Here’s the lowdown on ears. Yes, most characters get the simplified ear but it comes in handy to know actual, real anatomy. (hint, hint) This image to the right shows the two most common ears: the first has a hanging lobe and the second has the lobe directly attached. Other than that, the ear has the outer helix which shows up quite frequently in the simplified anime ear.

http://www.mangatutorials.com/tut/earbasics.php

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2. How to draw ears

In this last stage we have refined the shape of the ear more and we have also drawn in even more darker darks where they belong like inside and underneath the ear.

http://www.picturedraw.co.uk/How%20to%20draw%20ears.htm

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3. How to Draw Ears

The simplified volume of the ear is very much like a megaphone. This is easier to see from the back, where the concha is like the tubular part and the helix is the lip part of the megaphone. Maybe this explains Shrek’s freakish deformity… I bet the creators of Shrek were thinking of this during the concept designs.

http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/07/draw-ears/

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4. Understand How to Draw Ears!

What I found when I read art books is that most skip how to draw ears. Perhaps it’s so insignificant in the whole picture since, most of the time, it’s begin covered by hair or other decorative ornaments.

http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/draw-ears.html

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5. Drawing Realistic Ears

Unless you are a cartoon artist, drawing realistic ears is one of the the hardest parts of the human body you will ever learn to draw. Not because it is hard to draw – but because very few artists think it is important. I mean, after all “it is nothing but an ear!”

http://www.drawingcoach.com/drawing-realistic-ears.html

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6. How to Draw Anime Ears

Step 1.
Well this is your very first step on how to draw anime ears and all you will have to do is draw a large oblong circle like shape for the ear. At this point you can make the ear as big or as small as you like.

http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/1481/1/1/how-to-draw-anime-ears.htm

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7. How to Draw the Ear – Tutorial

Here is the long awaited tutorial on how to draw the ear! This follows the basic structure of my other tutorials, which include the eyes, nose, and mouth. For further reading, I also have a post that outlines some general tips for drawing ears. For clarification on any of the terms or techniques you see in this tutorial, click on the links!

http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/how-to-draw-the-ear-tutorial/

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8. Draw Ears

To use any of the clipart images above (including the thumbnail image in the top left corner), just click and drag the picture to your desktop. You may also control-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) and choose “Save file to disk” from the pop-up menu. Click here for help downloading and using clipart files.

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/28800/28853/ear_28853.htm

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9. How to draw ears

Since Angelicbetrayl said she was bad at ears -which she is NOT- I started thinking and noticed that some people can’t draw ears, and some just avoid drawing them altogether! First, let’s start with an outline of a head and the positioning of the ear. See that triangle joining the chin, eye, and ear? That triangle is something I learned in art class and there’s a specific term for it (which I’ve forgotten. <.<) When looking the profile, the ear is at the level of the eye. Perspective is a different matter, but I’ll get into that later.

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/tutorials/portrait/115-How_to_draw_ears.html

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10. How to Draw Ears

The ear also approaches an elliptical shape, as seen in Fig. d. The ear is shown in various positions.

http://figure-drawings.com/How-to-Draw-Ears.html

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To draw the head from any angle you must first understand its basic structure. Look past all the distracting details and visualize the underlying forms. This ability to simplify can be applied to the features of the face, but when starting the drawing you could look even further.

http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/05/draw-head-any-angle/)

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