A zombie opera singer carrying a dragon-headed worm companion mid-stance is what this guide captures, and the full step-by-step breakdown makes learning how to draw Squigly approachable for anyone already familiar with the Skullgirls roster of tutorials. The 36-step walkthrough covers the full figure from the elaborate hairstyle down to the frilly skirt, with Leviathan curling beside her the entire way.
What Makes This 36-Step Tutorial Worth the Time
The tutorial runs 36 steps and ends on clean line art with no color pass, so the focus stays on getting the linework right rather than shading decisions. Squigly and Leviathan together form an asymmetric composition, which means the figure never sits on a simple vertical axis. The frilly skirt, wrapping torso outfit, and the serpentine body of Leviathan all require steady line control, and that complexity is spread across the later steps once the basic structure is in place.
Squigly’s Key Design Features
- Long ponytail with small side bun
- Stitched mouth, X mark on chin
- Skull emblem on wrapped torso outfit
- Frilly feathered skirt and leg warmers
- Serpentine dragon-head worm companion
If you have been working through the Skullgirls guides on the site, Filia and Valentine are good companions to this one. For another character with layered costume details, the Ms. Fortune tutorial covers similar line complexity in a different silhouette.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is new versus 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 Squigly: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Squigly Sketch? Share It
Once the line art is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. Seeing how different artists handle the Leviathan section especially is always worth the look. Every new tutorial goes live on Facebook and Telegram the day it posts, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up daily, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if you prefer saving references that way. For more game character sketching, the Teen Parasoul guide and the Cerebella walkthrough are both worth adding to your practice list. If you want to support the site and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages in the process, the Patreon page is the place to do that.