How to draw Tomura Shigaraki’s head

A disembodied hand gripping the top of a pale-haired skull makes Tomura Shigaraki’s head one of the more unsettling subjects in the My Hero Academia roster of tutorials, and this guide walks through how to draw Tomura Shigaraki’s head in 16 steps from rough sketch to finished color.

What Makes This a Different Kind of Portrait

This is not a standard character portrait. The subject is presented as a displayed or carried head, complete with a gold muzzle, a hanging red strap, and a hand locked onto the scalp. All 16 steps cover the full build including the muzzle hardware and the gripping hand, so the complexity is spread across two overlapping forms rather than just one face. The final step shows the colored result, giving a clear target to work toward.

Shigaraki’s Head: Visual Breakdown

• Pale blue-gray wild spiky hair
• Disembodied hand gripping the top
• Gold rectangular cuff at wrist base
• Red strap looped at the top
• Dark eye-like holes on gold muzzle

If you want more My Hero Academia practice after this one, Tenya Ida in action pose pushes perspective and movement, while All Might and Ojiro with his hero costume and tail both cover full-figure builds with costume detail work.

Reading the Step Colors 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 Tomura Shigaraki’s Head: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Finished the Sketch? Post It and Let Others See

Drop your finished drawing in the comments below. It helps other artists see what the tutorial produces and gives you something to look back on as your line work improves. 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 single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. For more My Hero Academia drawing practice, Midnight (Nemuri Kayama) and Momo Yaoyorozu in her hero costume are both worth trying next. If you want to support the site and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to go.