That cold, forward-facing stare with the Sharingan active is what this guide captures, and learning how to draw Itachi’s face is a solid challenge for anyone working through the Naruto character lineup. The missing-nin version of Itachi, headband scratched out and cloak collar visible, gives the portrait a specific weight that makes it worth taking your time with.
What the 11-Step Portrait Covers
This tutorial runs through 11 steps and ends on a colored result, so the final image includes the full palette of the Akatsuki look. The portrait is a front-facing close-up, which means proportional symmetry carries most of the work. The Sharingan eyes and the facial lines are where the detail accumulates, and those steps are paced carefully near the middle of the walkthrough.
Itachi’s Visual Details at a Glance
- Long dark hair framing the face
- Red Sharingan eyes with tomoe pattern
- Scratched-out Konoha symbol on headband
- Dark cloak with red collar visible
- Serious expression with facial lines
If you enjoy drawing Naruto characters in detail, the guides for Obito Uchiha and Deidara cover two more Akatsuki-connected figures worth adding to your collection. For more face-focused practice specifically, the face of Minato is a good follow-up that tests similar proportional skills.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step uses a three-color system to track what is new, what is done, and what is structural:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Itachi’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Portrait? Share It
Once you have Itachi’s Sharingan stare down on paper, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. Every new tutorial goes up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as it is live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides posts every single day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated if you prefer saving references there. For more Naruto faces to sketch, the step-by-step guides for Might Guy’s face and Kakashi are worth working through next. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to do it.