Freckled cheeks and cropped hair give Ymir a rougher, more grounded look than most of the Attack on Titan cast, and that face is where this guide on how to draw Ymir really starts to take shape. The full Scout Regiment uniform, complete with ODM harness straps layered over jacket and shorts, adds a lot of detail to work through.
What the 14-Step Walkthrough Covers
The tutorial runs 14 steps and ends on clean line art rather than a colored finish, so the focus stays entirely on structure and linework. The ODM gear harness on the torso adds crossing strap lines that need careful placement, and the layered lower half (belted shorts, fitted pants, thigh straps, tall boots) means the bottom half of the figure takes more time than the top. The contrapposto stance gives the pose a natural weight shift, which is good practice for drawing figures that do not look stiff.
Ymir’s Design at a Glance
- Short hair with a fringe, freckled face
- Military jacket with chest harness straps
- Belted shorts worn over fitted pants
- Thigh straps and tall knee-high boots
- Slight contrapposto standing pose
If you are working through the Survey Corps roster, Mikasa Ackerman’s face is worth doing alongside this one since both tutorials zero in on different aspects of character expression. Hange Zoe is another good companion piece if you want practice with the same uniform style but a different body proportion and hairstyle. For something further from the human form, the guide on Eren Jaeger’s Titan form full body shifts the scale and challenge level considerably.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step uses a three-color system to show exactly 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 Ymir: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished? Share What You Drew
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