How to Draw Tanjiro
In this lesson we want to show you how to draw Tanjiro. With the help of this instruction, you will once again train your artistic abilities.
The lesson was created for artists who want to learn how to draw manga characters, and now we will show you how to draw Tanjiro. This is the main protagonist of the manga Blade that cuts demons.
Tanjiro has an athletic build, tanned skin, tousled black hair, and large eyes. In the drawing, Tanjiro is dressed in a hero costume and holding a weapon. Observe all proportions and try to correctly portray the position of the body.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw Tanjiro
- Prepare baselines.
Draw the main parts of the body in the form of figures of various shapes. Using a vertical line, draw the central axis of the body.
- Depict the limbs.
Use a few straight lines to define the position of the arms and legs. Mark the places of the folds in the form of large dots.
- Add the contours of the body.
Draw connecting lines between the head and chest to represent the neck and shoulders. Add the lateral contours of the torso.
- Draw the hands.
Give the arms the necessary thickness. Mark the places of the folds in the form of ovals, add the hands. Use a thin line to mark the position of the sword.
- Sketch out the legs.
Draw individual parts of the legs in the form of cylindrical figures. Depict the knee bends in the form of ovals and add the feet at the bottom.
- Detail the head.
Make the oval of the face more clear. With the help of uneven curved lines to depict individual strands of the hair on the head. Add the collar.
- Depict the facial features.
Draw the large rounded eyes, add the folds on the upper and lower eyelids. Add the eyebrows, nose, and mouth. Sketch out the burn scar on the forehead.
- Start drawing clothes.
Draw the shoulders and wide sleeves of the cloak with smooth lines. Draw the lower parts of the sleeves and cuffs. Add the folds to the clothes.
- Draw the hands and the sword.
Be careful at this step and try to correctly depict the position of the fingers so that the hands have a natural shape. Draw the thin long sword.
- Add the rest of the clothes.
Draw the belt with the buckle and add the weapon handle. With the help of smooth lines draw the lower parts of the cloak.
- Sketch out the pants.
Draw smooth lines down from the belt and draw the wide short pants. Add the small pleats to the bottom of the pants.
- Draw the bandage on the legs and shoes.
Move on to drawing the lower body and in this step depict the tight bandages at the bottom of the legs. At the bottom draw the sandals.
- Correct inaccuracies.
Compare the drawing with our example and if you notice any mistakes, correct them right away. Remove extra lines in the drawing.
- Color the drawing.
Color the skin beige, paint the hair brown. For coloring clothes, use green, gray, brown, and black.
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