How To Draw Anime Characters: Luffy from One Piece

1. Class Introduction : Okay, so today we are going to learn how to draw ofi after the timescap and we are going to use color pencils instead of copic markers this time. Now, before we start, if you check that description box, you can see all the materials I'm using for this tutorial, along with Amazon product links. Okay, so to get started, I'm going to take the roller and I'll create a perfect square. Each side will be 5 centimeters, and we're going to cross it in the middle. Just like that. Awesome. So we are going to draw Lufi in a free quarters pose. First, I'm going to start by drawing the shape of his face and the torso. As you can see, I'm drawing the neck and then just a rough shape of his torso. And I'll also mark the center of his torso and we'll get back to it after we are done with the head. Right now we are going to focus on the head. So just like the torso, I'm going to mark the center of the face. And next, I'm going to use this guideline, which I'll use to keep the right proportions of the eyes. So now I'm simply going to draw two circles to create the eyes, and of course, his right eye will be a bit smaller because of the angle. Now I'm going to refine his eye simply by drawing two curves. Will place his pupil at the center slightly to the right and will add his famous scar simply by drawing one curve and two more lines. Next, I'm going to draw the eyebrow and as you can see, I'm placing it over the eye. We'll add some wrinkles, and now we can draw the nose. I'm going to start by drawing two curves from this area and simply add one more dot to create the nostril. I'll add two more lines here, and then we can refine his right eye. Again, just like before, two curves, then one diagonal line to create the eyebrow and we'll place the pupil on the right side. Awesome. Next, we are going to draw his mouth. Going to give him a nice smirk and indicate the bottom lip. Again, simply by drawing curves. Awesome. So now we are going to move to the hair. As you can see, I'm drawing the lack of hair simply by drawing to curves. Okay. Now we're going to add the ear. And once we are done with that, we can add the rest of the locks. So I'm going to start with the left side, and gradually I'll make the locks of air a bit bigger. I'm going to do the same process for the right side. And now we are going to draw his straw hat. So I'm going to start by drawing two curves. And then two more curves at the bottom. And three more curves on top. Also, next, we are going to refine the head and add some lines just to indicate the material of the head. Awesome. Now, I'm just going to draw the neck muscles, and then we can move on to the torso. Okay, so for the torso, I'm going to start by drawing the shirt. So first I'm going to start with this color and then go all the way down. Next, we'll indicate his arm and the shoulder simply by drawing two lines. I'm going to add four buttons for the shirt, and I'll draw the creases. I'm going to do the same process for the left side. However, this side will be a bit bigger than the right side again because of the angle. Awesome. So now, what I want to do is refine the shirt, and I'll do that simply by adding some creases. Awesome, the shirt is refined and now we can refine his body. I'm going to start by drawing the color bones. Then I'll use three curves to create the chest muscles and then we're going to add some abs. Add those two lines for the shirt. And to finish up, we are going to draw the scar. So first, I'm going to draw the shape of the scar. And then I'm going to refine it by adding some lines all across just like that. Awesome. So we are done with a sketch. Now I'm going to get rid of all the unnecessary guidelines, and we are moving to the next step, which is inking. So for the inking process, I'm going to use 0.1 or 0.2. That's the size of the black pen. And I'm simply going to go all over the lines. And just like I always tell you what you want to do in the inking process is rotate the page so you can have your natural hand movement. Hold the pen with a firm grip and simply go all over the lines. Once you do that over and over again, you'll get much better at it. It's a matter of practice, man. Awesome. So once we are done with the inking process, I'm going to take the notorious charcoal eraser, and get rid of all the lead. Next, I'm going to use my eraser stick for those stubborn areas. And now that it's clean, we can start using the colour pencil. 2. How to draw Luffy: Okay, so today we are going to learn how to draw ofi after the timescap and we are going to use color pencils instead of copic markers this time. Now, before we start, if you check that description box, you can see all the materials I'm using for this tutorial, along with Amazon product links. Okay, so to get started, I'm going to take the roller and I'll create a perfect square. Each side will be 5 centimeters, and we're going to cross it in the middle. Just like that. Awesome. So we are going to draw Lufi in a free quarters pose. First, I'm going to start by drawing the shape of his face and the torso. As you can see, I'm drawing the neck and then just a rough shape of his torso. And I'll also mark the center of his torso and we'll get back to it after we are done with the head. Right now we are going to focus on the head. So just like the torso, I'm going to mark the center of the face. And next, I'm going to use this guideline, which I'll use to keep the right proportions of the eyes. So now I'm simply going to draw two circles to create the eyes, and of course, his right eye will be a bit smaller because of the angle. Now I'm going to refine his eye simply by drawing two curves. Will place his pupil at the center slightly to the right and will add his famous scar simply by drawing one curve and two more lines. Next, I'm going to draw the eyebrow and as you can see, I'm placing it over the eye. We'll add some wrinkles, and now we can draw the nose. I'm going to start by drawing two curves from this area and simply add one more dot to create the nostril. I'll add two more lines here, and then we can refine his right eye. Again, just like before, two curves, then one diagonal line to create the eyebrow and we'll place the pupil on the right side. Awesome. Next, we are going to draw his mouth. Going to give him a nice smirk and indicate the bottom lip. Again, simply by drawing curves. Awesome. So now we are going to move to the hair. As you can see, I'm drawing the lack of hair simply by drawing to curves. Okay. Now we're going to add the ear. And once we are done with that, we can add the rest of the locks. So I'm going to start with the left side, and gradually I'll make the locks of air a bit bigger. I'm going to do the same process for the right side. And now we are going to draw his straw hat. So I'm going to start by drawing two curves. And then two more curves at the bottom. And three more curves on top. Also, next, we are going to refine the head and add some lines just to indicate the material of the head. Awesome. Now, I'm just going to draw the neck muscles, and then we can move on to the torso. Okay, so for the torso, I'm going to start by drawing the shirt. So first I'm going to start with this color and then go all the way down. Next, we'll indicate his arm and the shoulder simply by drawing two lines. I'm going to add four buttons for the shirt, and I'll draw the creases. I'm going to do the same process for the left side. However, this side will be a bit bigger than the right side again because of the angle. Awesome. So now, what I want to do is refine the shirt, and I'll do that simply by adding some creases. Awesome, the shirt is refined and now we can refine his body. I'm going to start by drawing the color bones. Then I'll use three curves to create the chest muscles and then we're going to add some abs. Add those two lines for the shirt. And to finish up, we are going to draw the scar. So first, I'm going to draw the shape of the scar. And then I'm going to refine it by adding some lines all across just like that. Awesome. So we are done with a sketch. Now I'm going to get rid of all the unnecessary guidelines, and we are moving to the next step, which is inking. So for the inking process, I'm going to use 0.1 or 0.2. That's the size of the black pen. And I'm simply going to go all over the lines. And just like I always tell you what you want to do in the inking process is rotate the page so you can have your natural hand movement. Hold the pen with a firm grip and simply go all over the lines. Once you do that over and over again, you'll get much better at it. It's a matter of practice, man. Awesome. So once we are done with the inking process, I'm going to take the notorious charcoal eraser, and get rid of all the lead. Next, I'm going to use my eraser stick for those stubborn areas. And now that it's clean, we can start using the colour pencil. 3. How to Color Luffy: So I'm going to use prisma color pencils. However, if you don't have prisma color, you can use any type of color pencils you have. These are the colors I'm going to use. If you look at your top left of the screen, you can see the prisma color code which I'm going to use. And we are going to start with Luf's shirt. So what we are going to do is start with the darkest tone, and we are going to mark the most shaded areas. For this drawing, the light source will come from the right side, which means that the left side will be darker. Now, in order to get a solid look from the color pencils, you want to hold the pencil closer to the tip, and apply pressure. Now, you don't want to overdo it. We don't want to ruin the page, but we do want to apply some pressure in order to spread more lead on the paper to get that solid look, you want to put more and more layers until we are satisfied. What I see with a lot of beginners is they don't apply much pressure on the paper or they apply too much pressure and they don't add more layers. That's why you see lots of white dots on the drawing and it simply look unfinished. Okay, so after I'm done, I'm going to use the mid tone, which means I'm going to use a bit brighter tone. And I'm going to leave some blank areas, which I'll colour later with the brighter tone. So as you can see, I'm using three tones for his shirt. And one more important tip, what you want to do is color with the direction of the shape. Okay, that way, the shape will look much more free D and not flat. Awesome. Next, I'm going to use the brighter tone, just like I said before. It's kind of a tone between red and pink, and I'm going to apply it on all the blank areas, including the mid tone areas. That way I can get a nice blend. Next, I'm going to take the white colored pencil, and I'm gonna apply it on the same areas of the brighter tone simply to get a brighter look. And now I'm going to do some refinement. I see that I left some blank areas, so I'm going to take the mid tone again and add more layers. Now, from time to time, what you want to do is take the notorious charcoal eraser and just clean your work environment just so you won't accidentally smear the lead. Awesome. Next, I'm going to color the buttons with the same method. I'll start with the darkest tone, coloring the darkest areas. Then I'll use the mid tone. And finally, the brighter tone, which I'll blend with the other colors. Awesome. Now, if I had used the copic markers, I would have colored the other parts of the shirt as well. But because we are using the colored pencils, I'm going to move from left to right in order not to smell the lead. So we're going to move to the skin tones. I'm going to use a very dark brown and just color all the shaded areas in the same process we did before. Next, I'll use the mitnee And finally, the brighter tone, which, again, I'm going to blend slightly with the mid tone. Don't forget to color over the mid tone. That way we can get a soft gradient. And in order to create more highlights, I'm going to use the white pencil again, just like that. Awesome. So now we are going to color the scar. Now I don't have any prisma colors with the we tones, so I'm just going to use different color pencils and we'll do the same process just like before, starting with the darkest tone, then moving to the mid tone. After that, the brightest tone, and then using the white colour pencil to blend it and also to create a nice highlight. Awesome. So we are done with the body. Now what I'm going to do is color the rest of his shirt, again, by using the same method we did before. So I'm gonna let the tips do the talk, and we'll move on once I'm done. Awesome. So now we are going to focus on the face, just like before I'm going to start with the darkest areas, and I'll apply a minimum use right below the eyes, the shade from the hair on the bottom lip, and at the edge of his face. Next, we are going to use the meton. And as you can see, I'm leaving some blank areas. For example, on the cheeks and the bump above the eye, those areas sticks out more, which means they'll get more light. And to finish up, I'll use the brightest tone, and right after that, I'll use the white color pencil to create some highlights. Cool. So now we are going to color the straw hat. For that process, I'm going to use four tones. We'll use some brown, yellow, orange type of tones. We'll obviously start with the darkest tone, and I'm going to shade the darkest areas. As you can see, sometimes I colour in circles in order to spread more lead on the paper. Next, we'll use a slightly brighter tone, kind of look like a mustard tone. After that, I'm going to use a very bright yellow. Now I'm going to use a sand color yellow. And then I'm going to use a stronger type of yellow just because I want to indicate a tint of yellow with more saturation. And then I'll use the brighter yellow again to blend the colors. So I'm going to do the same process for the right side, and as you can see, I'm rotating the page again, just because it's much more comfortable to color that way. Awesome. So now we are going to follow the same steps for this area right there, and right after that, we are going to color the fabric around the head. Awesome. So for this fabric, we can use the same colors we did for the shirt. By now, you already know what to do, start from the dark, move to the mid tone, and then the brighter tone. Now, I'm going to leave some blank area at the edge again to create some highlight. Awesome. So all that's left is coloring the hair. Now, for that, you can either use a black color pencil or a black marker. If you'll use a black marker, you'll save more time. However, I'm going to use a black colored pencil just because I already used colour pencils for this piece. So I'm just gonna grab the color pencil really close to the tip. I'm going to apply some pressure in order to spread more lead. And then I'm going to rotate the page so I can see that I'm not coloring over the lines. Don't forget to sharpen the pencil from time to time so you can have a very sharp tip. And if you want to be safe, you can use the black pens and color the edges, just like I'm doing right now, and then you can continue with the black colour pencil. Awesome. So now, all that's left is take the notorious charcoal eraser and get rid of all the lead around the drawing. Now what you want to do is lower the volume a bit and take a step back. A. D. Everybody. So this is how you draw Luffi from Wampis. I hope you guys and girls enjoyed this tutorial. Let me know how you did. That's it for today. Thanks a lot for watching. Keep being awesome, and I'll see you on the next video. Peace.