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Uploaded:November 23, 2011
Artist:Finalprodigy
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How to Draw Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII

Hey everyone, here's a tutorial on how to draw on of my favorite characters from the Final Fantasy universe, Cloud Strife. This tutorial is based of the Advent Children version of Cloud. Get your supplies ready for this one and have fun with it!

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how to draw cloud strife, final fantasy vii step 1

STEP 1.

Start out by picking your pencils. I used an HB pencil for sketching/shading, a 3H pencil for light shading and lines, a B pencil for dark lines, and a 3B pencil for dark shading.
 
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STEP 2.

Start out with a basic sketch of Cloud. Use the guidelines if you need them.
 
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STEP 3.

Your sketch should look something like this.
 
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STEP 4.

Start defining your sketch a bit more starting with the facial features. Don't worry too much yet about getting everything just right. It'll be easier to fix your mistakes later on. Just make sure that you are sketching very lightly! Use an H pencil instead of an HB if you want finer lines.
 
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STEP 5.

Now define the hair a bit more.
 
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STEP 6.

Now define his clothing a bit more.
 
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STEP 7.

Blend in your shading using a blending stump.
 
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STEP 8.

Start adding shading to the drawing from top to bottom. Rely on your 3H and HB pencils for this. Use a B pencil for the darker shading.
 
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STEP 9.

Start shading the hair. Start out by defining the outline of the hair a bit more by darkening and blending in your background. Then use mainly a 3H pencil to add in the hair strands.
 
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STEP 10.

Finish up shading the hair and the ear.
 
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STEP 11.

I started to layer Cloud's collar during this step but the main thing that you have to worry about is defining the background a bit more. Use layers of HB and 3B pencils and a blending stump to smooth out your background.
 
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STEP 12.

Shading in his shoulder pad. Use a 3H pencil on the "Cloudy Wolf" emblem. Use B and 3B pencils on the shoulder pad. Use 3H or HB pencils to add texture.
 
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STEP 13.

Go over the rest of the clothing using an HB pencil to add definition and prepare you for final shading.
 
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STEP 14.

Add another layer of shading to the clothing. This time start using B and 3B pencils to darken your lines and shading.
 
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STEP 15.

Finish up your shading. Go over the drawing again from top to bottom. Smooth out your shading using blending stumps and go over any lines that need to be reworked. I hope you Final Fantasy fans enjoy this tutorial as much as I did! As always, comments and questions are more than welcome.
 

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zibzab101's comment

 

zibzab101 ~ Dec 7, 2012, 12:21:35 PM
way way way way WAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too amazing... ♥
 
sepheroph's comment

 

sepheroph ~ Oct 18, 2012, 7:04:33 PM
amzing rock rock rock rock hai hai hai hai
 
XannaRoth's comment

 

XannaRoth ~ Mar 11, 2012, 4:56:03 AM
yay
 
Oblivion's comment

 

Oblivion ~ Feb 17, 2012, 1:06:01 PM
I have never played Final Fantasy in my life, but I know Cloud and Moogle!!!
 
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Oblivion ~ Feb 15, 2012, 6:32:16 PM
I dont know what this has to do with anything, but my Sackbuy on LittleBigPlanet is wearing Cloud Strife's costume and holding his sword. AWESOME!!!! Great tut BTW.
 
volleychick's comment

 

volleychick ~ Dec 22, 2011, 9:59:16 PM
I might try and fail at tis but worth a shot =D
 
KittyKatSmiles's comment

 

KittyKatSmiles ~ Dec 17, 2011, 8:13:01 AM
You should do a drawing of Tifa!!! :D This is honestly the best drawing of Cloud I've ever seen! Amazing job! boogie =D
 
Zackthepuppy's comment

 

Zackthepuppy ~ Dec 8, 2011, 8:53:04 PM
WOW jawdrop can you do a genesis? this is amazeing good job! meowla
 
sleahtitchigrigore's comment

 

sleahtitchigrigore ~ Dec 8, 2011, 6:38:57 AM
Cloud rules hai B) yay omgomg smile salute
 
Shift's comment

 

Shift ~ Nov 24, 2011, 4:14:32 PM
nice profile pic! makes me want to draw a dragon!!!! boogie boogie boogie singing hai
@Teodora
WOW!!! jawdrop wow inlove
 
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