How to draw Ikki Kurogane’s face

A close portrait of steady resolve is what this guide captures, walking through how to draw Ikki Kurogane’s face from the Chivalry of a Failed Knight anime with the kind of detail that makes his expression read clearly on the page. The tutorial covers the head and upper neck only, so every one of the 19 steps goes directly toward getting the face right.

Portraits Over Full Body: What This Tutorial Focuses On

Because this is a head-and-neck portrait with no body or background, the 19 steps concentrate almost entirely on facial structure, hair construction, and expression. The messy, layered hair is where most of the detail work falls, and the furrowed brow line is what carries the brooding mood of the finished piece. The drawing ends on clean line art without color, so line confidence and hair texture are the real skills being practiced here.

Key Visual Features of Ikki Kurogane’s Face

• Spiky, voluminous messy hair with bangs
• Large anime eyes with furrowed brows
• Serious, brooding facial expression
• Hair strands falling across the face
• Visible hoodie collar at the neck

If you want to practice other characters from the same series, Shizuku Kurogane and Ikki and Stella’s wedding scene are both covered on the site. For another character with strong angular features, the Nagi Arisuin walkthrough is worth checking out as well.

Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial

Each step image 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 Ikki Kurogane’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Share Your Finished Portrait

Once the drawing is done, drop it in the comments below. It is always good to see how different people handle the hair texture and brow line on this sketch. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides posts every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if you prefer saving references there. For more from the same series, the Kuraudo Kurashiki tutorial and the Ikki Kurogane full body guide are both solid next steps. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is where that happens.