How to Draw Dementors

Last Updated: October 21, 2021

If you're a fan of the Harry Potter books and movies, you are undoubtedly familiar with Dementors. They are the foulest creatures to roam the earth. They feed from human happiness and will steal your soul if they kiss you. They don't mess around. Follow this step-by-step tutorial and learn how to draw these disagreeable monsters.

Steps

1
Start by the drawing the silhouette. This will provide an excellent guide for the rest of your drawing.
- It's also a good idea to include guidelines within the silhouette.
2
Draw indistinct shapes inside the silhouette. This will serve as the holes on his body or fabric.

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3
Draw another series of indistinct shapes This step will help illustrate pieces of fabric that are hanging on to his garment. Hint: you can copy the shape of lightning bolts to help you in drawing these shapes.
4
Add squiggly lines in his form. This will emphasize the folds on his garment.
5
Draw the hands. Make sure the hands are pointy and scary.
6
Outline your drawing using permanent media. You can use anything you like (ink or paint, for example). Wait a few minutes and erase all your pencil marks. This will keep the drawing nice and neat.
7
Color your drawing. Since a Dementor is a creature of the dark, use appropriate (and complimentary) colors like black, grey, or dark purple/blue.
8
Add shading/light.
- It helps to pick a slightly darker color and color around the fabric lines depending on where your light is coming from.
- Alternatively, lighten some areas to add more depth to your piece.

Community Q&A

Question

How can I draw Harry Potter?

Community Answer

Check out these wikiHow articles on drawing Harry Potter characters, but also look on Google and YouTube for reference images and videos, respectively.
Question

What about the mouth?

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Community Answer

There doesn't seem to be a mouth in this design, or even a face at that. However, no ones stopping you from using your creativity and adding a mouth of your choice.