Top tips for drawing expressions! Part 5 – Gentle smile

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In this series of lessons, we’re going to be introducing various ways to make your characters’ expressions look more attractive and “manga”-like!

This time, we’re going to be focusing on a gentle smile, called “hohoemi” in Japanese. It’s a subtle kind of smile where the mouth doesn’t open too much, but the warm expression usually reaches the eyes. It’s the kind of smile that will put people at ease, like a proud parent smiling at their children.

Let’s learn how to draw this expression in our work!