The long robes, layered collar detail, and the weapon held across the chest are where most of the difficulty in learning how to draw Sesshomaru is concentrated, and this upper body portrait from the Inuyasha series packs all of that into 13 focused steps.
An Upper Body Portrait With a Lot Going On
The tutorial runs through 13 steps and lands on clean line art rather than a colored result, so the entire focus stays on getting the shapes and proportions right. This is a portrait-style composition, meaning the upper body fills the frame, and the decorative collar and weapon create overlapping layers that take some patience to separate cleanly. The crescent mark and stern facial structure are small details but they anchor the likeness, so the middle steps are where the precision really matters.
Sesshomaru’s Key Design Elements
- Long flowing hair with short bangs and top knot
- Pointed elf-like ears, calm stern face
- Crescent moon marking on forehead
- Traditional robes with decorative floral collar
- Curved weapon held across the chest
If you enjoy drawing anime characters with long hair and detailed clothing, Yuuki Asuna and Leafa both offer good practice in that area. For sword-wielding characters specifically, Kirito is worth checking out as well.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a three-color system to make it clear what to draw and when:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Sesshomaru: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Drawing? Show It Off
Once the line art is done, drop your finished piece in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the collar layers and weapon placement is genuinely useful for everyone working through the same steps. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every day, and Pinterest gets updated regularly too. For more sword-wielding anime portraits, Kirito’s portrait and Obeiron are solid next picks. If you want to support the site and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to go.