A menacing combat stance with sword at the ready is what this guide captures, walking through how to draw Stain from the My Hero Academia series in a step-by-step tutorial that covers his full layered design.
Breaking Down the Hero Killer, Step by Step
This is a full-body drawing with a colored finish, so the 22 steps go from rough construction sketch all the way through to final color. Stain carries a lot of detail across his outfit, and the layered wrappings, scarf, and strapped weapon mean the middle steps are where the linework gets dense. The pose itself has some forward lean to it, which requires a bit of attention to get the weight distribution right.
What Stain Looks Like
- Wild black hair with a red streak, flowing
- White mask covering the upper face
- Red tattered scarf and bandage-wrapped arms
- Black tactical vest, pants, armored boots
- Sword strapped to back, menacing stance
If you want more MHA characters to practice alongside this one, Nejire Hado in her post-war costume and Koichi Haimawari in his vigilante suit cover similar full-body complexity. For something a bit different in the same roster, Pixie-Bob is another solid option.
How the Step Colors Work in This Tutorial
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what is new and what came before:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Stain: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Stain Drawing? Share It
Once the linework and color are locked in, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. It is always good to see how different people handle the scarf folds or the mask shape. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram the moment they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every single day, and Pinterest gets updated regularly too. If you enjoyed working through this, Yui Kodai in hero costume and Midnight (Nemuri Kayama) are worth checking out next. Supporting the project on Patreon helps keep new tutorials coming, and patrons get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages as well.