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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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