A black face mask etched with purple hexagonal patterns and shoulder-mounted cylindrical devices mark Nine as one of the more visually layered villains in the My Hero Academia roster, and this step-by-step guide walks through how to draw Nine with the full suit included.
What Makes Drawing Nine a Good Suit Practice
The tutorial runs 16 steps and ends on a fully colored result, so the guide covers both line construction and color application. Nine stands in a neutral forward-facing pose, which sounds simple but the layered outfit — the jacket, inner shirt, shoulder devices, and mask — means most of the detail work sits in the torso and upper body rather than the face or silhouette.
Nine’s Key Visual Features
- Silver braided hair styled upward
- Black mask with purple hexagonal pattern
- Light gray suit jacket and pants
- Black inner shirt with honeycomb design
- Purple cylindrical devices on shoulders
If you are working through the Eraser Head (Shota Aizawa) sketch or the full-body Mei Hatsume in Workshop Gear tutorial, Nine fits right alongside them as another character where the outfit carries as much visual weight as the face. The Izuku Midoriya in Hero Costume guide also pairs well if you want to contrast hero and villain outfit construction.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step image uses a three-color system to keep the progression clear:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Nine: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Nine Drawing? Show It Off
Once the coloring is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments — it is always good to see how different artists handle the hexagonal mask details and the gray suit tones. 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 day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly. If you want more villain-side practice, the Ochaco in Her New Hero Costume guide shows how hero outfits are structured differently, and Muscular is worth checking out for a contrasting villain build. If you find these tutorials useful, supporting the project on Patreon gives you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages made exclusively for supporters.