The crouching pose with rocket skates and fanned quills is where this drawing gets complicated fast, and the step-by-step breakdown in this guide to how to draw Shadow from FNF Rhythm Rush keeps each tricky section manageable across all 37 steps. Shadow fits naturally into the Friday Night Funkin’ roster of tutorials on the site, and this one handles the line art version of his mod appearance.
What the 37 Steps Actually Cover
This is a full-body build with no background, so all 37 steps go toward the character himself. The asymmetry of the crouching pose combined with the raised microphone arm and clenched fist means proportions shift from what you might expect in a standing figure. Most of the detail work lands in the lower half, where the rocket skates and boots require careful line control to read clearly at any size.
Shadow’s Design at a Glance
- Spiky quills fanned back dramatically
- Smirking face with sharp fangs
- Microphone raised to mouth
- Wrist cuffs and stylized outfit
- Boots with rocket skates attached
If you have been working through similar Sonic Fatal Error (Siivkoi) or Pibby Corrupted GF tutorials, this one builds on that same FNF line art approach. Sky from FNF is another good reference point if you want to compare how the pose structure is handled across different characters in the mod lineup.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is happening at each stage:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Shadow – FNF Rhythm Rush: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Drawing? Show It Off
Once the line art is clean, drop your finished Shadow in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the skates and quill shapes is always useful for anyone else working through the same steps. Every new tutorial gets posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as it goes live, a new YouTube walkthrough based on existing guides goes up every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. More mod characters worth checking out include Michael Big Brother and Bidu from Arrow Funk if you want to keep building out the roster. If you want to support the project and get access to hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to go.