How to Draw Voldemort

Co-authored by Veronica Winters

Last Updated: December 15, 2023

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.

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Sketch in guidelines. This will help you draw the facial features in the next step.
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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.

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Remember that Voldemort has no hair whatsoever.
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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.

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When 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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