How to Draw Mew – Material List
- A piece of paper
- A pencil
- A black marker
- An eraser
- Some color pencils
- black
- gray
- dark blue
- blue
- dark red
- red
- A Sticky roller (optional)
Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/qO43EK4
How to Draw Mega Charizard X – Step 1 – Basic Shape and Stick Figuring
- Draw a circle for the head
- Draw two curve on the head circle to locate horns
- Draw a cross for the nose
- Draw an egg/pear shape for the body
- Draw the neck to connect the head to the body
- Draw two circles for the shoulders
- Draw two circles for the fists
- Draw stick arms and connect the shoulders with the fists
- Draw two egg shape for the thighs
- Draw two rectangles for the feet
- Draw a banana shape for the tail
- Draw two curves on each shoulder to locate the horns
- Draw stick wings, pay attention to the anatomy/structure of the wing arms
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 Mew – Step 2 – Form Figuring
- Draw cross on head circle, it will help us locate the facial features in Step 3
- Draw two curved horns on the head based
- Refine nose circle to define nose shape
- Draw two curved horns on each shoulder
- Refine fist circles to define claw and nails
- Draw form of the arms based on the stick arms
- Draw lines to locate the toe nails on the feet
- Draw curves to divide the general shape of the wings
- Draw rough forms for the flames that’s coming out of the mouth and the tip of the tail
- Continue refining forms until all forms are defined
How to Draw Mega Charizard X – Step 3 – Refined Pencil Drawing 1st Pass
- Refine the head shape and draw all facial features
- Refine the neck, draw two triangles for the fins on the neck
- Refine the arms and the body
- Refine the thigh, draw and indicate where the knees are
- Refine the feet, draw the toe nails
- Refine the tail and the flame on the tip
- Refine the wings, pay attention to the anatomy of the wing arms
Tip: Draw lightly, use short and repetitive strokes, slowing draw heavier as you commit to more definitive lines.
How to Draw Mega Charizard X – Step 4 – Refined Pencil Drawing 2nd Pass
- Erase all lines lightly, DO NOT erase completely, enough to still see all lines
Tip: After you erase your drawing will look very dirty, but that is fine. After you trace with marker you can clean up all the pencil lines.
- Continue refining until all lines are definitive
How to Draw Mega Charizard X – Step 5 – 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 Mega Charizad X – Step 6 – Color in Midtone
- Color the iris with red
- Color the flame, wingspan, front of the body, and tip of the horns blue
- Color the rest of the body gray
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 Mega Charizard – Step 7 – Color in Shadow
- Color the deeper area of the iris with black
- Color the shadow area of blue with dark blue
- Color the shadow are of gray with black
Tip: Use a sticky roller to clean up the color pencil shavings
How to Draw Mega Charizard – Step 8 – 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 Mega Charizard X – Complete
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