How to draw an anime girl
The picture
The lesson
Outline the waving girl
Hair mass with the ponytail, dress and the open hand — contour only.
Add the face cross and arm lines
Level eye line, vertical symmetry line, one axis per arm.
Place the anime features
Big eye circles on the cross, bangs, scrunchie beads, dress straps.
Draw the real features
Shining eyes, open smile, hair strands, buttons and the waist bow.
Commit the clean line
Erase the cross and arm guides; keep every strand and fold.
Colour the hair and eyes
Flat sky-blue ponytail and bangs, blue irises — dress stays line.
Lay the flat colours
Warm skin, white dress, the blue sash — one even tone per region.
Render the anime finish
Cel-shade the hair, blush the cheeks, deepen the sash and folds.