Twin odango buns and sweeping pigtails frame one of anime’s most recognized faces, and this step-by-step tutorial walks through how to draw Sailor Moon’s face as a bust portrait with her full upper uniform visible. The guide is part of the broader Sailor Moon drawing collection on the site.
What Makes This Portrait Worth Sketching Carefully
The tutorial runs 16 steps and ends on clean line art with no color fill, so all the attention goes toward getting the proportions and curves right. This is a bust-style composition rather than a full body, which means the focus lands almost entirely on the face, hair volume, and upper torso details. The hair alone has several layered elements to work through, and the large anime eyes require steady linework to keep them symmetrical.
Key Visual Features of This Drawing
- Twin bun hairstyle with long flowing pigtails
- Heart-shaped forehead ornament with gem
- Large expressive anime eyes with lashes
- Crescent moon earrings and choker necklace
- Sailor uniform with large front bow and brooch
If you want to draw more characters from the same series, Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Mars are solid next steps, and Sailor Uranus covers another Sailor Senshi with a slightly different linework challenge.
Reading the Step Colors in This Guide
Each step image uses a three-color system to make progress easy to follow:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Sailor Moon’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It and Keep Drawing
Once the line art is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. It helps other artists see what the result looks like at different skill levels, and the feedback is always good to have. All new tutorials go live on Facebook and Telegram the moment they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly, so following any of those keeps the next tutorial one click away. If you want to go further with the roster, Sailor Pluto and Artemis are both worth trying next. Supporting the project on Patreon gives you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages that are not available anywhere else.