Portrait proportion and facial structure are the core skills this guide builds, using Raya’s face from the Raya and the Last Dragon series as the subject. The tutorial walks through how to draw Raya’s face in a cropped bust format, covering her defined features and the wide conical hat that frames the composition.
A Closer Look at This Portrait Tutorial
The guide runs 10 steps and focuses entirely on the face and upper bust, with no full-body construction to worry about. The challenge here is in the facial proportions: almond-shaped eyes, a serious expression, and the curved brim of the hat all require careful placement relative to each other. The result is clean line art, so the emphasis stays on confident, accurate linework rather than color decisions.
Raya’s Key Visual Features in This Drawing
- Long flowing hair, loosely styled
- Wide conical Asian-style hat
- Serious, intense facial expression
- Almond-shaped eyes with defined brows
- Bare shoulders, cropped portrait framing
If you want more practice with this character before or after this sketch, the full-body Raya step by step tutorial covers her complete design, and there is also a guide for Sisu the Dragon if you want to work through the whole cast. Tuk Tuk is another good follow-up from the same film.
Understanding the Color Coding in the Steps
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 Raya’s Face: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Share Your Finished Portrait
Once the drawing is done, drop it in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the hat brim angle and the eye placement is genuinely useful for everyone working through this tutorial. New guides get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing tutorials goes up every day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated too. For more cartoon portrait practice, the Jared Armstrong portrait is worth a look, and the C.A. Cupid guide offers another face-focused drawing to try. If you want to support the project, Patreon is where unique hand-drawn coloring pages are available alongside early access to new content.