This article was co-authored by Veronica Winters. Veronica Winters is a Figurative Artist who owns an online art gallery and studio in Naples, Florida. With over 20 years of experience, Veronica specializes in surreal figurative oil paintings and colored pencil drawings. In 2022, she won the Award for Distinction at the 30th Annual Colored Pencil Society of America International Exhibition. Veronica is also a published author of two art books: How to Color Like an Artist and The Colored Pencil Manual. She received her BFA in Studio Art at Oklahoma State University and her MFA in Painting at Pennsylvania State University. Veronica also studied classical drawing at the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Art Students League of New York.
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Also known as Tom Marvolo Riddle, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, You-Know-Who, and the Dark Lord, Voldemort is Harry Potter's archnemesis, the last descendant of Salazar Slytherin. He's a frightening-looking guy, but don't let that stop you from learning how to draw him.
Steps
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Draw a circle and a half oval. Sketch in guidelines. This will help you draw the facial features in the next step.
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Add important features. This includes Voldemort's eyes, mouth, and ears. Just put two slits for the nose. His eyes are described as being red, cat-like slits, his lips thin, and skin bloodless and pale.Advertisement
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Add in more details. Remember that Voldemort has no hair whatsoever.
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Outline your drawing with permanent media such as ink or painting. If you want, you can also add shadows and highlights to make it more realistic. Make sure to erase all your pencil guidelines.
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Color the drawing if you wish. Keep his coloring very pale and make his skin close to the color white, or very pale gray- beige.
- If you make a mistake, you can use the Tombow mono eraser. It is a useful tool for erasing.
- It gets deep into the surface. It's small and helps to erase precisely.
- It also helps to create texture or effects by erasing areas with a particular stroke or repetition.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I do the important features, exactly?Community AnswerWhen drawing there are definitely some parts of your sketch you want to have more focus on. If you are drawing from a picture, look for the most detailed part. Like in a person, the eyes, or in an apple; things that if they weren't there, the whole picture would look different. Then take a closer look, whether you're drawing from a picture, real life, or even just from your head, look for or imagine what details you can see and put it down on your paper. Every little thing you see, don't underestimate it.
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Trace carefully and lightlyThanks
Things You'll Need
- Quality drawing paper
- Pencil and eraser
- Color markers
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