Draw with Mei: How to Draw Anime Characters
With Quick and Easy Templates
Published on 7. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-4549-5909-0 (ISBN)
Description
From a popular YouTube artist, an essential guide for artists ages 8 and up who want to learn how to draw anime-style people.
Young readers of manga and fans of anime series can create their own anime-style characters with the help of Mei Yu. This book offers a wide variety of instructions that serve as starting points. From here, readers can follow easy step-by-step lessons to transform these shapes into finished drawings.
This easy-to-follow process helps guide young artists every step of the way—how to draw eyes, expressions and faces, hairstyles, full bodies and poses, outfits, and more. Each chapter includes practice templates.
With its appealing and approachable style, Draw with Mei: How to Draw Anime Characters encourages first-time artists to put their imaginations to paper.
Young readers of manga and fans of anime series can create their own anime-style characters with the help of Mei Yu. This book offers a wide variety of instructions that serve as starting points. From here, readers can follow easy step-by-step lessons to transform these shapes into finished drawings.
This easy-to-follow process helps guide young artists every step of the way—how to draw eyes, expressions and faces, hairstyles, full bodies and poses, outfits, and more. Each chapter includes practice templates.
With its appealing and approachable style, Draw with Mei: How to Draw Anime Characters encourages first-time artists to put their imaginations to paper.
More details
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Twelfth Grade
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
618 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-5909-0 (9781454959090)
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Person
Mei Yu has over 30 years of drawing experience and 20 years of anime, manga, and cartoon art teaching experience in Canada. Since 2004, she has been teaching kids and teens her popular anime, manga, and cartoon art lessons in schools and libraries in Vancouver. Since 2011, Mei has produced over 1,000 art lessons and art videos on YouTube, with over 450 million views. Mei continues to inform, entertain, and inspire youth with her beautiful artwork, positive attitude, and cheerful personality. Find her on YouTube @MeiYu.