Start with a light circle for the head
Add a vertical guideline down the center of the face
Add a horizontal guideline for the eye line
Sketch the jaw and chin shape
Draw the neck
Block in the shoulders and upper body
Place the eyes along the eye line
Draw the eyebrows above the eyes
Add the nose with a small simple line or dot
Draw the mouth below the nose
Sketch the ears between the eye line and nose line
Add the hair shape around the head
Refine the hairstyle with strands and bangs
Draw the torso and limbs with simple shapes
Add hands and feet with basic forms
Clean up the sketch lines
Ink the final lines
Erase the construction lines
Add clothing details
Shade the hair, eyes, and clothing
Add final highlights and finishing touches