How to draw Shoto’s face

My Hero Academia built its cast around contrasts, and few characters carry that as visually as Shoto Todoroki, whose face alone tells most of his backstory. This guide walks through how to draw Shoto’s face with all its defining details, and it fits right into the My Hero Academia tutorial collection on the site.

What This Portrait Tutorial Covers

The tutorial runs 12 steps from a rough structural sketch to a fully colored result. Because this is a face portrait rather than a full-body drawing, the steps stay focused on proportions, the asymmetric hair coloring, and the scar placement on the right cheek. Getting those two elements to sit correctly on the face is where most of the careful work happens.

Shoto’s Key Visual Features

• Split two-tone hair, white left and dark red right
• Burn scar covering right side of face
• Narrow blue-gray eyes, serious expression
• Gray school uniform with red tie
• Short cropped hair framing the face

If you want to build out a full MHA lineup, Izuku Midoriya in Costume Delta and Lady Nagant are solid additions alongside this one. For something a little different in terms of costume design, Ojiro with his hero costume and tail is worth checking out too.

Understanding the Step Color System

Each step image uses a three-color coding system to show exactly 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 Shoto’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Finished Your Shoto Portrait? Share It

Once you have the two-tone hair and the scar looking right, the rest of the face tends to come together quickly. Drop your finished drawing in the comments section below. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube walkthrough based on existing guides posts every single day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated as well. For more MHA characters to pair with this one, Deku in Costume Beta and Deku from the Final Season are good next steps. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to go.