Sketch-to-finish: Anime girl with ponytail

 I don't spend too much time on guidelines, whether it's hands, faces or fudge( long story- at least the house didn't burn down). I draw the basic outline for her head with a few quick strokes, then her face( always a challenge trying to balance the facial features). If I'm working on a harder project I'll do a complete first draft and then trace over on a new paper. Since this project was pretty simple, I didn't need that step.

I always sketch the hair after the face because first and foremost in manga, it really is the eyes that determine and define character.

 I darken some of the facial features, filling in her eyebrows and eyelashes; and of course I couldn't forget the highlights as this is an anime girl. ( If you're wondering, when I say anime, I mean the more cartoon looking manga( generally seen in animes like hetalia, vampire knight, ect.), and when I say manga I usually mean shojo manga)

And Taada! I ink most of my manga with technical pens; their fast-to-dry quality makes it so I can erase the underlining pencil without waiting. Anyway, I hope seeing my art process was interesting even though I don't have a lot to say today, lol!