Breaking a chibi build into manageable shapes is exactly the approach this guide takes, walking through how to draw Senpai from the Friday Night Funkin’ roster in clean black and white line art. The oversized head and compact body of chibi proportions give this tutorial a specific set of challenges that 14 steps work through at a steady pace.
Chibi Proportions and What Makes This Build Tricky
The tutorial runs 14 steps from rough skeleton to finished line art, with no coloring stage since the final result is black and white only. The challenge here sits mostly in getting the head-to-body ratio right early on, because if the sketch foundation is off, the rest of the figure compounds the problem. The microphone hand and the fist at his side also introduce some asymmetry to navigate through the middle steps.
Senpai’s Key Design Features
- Short spiky hair with a front sweep
- Anime-style eyes, open happy mouth
- Jacket, tie, and open collar shirt
- Microphone held in one hand
- Chibi build: large head, small body
If you want more practice with FNF character sketches, the Soldier (Mister Jane Doe) walkthrough and the Hellbeats Daddy Dearest tutorial cover two more stylistically varied characters from the same game. For something with a heavier linework challenge, Battered Suicide Mouse is worth checking out next.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step image uses a three-color system to make progression clear:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Senpai: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It Below
Once you have the line art complete, drop your drawing in the comments. Seeing how different people handle the chibi proportions is always useful for everyone working through the same steps. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated too. For more FNF practice, Ace and Falling Down Armaros are both solid next steps. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to go.