How to Draw Magikarp – Material List
- A piece of paper
- A pencil
- A bold point black marker
- An eraser
- Some crayons
- pink
- dark pink
- golden yellow
- red
- red brown
- gray
- A sticky roller (optional)
Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/gLR2cYj
How to Draw Magikarp – Step 1 – Basic Shape and Form
- Draw a football shape for the body
- Draw a curve line dividing the body and the head
- Draw a circle for the eye and a dot for the iris
- Rough in the mouth and the lips
- Create the upper fin with three triangular shapes
- Create the lower fin with four triangular shapes
- Create the tail fin with half a circle
- Rough in the shape of the side fin, look at it as a distorted rectangle
- Draw two S curves for the whiskers
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 Magikarp – Step 2 – Refined Pencil Drawing
- Draw the scales on the body with hexagon shapes
- Draw the details on the fins
- 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 Magikarp – 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 Magikarp – Step 4 – Color in Midtone
- Color the lips with pink
- Color the whiskers, top and bottom fin with golden yellow
- Leave the eye, the side fin and the tail fin uncolored
- Color the rest of the body with red
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 Magikarp – Step 5 – Color in Shadow
- Color the shadow area of pink with dark pink
- Color the shadow area of golden yellow with red brown
- Color the shadow area of white with gray
- Color the shadow area of red with red brown
Tip: Use a sticky roller to clean up the crayon shavings
How to Draw Magikarp – 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 Magikarp – Complete
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