How to Draw Hakudoshi

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make a long vertical line with short horizontal lines on either end of it (one up and one down).

   This will help you place the character on the page and keep him in proportion throughout the process.
   
   A good length would be about 4-5 of the head size you chose to make sure she's not to short.
   
   Now make a circle with guidelines for the head.
   
   They should be about one-quarter the line's length--vertical for the nose and moth, horizontal for the eyes.
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   Step 2: Sketch the body using geometric shapes.

   Use a vertical rectangle for the torso and a horizontal rectangle for the lower body.
   
   Use straight lines for the hands/legs (with circles for joints), triangles for hands, and rectangles for feet. , Make a blouse with wide sleeves and puffed three-quarter pants. (Hakudoshi's attire is traditionally Japanese, so you can draw inspiration from looking at pictures of children's garments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.) , Sketch the face and hair.
   
   Make ruffled bangs and ruffled long hair (follow the tutorial's illustration).
   
   Pay close attention to the individual strands, and try to mimic the way they fall around the shoulders in this illustration. , Add details like toes, belt, decorative cord on the right shoulder, and tassels on the costume. , Color Hakudoshi if you so desire.
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   Step 3: Sketch the clothing.

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   Step 4: Erase the guidelines.

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   Step 5: Neatly line the drawing.

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   Step 6: Line the drawing with a black ink and you're done!

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