How to Draw a Demon Girl: Easy Step-by-Step Guide

Ready to create your own fantasy character? This tutorial is perfect for young artists ages 8+ looking to master stylized facial features and hair. Grab a pencil, eraser, and paper to follow along as we build this character from basic shapes to a finished illustration.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

A vibrant, finished drawing of a stylized demon girl character.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Face Shape

Pencil outline of a female face shape showing the chin, cheek, and ear structure.

Begin by sketching the girl’s face. Use curved lines to draw the brow, cheek, chin, and ear. Teacher's Tip: Keep your pencil pressure light so you can easily adjust the chin shape if it looks too sharp or too round.

Step 2: Establishing the Hairline

Drawing the top section of the hair using pointed, curved lines.

Use long, curved lines that meet at points to draw the girl’s hair. Notice that locks of hair flow in both directions from the center. Tip: Think of these as 'V' shapes to give the hair a natural, spiky anime-inspired look.

Step 3: Adding Hair Layers and Neck

Adding side bangs and the neck structure to the character sketch.

Draw more locks of hair crossing the face, then sketch the neck. Tip: Use overlapping curved lines for the neck to create a sense of depth and shadow, making the character look less flat.

Step 4: Drawing the Horns

Sketching two curved, pointed horns on top of the character's head.

Draw the iconic horns using two curved lines that meet at a gentle point. Tip: Try to make the horns symmetrical in size, but feel free to add a slight curve to give them personality.

Step 5: Framing the Shoulders

Adding long hair strands falling over the shoulders.

Draw more hair falling across the shoulders. Tip: Vary the length of the hair strands to make the drawing look more organic and less like a rigid shape.

Step 6: Detailing the Eyes

Detailed drawing of the eyes, pupils, and eyebrows.

Outline a rounded triangular shape for the eyes and add smaller circles inside for the pupils. Add wavy brows above. Tip: Focus on keeping the eyes level with each other; this is the most important part of getting the character's expression right.

Step 7: Facial Features

Adding the nose, mouth, and under-eye details to the face.

Use delicate curved lines to sketch the nose, mouth, and subtle lines below the eyes. Tip: Keep the mouth small and simple to maintain a clean, cartoon aesthetic.

Step 8: Clothing Details

Drawing the collar and shoulder lines of the character's shirt.

Sketch the shirt neckline and shoulders using overlapping lines. Tip: Use slightly thicker lines for the clothing to distinguish it from the hair and skin.

Step 9: Adding Texture

Adding texture lines to the hair and horns for a finished look.

Add texture to the hair and horns with small, curved lines. Tip: These lines act as 'contour lines'—follow the curve of the horn to make it look 3D.

Step 10: Final Polish and Color

The completed, colored illustration of the demon girl character.

Erase any stray guidelines and add your favorite colors! Tip: Use a darker shade of your base color for the horns to give them a 'shadowed' effect.