If you’re interested in creating your own drawing of Aira Shiratori from the anime Dandadan, this guide will help you capture her unique style and features. With just a bit of practice and following some easy steps, you’ll be able to sketch her full body in no time. Let’s learn the details of Aira’s character and what you’ll need to focus on while drawing her.

Getting to Know Aira Shiratori: Key Focus Points

Aira Shiratori is one of the main characters in Dandadan, and she stands out due to her personality and appearance. Here are a few details to keep in mind while drawing her:

• Hair: Short, pink hair framing the side of her face.
• Eyes: Grayish brown eyes, large and expressive.
• Clothing: She wears a school uniform consisting of a dark blazer, a skirt, long socks, and sandals. Don’t forget her collared shirt and bow!
• Personality: Confident and aware of her popularity, which reflects in her posture and expressions.

Other characters you might want to try drawing next include Momo and Okarun from the same series.

Color Hints for This Guide

In the images that follow, different colors are used to make each step easier to follow. Here’s how you can interpret them:

• Red Color: Represents the current step you should be focusing on.
• Black Color: Shows the lines that you have already drawn.
• Grey Color: Indicates the basic sketch or construction lines.

By following these color guidelines, you’ll have an easier time breaking down each step, especially in the early stages of sketching.

Step 1: Draw a basic stick figure to establish the pose and proportions. Mark the joints, use a circle for the head and a chin shape below, and draw horizontal and vertical lines across this shape to help center the face. Add short lines for the nose and mouth placement.

Step 2: Sketch the overall figure with rough lines, focusing on the basic shape of her body and clothing. Include an ear shape and mark the eyes with two short lines along the head’s horizontal guide.

Step 3: Define the side of her face, add the chin and ear outlines

Step 4: Complete the face frame by outlining her fringe and the hairline

Step 5: Add the next layer of hair to build up the hairstyle, ensuring it follows the shape of the head

Step 6: Finish outlining the hair, leaving room to add texture and extra strands later

Step 7: Include more hair lines, adding some visible bangs from the rear side of her head

Step 8: Begin drawing her facial features by outlining the eyes, nose, mouth, and the first inner ear line

Step 9: Draw the eyes in more detail, adding eyelashes, eyelid lines, and eyebrows. Add the second inner ear line and blush marks on her cheeks with short lines and dots.

Step 10: Draw her neck and part of her shirt’s collar, starting to connect the head to the body.

Step 11: Add final bangs of hair along with the top part of her jacket’s collar and her shoulders.

Step 12: Draw the sleeves of the jacket, paying attention to the shirt sleeve that extends from the jacket sleeve for the bent hand.

Step 13: Complete the other arm with its shirt sleeve and draw her hands, ensuring proportions match the rest of the body.

Step 14: Draw her bow, which partially covers the collars of both her shirt and jacket.

Step 15: Outline the rest of the jacket, making sure it fits the contours of the rough sketch.

Step 16: Sketch the visible portion of her shirt under the jacket and outline her skirt.

Step 17: Draw Aira’s legs down to where her socks begin, focusing on leg proportions.

Step 18: Continue sketching her legs down to her footwear, detailing the socks.

Step 19: Add the initial shape of her shoes, keeping the design simple.

Step 20: Add details to her shoes and the shape of her knees for a more defined look.

Step 21: Add final lines to enhance hair texture, detailing the collar, pockets on her jacket, and front line divisions. Draw buttons and folds on her clothes.

Step 22: Draw two buttons on her jacket sleeve and add a line for a fold on the bent hand. Add stripes to her shirt sleeves and to the part below the jacket, and some fold lines on her skirt.

Step 23: Review the drawing to check if anything is missing. Refine the details, and optionally, ink the sketch. Once the ink dries, erase any remaining pencil marks.

Step 24: Optionally, color the drawing and add shading to bring the character to life.

I hope you enjoy working through this guide on how to draw Aira Shiratori. Remember to take your time, practice regularly, and most importantly, have fun!

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