup of drawing one you lot may want to come across:

How to Depict Anime and Manga Male person Caput and Confront

For the female character version of this tutorial see:

How to Depict Anime Facial Expressions – Side View

Cartoon an Normal Expression Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view normal expression drawing
Anime male person face side view normal expression drawing

For a normal facial expression only position all of the facial features as shown below.

Anime male face proportions side view
Anime male face up proportions side view

Yous can carve up an anime style male face up equally shown in the example to a higher place. Describe the eye below the horizontal halfway point of the caput. This indicate volition also be the top of the ear. Place the bottom of the ear/nose halfway between the peak of the eyes and the bottom of the mentum.

Finally place the bottom lip between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of and then describe the oral cavity slightly above that.

The above template will be used for each of the post-obit example to show how much the facial features shift based on different expressions.

Cartoon a Male person Side View Face With a Lightly Open up Mouth

Anime male face side view lightly open mouth drawing
Anime male confront side view lightly open oral fissure cartoon

For a lightly open up mouth draw the jaw lower down with just a tiny bit of the superlative row of teeth showing.

For a tutorial on drawing teeth see:

How to Draw Anime & Manga Teeth Tutorial

Anime male face proportions side view lightly open mouth
Anime male person face proportions side view lightly open up mouth

In the above example yous can see roughly how much lower downwardly y'all should depict the jaw in comparison to the closed country of the mouth.

As well go on in mind that the jaw does not merely drop down like an elevator only also somewhat pivots downward. This means that the angle you draw information technology on should also change slightly to take this into account.

Cartoon a Male Side View Face With a Open up Oral fissure

Anime male face side view open mouth drawing
Anime male face up side view open up mouth drawing

For a wider open up oral cavity you can simply depict the jaw lower down than the previous case.

Anime male face proportions side view open mouth
Anime male face proportions side view open mouth

Again you can see based on the "default" proportions roughly how much farther down you lot will want to draw information technology. Again continue the pivoting in heed and draw information technology tilted even further downwards.

Drawing an Yelling Male Side View Face up

Anime male face side view yelling drawing
Anime male face side view yelling cartoon

For a yelling mouth draw the jaw exactly the same manner as you lot would for the previous instance merely draw the lips pulled back revealing much more of the teeth.

Anime male face proportions side view yelling
Anime male face proportions side view yelling

Again yu can see that the position of the jaw is the same as the previous example.

Drawing a Frowning Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view frowning expression drawing
Anime male face side view frowning expression drawing

For a frowning confront draw the eyes eyebrow lowered (specially its front terminate). Make the eye slightly squinted with the bottom eyelid in reverse of it'south normal curve.

Draw the rima oris in an upside down bend as well with the bottom lips very slightly raised.

Anime male face proportions side view frowning expression
Anime male person confront proportions side view frowning expression

You tin can come across how the facial feature shift when frowning in comparison to their normal land in the instance above.

Drawing an Surprised Male Side View Face up

Anime male face side view surprised expression drawing
Anime male face side view surprised expression drawing

For a surprised face draw the countenance raised (particularly the forepart ends) and draw the centre open up wider than normal.

Draw the jaw lower downwardly (same as the open oral cavity example) but depict the oral fissure with a smoother bend not going quite as far into the caput. The reason for this is that the mouth will make an "O" similar shape in that expression where the sides of the lips are really pulled in towards the nose.

Anime male face proportions side view surprised expression
Anime male face proportions side view surprised expression

In the above case you can see exactly how much the facial features shift in a surprised example expression compared to the regular one.

Drawing an Content Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view content expression drawing
Anime male face side view content expression cartoon

For a content expression depict countenance raised with the centre completely airtight. Depict the mouth merely a tiny bit wider with a bit more of a curve like a lite smile.

One matter to note near drawing the eye in this type of an expression is that it will exist somewhat squinted. This ways that you position information technology slightly higher up than if it was closed in a more relaxed country.

For more on cartoon closed and squinted eyes see:

How to Draw Closed, Closing & Squinted Anime Eyes

Anime male face proportions side view content expression
Anime male face proportions side view content expression

You tin see how the facial features shift in a content expression when compared to the normal i in the case above.

Cartoon an Aroused Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view angry expression drawing
Anime male face side view angry expression cartoon

For an aroused face draw the eyebrow significantly lower than normal (particularly their inner ends). Draw the middle squinted with the bottom eyelid in reverse of information technology'due south normal curve.

Describe the oral cavity like to the open up oral fissure example but without drawing the jaw lower down. Instead the lips should simply exist pulled back revealing the teeth. Yous can likewise depict a slight hint of a sharp booth to emphasize the aggression.

Anime male face proportions side view angry expression
Anime male face proportions side view angry expression

You tin can see in the to a higher place example how the facial features tend to shift in an angry expression. Mostly the more farthermost the emotion the more move of the facial features.

Cartoon a Scared Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view scared expression drawing
Anime male face side view scared expression drawing

For a scared expression draw the eyebrow raised (especially the inner ends). Draw the eye wide open with much smaller iris.

For a more than detailed explanation of cartoon different eye expressions see:

How to Describe Anime Eyes and Middle Expressions

Describe the jaw lower down every bit in the "slightly open mouth" example with the mouth angled slightly more downwards.

Anime male face proportions side view scared expression
Anime male face proportions side view scared expression

You lot can see how the confront shifts for a scared expression in the example in a higher place.

Drawing a Smile Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view grinning expression drawing
Anime male person face side view grinning expression drawing

For a grinning face draw the eyebrow lowered and the center squinted. Depict the mouth with the teeth showing curving slightly up into a pointy tip with a tiny contraction attached at the very stop. Simply as with the angry expression earlier also describe a hint of a pointy tooth.

Anime male face proportions side view grinning expression
Anime male person face up proportions side view grinning expression

Drawing a Puzzled Male Side View Face up

Anime male face side view puzzled expression drawing
Anime male confront side view puzzled expression cartoon

For a puzzled look describe the eyebrow slightly raised and the eye somewhat wider and looking upwards (iris raised).

Draw the mouth slightly open up with it's curve non going quite every bit far into the head as for the normal lightly open mouth example. The reason for this is that it will be making somewhat of an "o" shape where the side of the lips will be pulled in towards the nose.

Anime male face proportions side view puzzled expression
Anime male face proportions side view puzzled expression

Yous can see how much the facial features shift for this expression in the example above.

Cartoon a Smile Male person Side View Face up

Anime male face side view smiling expression drawing
Anime male face up side view grinning expression drawing

For a lite smile draw the face with the eyebrow lowered just a tiny bit towards its front end and draw the eye with the bottom eyebrow in opposite of it's normal bend.

Draw the mouth a tiny bit wider and with more than of a bend.

Anime male face proportions side view smiling expression
Anime male face proportions side view smiling expression

You can encounter in the above example that in that location actually is non that much of a alter in the facial features for this particular expression.

Cartoon a Relaxed Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view relaxed expression drawing
Anime male face side view relaxed expression drawing

For a relaxed face depict the eyebrow in information technology'south natural state with the eye closed. Draw the mouth slightly shorter and with almost no curve.

Information technology'south of import to notation that for the closed/relaxed country of the centre y'all should describe information technology all the mode down to where the bottom eyelid was when it was open up.

Anime male face proportions side view content expression
Anime male confront proportions side view content expression

In this item case you lot tin run into that the main alter in this expression is the center.

Drawing an Embarrassed Male person Side View Face

Anime male face side view embarrassed expression drawing
Anime male person face side view embarrassed expression cartoon

For an embarrassed wait draw the countenance in reverse of information technology'due south normal bend with it's forrard tip raised. Draw the eye open wider than normal and looking downward.

Finally describe the mouth with a smile that shows the teeth but different the other examples so far don't show a hint of a sharp tooth.

Anime male face proportions side view embarrassed expression
Anime male confront proportions side view embarrassed expression

Yous can see how the facial features shift in an embarrassed expression as compared to a normal one in the example above.

Cartoon a Sad/Tired Male Side View Face up

Anime male face side view tired expression drawing
Anime male person face up side view tired expression drawing

For a tired and/or slightly sad expression draw the countenance with slightly less of a wave/curve than normal. Draw the centre with the top eyelid lowered and the oral fissure with a tiny flake of an upside downwards curve.

Anime male face proportions side view tired expression
Anime male confront proportions side view tired expression

You tin can see the shift in the facial features of the deplorable/tired side view face in comparison to the normal expression above.

Drawing a Upset Male Side View Face

Anime male face side view upset expression drawing
Anime male face side view upset expression drawing

For an upset expression draw the eyebrow in a slight upside down (of normal state) curve with the front end cease slightly raised.

Draw the eye squinted with the bottom eyebrow in reverse of it'southward normal curve and depict the mouth with a light upside down bend likewise.

Anime male face proportions side view upset expression
Anime male face proportions side view upset expression

You tin run across the positioning of the facial features for the upset expression in the example above.

Conclusion

Drawing anime facial expressions may seem complicated at get-go but really there is not that much variety in the facial features. You can mix a few different sets of eyebrows, eyes and mouths to get a lot of the emotions commonly seen in anime and manga. Yous can experiment for yourself and see what you go.

For drawing male facial expressions from the front view see:

12 Anime Male Facial Expressions Chart & Drawing Tutorial

For cartoon a character with a certain personality also come across:

How to Draw Male Anime Characters Stride by Pace