Building a crouching action figure from scratch while keeping proportions consistent is the core skill this guide practices, and Splatoon Agent 4 from the Splatoon character lineup gives you a solid subject to work through it. This step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a Splatoon Agent 4 breaks that challenge into 32 manageable stages so the complexity never piles up all at once.
What Makes Drawing Agent 4 a Good Workout
The tutorial runs 32 steps and ends on clean line art rather than a colored version, so all the focus stays on confident, controlled linework. The crouching pose adds asymmetry through the legs and weapon arm, and the large rectangular ink weapon requires steady straight-edge accuracy alongside the organic curves of the tentacle hair. That contrast between rigid shapes and flowing lines is where most of the practice happens.
Agent 4 Design Reference Points
- Long tentacle hair with spotted tips
- Determined expression with angular eyes
- Overalls with small bow tie detail
- Large rectangular ink weapon in hand
- Chunky boots in dynamic crouching pose
If you want more Splatoon practice before or after this one, the Octotrooper is a good warm-up for simpler silhouettes, while Inkling Boy and Marie share a lot of the same hair and body structure as Agent 4.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step uses a three-color system to keep the progression clear:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw a Splatoon Agent 4: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Agent 4? Show It Off
Once the linework is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments. Seeing how different people handle the weapon shape and tentacle curves is genuinely useful for anyone working through the same steps. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated as well. If you enjoyed this and want to keep the site growing, supporting the project on Patreon gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages. For more game character sketching, the Inkling Girl walkthrough shares a similar body structure, and Callie is worth checking out once you are comfortable with the tentacle hair.