Drawing Shaak Ti

Steps 1-3 are drawn lightly with pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished lines and details will come at the end.

Step One:
First draw a quick circle so you know where to put Shaak Ti's head. Keep your pencil lines nice and loose so you can easily erase any mistakes.

Step Two:
Next start with simple circles and triangles for construction lines on her face and head lekku. Play around with the placement of her eyes and nose until you're happy where they are.

Step Three:
Add a little more detail around her eyes and mouth and lekku. Erase your construction lines that you don't want to see in the final drawing. Tighten up your pencil lines and make the drawing nice and clean so you can prepare to add color.

Step Four:
I like to color with markers, but you can use anything you want -- crayons, colored pencils, or the computer! You can even make copies of your finished pencil drawing to practice using different coloring media. I add a lot of layers with my markers before I'm ready to ink and highlight the drawing. Here, I put down the grayscale using markers.

Step Five:
After the grayscale, add color. Add the black ink lines after you're done coloring, so it won't bleed when touched with the wet marker. Wait until the markers are completely dry, then go over it with the ink outlines. Use a black pen to go around the head. It can be hard to get a nice, smooth line. Practice makes perfect. There is a lot of detail, so be patient and take your time.
When you're done with inking, add some white pencil to lighten up certain areas, and thicker white paint for the final, strong, white highlights -- like the dots in the eyes, for example. Now you're done! Don't forget to sign your drawing before you show it to family and friends.