How to Draw Psyduck from Pokemon

How to Draw Psyduck – Material List

A piece of paper
A pencil
A bold point black marker
An eraser
Some crayons
- golden yellow
- brown yellow
- brown
- gray
- black
A sticky roller (optional)

Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/qO43EK4

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 1 – Basic Shape and Form

Draw a circle for the head
Draw a cross on the circle as if it was a sphere
Draw a circle for the body, with a dent on the bottom to indicate the crotch area
Draw two fat egg plant shapes for the arms
Draw a circle for the beak, and draw the connection from the beak to the face
Draw two circles for the eyes, and two dots for the iris
Draw three thin rectangles for the hair on top of the head
Draw two circles for the feet, zigzag across for the toes
Draw a triangle for the tail

Tip: Double check the locations of your shapes with the reference, use your pencil as a measuring tool to correct any proportion that is off.

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 2 – Refined Pencil Drawing

Draw fingers
Draw the nostrils
Refine and darken all definitive lines, leave the hidden lines alone
Continue refining rough sketch until all lines are definitive

Tip: Draw lightly, use short and repetitive strokes, slowing draw heavier as you commit to more definitive lines.

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 3 – Trace Pencil Lines with Marker

Trace the pencil lines with a black marker
Use an eraser to erase all the pencil lines so that only the marker lines remain

Tip 1: Rotate the paper to draw smoother lines

Tip 2: Break up long lines with shorter strokes, connect the short strokes to make line look continuous.

Tip 3: Push lighter on the maker to create thinner lines for small details.

Tip 4: hold down the paper with your other hand to avoid wrinkle and creases on paper

Tip 5: Use a sticky roller to clean up the eraser rubbings.

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 4 – Color in Midtone

Color the hair with gray, leave the eyes uncolored
Color the rest of the area with golden yellow
Color the body with brown yellow, overlay the brown yellow on top of the golden yellow

Tip: Color evenly, and follow direction of your strokes with the form of the object

Glossary – Midtone: the flat neutral color of an object without light and shadow

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 5 – Color in Shadow

Color the shadow area of gray with black
Color the shadow area of brown yellow with brown
Color the shadow area of golden yellow with brown

Tip: Use a sticky roller to clean up the crayon shavings

How to Draw Psyduck – Step 6 – Thicken Profile Lines

Thicken the profile lines with a black marker

Glossary – Profile lines: The outer borderlines of a major form like head, body, arms and legs. Detail lines like pattern on the body and facial features are usually not consider profile lines.

How to Draw Psyduck – Complete