How to Draw DBZ Characters

DBZ or Dragon Ball Z is a very traditional Japanese art form depicting the story of Goku and his children. Gohan and Goten are the two children involved in many exciting cases where they fight against evil to save the world from being destroyed. It is very interesting to try and draw DBZ characters like Trunks, Vegeta and Tenshinhan and relate to the story. There is a particular style involved in drawing these characters. Though not very difficult, nevertheless, it requires some amount of expertise in drawing these DBZ characters. So let us learn how to draw DBZ characters now.

1. You can choose between a ¾ view and a straight view to present the DBZ characters. Accordingly, you can plan your structure to draw the characters. Unless you decide on the initial part of the drawing, it will be very difficult to proceed further.
2. The next step is to design a particular pose for the characters. This will be helpful in determining the wireframe outline. The wireframe outline will give a definite idea about the pattern you wish to draw. It is an easy representation of a difficult drawing.
3. You can start drawing from any part of the body but it is proper to start with the head first. You can draw a circle and add in the details of the face later on. You must have noticed that the heads of DBZ characters are drawn with a typical bulbous forehead. Just remember the style and start drawing the wireframe.
4. After drawing the head, you can fill in the eyes, nose, ears and mouth keeping in mind the guidelines for drawing DBZ characters. Mark the center line and the forehead guide. Draw the features proportionately after that. Now it will become much easier to find the exact position of the facial features.
5. Now that the head is done, you can repeat the same procedure to draw the body and the limbs. The wireframe outline will be easy to draw if you follow the same guide for drawing proportionately. Try to add a new dimension and lend a 3D effect to your drawing. By trying to imbibe depth in the DBZ characters, you will make them look more life-like.
6. Remember to draw the fist of the arm delivering the punch in a much larger size. Since it is nearer to the viewer, it should also be larger than the other arm which is far away.
7. After drawing the initial wireframe outline, include the details of the DBZ characters. You will see that detailing is much easier after the initial drawing of the outline is done. Never forget to add significant details of the characters like a third eye for Tien.
8. Lastly, you need to do away with the guidelines and erase all other unnecessary drawings in the DBZ characters.

Now you have a good idea about how to draw DBZ characters. Do not be unhappy if the drawings do not come out well in the beginning. You are sure to improve with time. There will come a time when you will be very experienced and deft at drawing DBZ characters.

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See also

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