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How to Draw Nyanmurai from Yo Kai Watch

How to Draw Nyanmurai – Material List

  • A piece of paper
  • A pencil
  • A fine point black marker
  • A medium point black marker
  • An eraser
  • Some color pencils
    • blue
    • dark blue
    • peach tan
    • brown tan
    • golden yellow
    • dark gold
    • yellow brown
    • red
    • red brown
    • orange
    • gray
    • black
  • A sticky roller (optional)

Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/qTtjcg0

How to Draw Nyanmurai – Step 1 – Form Figuring

How to Draw Nyanmurai - Step 1 - Form Figuring
  • Draw a circle for the head
  • Draw a cross on the circle as if it was a sphere
  • Draw a square for the body
  • Imagine the arms and legs as sausage links and draw it in

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 Nyanmurai – Step 2 – Clothed Figuring

How to Draw Nyanmurai - Step 2 - Clothed Figuring
  • Rough in all the facial features with key lines
  • Rough in the shapes of the ears
  • Rough in the helmet
  • Place and rough in the sword
  • Place and rough in the tail flames
  • Rough in the body armor
  • Rough in the star on the helmet

Glossary – Key Lines: The primary lines that defines the overall placement and orientation of a shape.

How to Draw Nyanmurai – Step 3 – Refined Pencil Drawing

How to Draw Nyanmurai - Step 3 - Refined Pencil Drawing
  • Refine the helmet and the face, fill in all gaps between key lines
  • Refine the sword and arms, define the tail shape
  • Refine the armor and the legs
  • 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 Nyanmurai – Step 4 – Trace Pencil Lines with Marker

How to Draw Nyanmurai - 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 Nyanmurai – Step 5 – Color in Midtone

How to Draw Nyanmurai - Step 5 - Color in Midtone
  • Double check your light source location, analyze all the highlight areas and leave it uncolored
  • Color the armor with red and gray, the star on the helmet yellow
  • Color the face, tail, arm and legs with orange and peach tan
  • Color the eyeballs with yellow, and the iris blue
  • Color the tail flames blue
  • Color the sword with gray, yellow, and red
  • Double check all midtone colors with 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 Nyanmurai – Step 6 – Color in Shadow

How to Draw Nyanmurai - Step 6 - color in Shadow
  • Color the shadow area of red with red brown
  • Color the shadow area of gray with black
  • Color the shadow area of blue with dark blue
  • Color the shadow area of yellow with yellow brown and dark gold
  • Color the shadow area of peach tan with brown tan
  • Color the shadow area of orange with red brown

How to Draw Nyanmurai – Step 7 – Thicken Profile Lines

How to Draw Nyanmurai - 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 Nyanmurai – Complete

Nyanmurai Drawing

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Hello, my name is Richie.

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