How to draw Ryuk | Death Note

The wings are the main challenge in this how to draw Ryuk tutorial. Getting the large feathered spread to look balanced while keeping the rest of the figure readable takes careful pacing, and this guide walks through it across 10 steps as part of the Death Note drawing collection on the site.

What the 10-Step Ryuk Walkthrough Actually Covers

The tutorial runs 10 steps and ends on a fully colored result, so the final step shows how the dark palette comes together. Most of the structural work happens early, with the head and torso blocked in before the wings are added. The wings spread wide on both sides, which means keeping left-right symmetry in check is the core technical challenge throughout the process.

Ryuk’s Key Visual Features

• Tall spiky dark hair pointing upward
• Glowing yellow eyes with red pupils
• Wide mouth with sharp visible fangs
• Large dark feathered wings spread wide
• Small heart-shaped earring on left ear

If you want more Death Note characters to sketch, Misa Amane is a good companion piece since she also has wings to work through. Touta Matsuda and L Lawliet’s face are solid options if you want something with less wing complexity next.

Reading the Color Coding in the Step Images

Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is new versus what is already done:

• Red Color: lines added in the current step.
• Black Color: lines completed earlier.
• Gray Color: base sketch for structure.

How to Draw Ryuk: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Finished Your Ryuk Sketch? Show It Off

Once the drawing is done, drop it in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the wing spread and the dark color palette is always worth a look. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. If you want to keep building out the Death Note roster, Light Yagami and L Lawliet are the next logical steps. Supporting the project on Patreon also gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages that are not available anywhere else.