How to Draw Piccolo from Dragonball Z

How to Draw Piccolo from Dragonball Z

Front View

Step 1:
We'll begin with sketching the basic shape of the face. Draw
a large, slightly elongated circle as shown. When drawing
the lower half of his face, notice that the lines drawn in red
are about the same distance from each other. It is important
to place the guidelines correctly, because they'll come in
handy later on. Make sure to draw your lines very lightly
until you get to the final draft so that the guidelines are easy
to erase later on.

Step 2:
Next, sketch in the eye, nose and mouth (drawn in red)
levels, and add the ears. Make sure that the nose and mouth
lines are very close together.

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Step 3:
Sketch in the eyes and eyebrows, making sure to use the
guidelines. Notice that the eyes are slanted, rather than
perfectly horizontal. The more sharply you angle the upper
eyelid, the angrier he'll look. ^_^

Step 4:
Erase some of the unnecessary guidelines and start filling in
the details of the face. The pupils of his eyes are so small
that, unlike most anime characters, they don't have any light
glares or shiny parts. Start the nose almost directly below the
eyes. Also remember not to draw in the entire nose, because
when you see a character straight on, most of the time you'll
only see its shadow. The mouth is almost directly below the
nose; keep it small, for now. It shouldn't be too much wider
than the nose.
Also, draw his neck and the details in his ears. His neck is
rather thick, and should be directly below his ears.

Step 5:
Add extra shading under his eyes and mouth. Draw in his
clothing and turban/hat thing (I'm not sure what its
called...^_^). Try to make the fabric look like it overlaps and
folds so that it doesn't look like its just plastered onto his
head.

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Step 6:
Here is the final picture, colored in Adobe Photoshop. You
may wish to use different mediums, though; I know that a lot
of people prefer traditional mediums, so click here for a
pencil version. Whichever medium you choose, make sure
you properly shade your picture.

3/4 View

Step 1:
Next I'm going to go over how to draw Piccolo's face from
a 3/4 angle, and without the turban/hat. ^_^ There are less
steps for this one, because I personally think its easier than
the front view.
Start off with a large circle (the head is not so egg shaped
without the turban/hat), and draw in the guidelines as
shown. Note that there are less guidelines than in the first
drawing; I just omitted the very top line because it is
unnecesary. Make sure the top horizontal line (drawn in
red) is angled slightly, since that is going to be the
guideline for the eyes. Go ahead and draw the ears, as well.

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Step 2:
Draw in the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth. This time,
draw the outline of the nose, not just the shadow. The
eyebrows should be thick enough that the right one
overlaps the left. The pupils are very small and lack any
sort of light glares. The mouth is directly below the nose.
Make sure that all the features are lined up along the central
guideline that runs from the top of the head to the chin. Fill
in the detail on the ears, as well.

Step 3:
Next, gently erase the guidelines. Draw the antennae,
making them relatively low on the head and distanced wide
apart. Add the wrinkles under the eyes and mouth. Draw
the upper half portion of his body; as with in the previous
picture, the neck starts immediatly below the ears. Clean up
your finished sketch as much as you can, and you're almost
done. ^_^

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Step 4:
Here is the finished version, colored in Adobe Photoshop.
Click here for a pencil version.

You can make several variations on these two poses,

depending upon what type of expression you would like.
Try different eye and mouth sizes to express different
emotions.

That completes my tutorial for how to draw Piccolo. I hope this was of some help to
you. :) If you have any questions, please email me.

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