All those overlapping disembodied hands are what make drawing Tomura Shigaraki a real test of patience, and this step-by-step tutorial works through the layering carefully so nothing gets lost in the clutter. The guide covers his alternate villain form, complete with the red ribbon appendages and gold wrist restraints, placing it firmly in the My Hero Academia villain roster.
What the 18-Step Walkthrough Covers
The tutorial runs 18 steps and ends on a fully colored result, so line work and color both get attention. The outstretched arm reaching forward creates a mild perspective challenge, and the hands draped across the body need to be spaced consistently or the figure starts to look crowded. Most of the detail work is concentrated in the upper body, where the layered hands, hair, and appendages all compete for space.
Shigaraki’s Design in This Form
- Light blue-gray messy medium length hair
- Multiple hands covering face and shoulders
- Black jacket with dark pants
- Red sneakers on feet
- Red appendages and gold wrist restraints
If you want more villain-adjacent complexity, Koichi Haimawari in his 2nd Vigilante Costume has a similarly layered outfit to work through. For hero-side contrast, Izuku with Blackwhip and One For All Active and Izuku’s child face offer a nice range of styles from the same series.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a three-color system to show 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 Tomura Shigaraki: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Drawing? Share It
Post your finished Tomura Shigaraki sketch in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the hand layering and the alternate-form details is always useful for everyone working through the same tutorial. New guides get posted to Facebook and Telegram right when they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing tutorials goes up every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. If you want to keep the project going, supporting on Patreon gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages. More villain sketches are waiting, including Kaminari in his upgraded hero costume and the Final Season Deku if you want to build out your MHA collection.