Drawing a face that communicates everything through almost nothing is the skill this tutorial practices, and No-Face’s mask from the Studio Ghibli catalog is about as stripped-down as character design gets. Learning how to draw No-Face’s mask means working with clean oval forms and precise teardrop shapes where any wobble shows immediately.
A Portrait Built on Restraint
This is a head-and-shoulders crop, so the 6 steps stay focused entirely on the mask and the dark cloak framing it. There is no full body to construct, which means all the attention goes to proportions between the mask, the eye markings, and the outer cloak shape. Because the design is so minimal, line confidence matters more than usual here.
What No-Face’s Mask Looks Like
- Solid black cloak covering the upper body
- White oval mask dominates the upper portion
- Four teardrop markings serve as eyes
- Small oval mouth with a lower accent mark
- No hands or body detail visible below
If you enjoy drawing Ghibli characters with spare, geometric designs, the Soot Sprite and a Kodama follow a similar logic, while the Catbus steps things up with more complex overlapping shapes.
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 No-Face’s Mask: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Share What You Drew
Once you finish, drop your drawing in the comments. Seeing how different people handle the teardrop eye shapes and the oval mask is always useful, and your version might help someone else figure out where they got stuck. 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 day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if you prefer saving references there. For more Ghibli practice, Haku and Chihiro together adds significant complexity, and Totoro with an umbrella is a good next step if you want to try a full-body build. If you want to support the site and get access to hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page has them.