Getting the layered clothing right on a three-quarter upper body pose is where most people stall with this drawing, and the chevron stripe across the chest adds another layer of precision on top of that. This step-by-step guide covers how to draw Tatsumi from the Akame Ga Kill anime series in 11 steps.
What the 11-Step Walkthrough Actually Covers
The tutorial runs 11 steps and ends on clean line art with no color, so all the attention stays on shapes and linework. The three-quarter upper body angle introduces a mild perspective challenge across the shoulders and jacket, and the chevron stripe on the shirt has to land symmetrically even though the figure is slightly turned. That combination is what makes this one worth taking slowly.
Tatsumi’s Key Visual Features
- Messy medium-length hair, spiky bangs
- Large eyes with a serious expression
- V-neck shirt under an open jacket
- Chevron stripe across the chest
- Three-quarter upper body view
If you want to build out your Akame Ga Kill sketch collection, the Akame tutorial is the natural next stop from the same series. For practice with male anime protagonists in similar poses, Kirito and the Kirito portrait version both cover comparable upper-body framing challenges.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what changes:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Tatsumi: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It and Keep Going
Once the line art is clean, drop your finished Tatsumi drawing in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the chevron stripe and jacket folds is always useful for anyone working through the same tutorial. New guides get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated too. If you want to keep building on this subject, the Akame drawing and the Yuuki Asuna tutorial are both worth checking out next. Supporting the project on Patreon also gets you access to hand-drawn coloring pages that are not available anywhere else.