Portrait work at close range forces you to get the facial structure right before anything else, and that is exactly what this guide to drawing Bertholdt Hoover’s face covers, pulling from the Attack on Titan roster of tutorials on the site. The intense expression, the furrowed brows, and the spiral-style pupils all demand careful attention to proportion before the line work comes together.
What Makes This Portrait Tutorial Work
The tutorial runs 23 steps and stays entirely in line art, so all the focus goes toward structure and shading technique rather than color decisions. It is a close-up portrait format, which means small proportion errors in the eye spacing or brow angle become obvious fast. The hair shading is handled with solid black fill on one side rather than hatching, so there is a specific inking approach to practice here.
Bertholdt Hoover’s Face: Key Visual Features
- Short dark hair, one side filled solid black
- Wide open eyes with spiral-style pupils
- Strong furrowed brows, tense expression
- Collared shirt visible at the neckline
- Close-up portrait framing, no background
If you have been working through face studies from the series, Eren Jaeger’s face and the Mikasa Ackerman portrait are both solid companions to this one, and Jean Kirschtein rounds out the 104th Cadet Corps set nicely.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step uses a three-color coding system to make the progression easy to follow:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Bertholdt Hoover’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial
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