How to Draw Charmander – Material List
- A piece of paper
- A pencil
- A bold point black marker
- An eraser
- Some crayons
- brown
- tan orange
- yellow brown
- golden yellow
- red
- pink
- purple
- blue
- A sticky roller (optional)
Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/0XiXtvC
How to Draw Charmander – 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 two ovals with flat bottom for the eyes
- Draw the mouth like shape of a crescent
- Draw an egg shape for the body, and another egg shape for the belly
- Draw two half ovals like orange slices for the arms
- Draw two ovals for the legs, roughly draw the shape of the feet
- Draw the tail and the roughly the shape of the flame on the tip of 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 Charmander – Step 2 – Refined Pencil Drawing
- Draw the details like all the fingers, toe nails, teeth, and nostrils
- Draw the details in the eyes
- 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 Charmander – 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 Charmander – Step 4 – Color in Midtone
- Color the eyes with blue
- Color the tongue with pink
- Color the belly with golden yellow
- Color the flame with golden yellow and red
- Color the body with tan orange
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 Charmander – Step 5 – Color in Shadow
- Color the shadow area of pink with purple
- Color the shadow area of golden yellow with yellow brown
- Color the shadow area of tan orange with brown
Tip: Use a sticky roller to clean up the crayon shavings
How to Draw Charmander – 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 Charmander – Complete
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