Getting Reiner Braun’s stern, heavy-set face right is the main challenge in this drawing, since the brow and jaw proportions carry most of his character weight, and the Survey Corps uniform details have to read clearly in clean line art. This guide walks through how to draw Reiner Braun as an upper body portrait, covering all the uniform elements he wears throughout the Attack on Titan series.
What the 9-Step Portrait Covers
The tutorial runs 9 steps and ends on finished line art with no color, so the focus stays on structure and linework throughout. This is an upper body portrait rather than a full figure, which keeps the background out of the picture entirely and puts all the attention on the face and jacket construction. The trickiest stretch is steps 3 through 5, where the face proportions and brow placement come together.
Reiner Braun’s Key Visual Traits
- Short curly hair, firm stern expression
- Heavy brow, narrowed intense eyes
- Military jacket with chest pockets
- Crossed swords badge on chest pocket
- Chest harness strap with visible buckle
If you are working through the Attack on Titan roster, Mikasa Ackerman’s face is a good companion portrait to tackle alongside this one, since both focus on close-up facial structure. For something with more going on, Eren Jaeger in his half-titan form pushes the complexity up considerably, and Hange Zoe is another solid portrait-style option from the same series.
How the Step Colors Work
Each step image uses a simple three-color system to show what is new and what came before:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Reiner Braun: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share What You Made
Once the line art is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments section below. Seeing how different people handle the brow and jaw construction is genuinely useful for anyone else working through the same steps. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video goes up every day based on existing guides, and Pinterest stays updated regularly as well. If you want to keep drawing Attack on Titan characters, Eren Jaeger’s face and the full-body Titan form are worth adding to your practice list. Supporting the project on Patreon helps keep new tutorials coming and gives you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages as well.