A close bust portrait with a relaxed, forward-facing expression is what this guide captures for Milly Thompson, one of the supporting cast from the Trigun series. The 10-step walkthrough focuses entirely on how to draw Milly Thompson’s face with clean line art and solid anime proportions.
Building a Bust Portrait with Anime Proportions
The tutorial runs through 10 steps and ends on finished black and white line art, so the focus stays on accurate shapes and line control throughout. The portrait is a straight-on bust view with no background, which keeps the attention on the face structure, hair, and collar detail. The tricky part is balancing the large anime eyes with the softer facial features and getting the hair flow to sit naturally on both sides.
What Milly Looks Like in This Drawing
- Long straight hair falling past shoulders
- Large expressive anime-style eyes
- Small nose, neutral mouth expression
- Blush marks on both cheeks
- Collared shirt with necktie visible
If you enjoy drawing anime portraits, the Kirito’s portrait and Yuuki Asuna guides follow a similar bust-level format and are worth working through back to back. For something with a bit more detail in the clothing, the Leafa from Sword Art Online tutorial adds costume complexity to the mix.
Reading the Step Colors in This Guide
Each step uses a simple three-color system to show what is new and what is already done:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Milly Thompson’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Sketch? Share It
Once the line art is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the hair and eye proportions is always useful, and it helps other artists gauge where to focus their practice. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they publish, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every day, and the Pinterest boards stay updated regularly too. If you want to support the project and get access to hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is where those are posted. For more anime portrait practice, check out Kirito or Obeiron as your next step.