How to Draw Shogunyan – Material List
- A piece of paper
- A pencil
- A medium point black marker
- A fine point black marker
- An eraser
- Some color pencils
- dark tan
- light tan
- dark gold
- yellow
- dark blue
- blue
- dark turquoise
- turqoise
- dark brown
- orange
- dark red brown
- red
- A sticky roller (optional)
Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/PAdgbIf https://imgur.com/E5ZGRjy
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 1 – Basic Shape and Form 1st Pass
- Draw a circle for the head
- Draw a cross on the circle as if it was a sphere
- Draw a square for the body
- Draw two triangles for the legs
- Draw two eggplant shapes for the arms
- Draw two circles for the flames at the tip of the tail, and then draw a curve line representing the tail
- Draw two triangles for the ears
Tip: Double check the locations of your shapes with the reference, use your pencil as a measuring tool to correct any proportion that is off.
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 2 – Basic Shape and Form 2nd Pass
- Draw two circles for the eyes
- Draw an oval for the helmet detail between the eyes
- Draw the key lines for the mouth
- Draw the key lines for the sides of the helmet and the moon piece
- Draw a circle for the necklace piece
- Rough in the shapes for the armor on the body and shoulder
- Rough in the sword
Glossary – Key Lines: The primary lines that defines the overall placements, shape, and orientation of the form, like anchor points
Glossary – Fill Lines: The secondary lines that connect and fill the gap between each key lines
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 3 – Refined Pencil Drawing
- Refine all facial details
- Refine the helmet
- Refine the body and the arm
- Refine the legs and the tail
- Continue refining rough sketch until all lines are definitive
Tip: Draw lightly, use short and repetitive strokes, slowing draw heavier as you commit to more definitive lines.
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 4 – Trace Pencil Lines with Marker
- Trace the pencil lines with a black marker
- Use an eraser to erase all the pencil lines so that only the marker lines remain
Tip 1: Rotate the paper to draw smoother lines
Tip 2: Break up long lines with shorter strokes, connect the short strokes to make line look continuous.
Tip 3: Push lighter on the maker to create thinner lines for small details.
Tip 4: hold down the paper with your other hand to avoid wrinkle and creases on paper
Tip 5: Use a sticky roller to clean up the eraser rubbings.
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 5 – Color in Midtone
- Double check your light source location, analyze all the highlight areas and leave it uncolored
- Color in all midtones by referencing the reference picture
Tip: Color evenly, and follow direction of your strokes with the form of the object
Glossary – Midtone: the flat neutral color of an object without light and shadow
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 6 – Color in Shadow
- Color the shadow area of yellow with dark gold
- Color the shadow area of peach tan with brown brown
- Color the shadow area of turquoise with dark turquoise
- Color the shadow area of red with dark red brown
- Color the shadow area of blue with dark blue
How to Draw Shogunyan – Step 7 – Thicken Profile Lines
- Thicken the profile lines with a black marker
Glossary – Profile Lines: The outer borderlines of a major form like head, body, arms and legs. Detail lines like pattern on the body and facial features are usually not consider profile lines.
How to Draw Shogunyan – Complete
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