HOW TO DRAW POKEMON

 PIKACHU!

 

STEP 1.

This tut doesn't really need guidelines, but I know how lots of people don't like drawing without them, so I've stuck them in anyway for any of you who like to get the proportions spot on.

STEP 2.

Right, the shape of the head basically follows the circle, but note how the far left side of the head is flatter with a point.

STEP 3.

We're going to draw Pikachu's ears and facial features now. The ears have a feather-like shape to them that can be hard to get right away, but you'll know when you've got the shape right. Typically Pikachu's eyes are round, and you can do it that way if you want, but here I've done them in an anime-style rounded triangle shape.Note how the cheeks aren't perfectly round, as we're not looking at him head on.

STEP 4.

Next we're going to mark in Pikachu's arms. They're short and stubby and have little stubby fingers at the end too. Note how the arms start out subtly fatter at the top than the bottom.

STEP 5.

Time to draw Pikachu's bottom half. The shape of his body is a kind of rounded bell shape that's partly obscured by his arm, and his feet are long and thin with three toes.

STEP 6.

The last step is to draw pikachu's tail and markings on the ears, back and tail.

STEP 7.

And that's it! you now have your very own drawing of Pikachu! Hope you found this tutorial helpful, I'd love to hear what you think in the comments section.







MEGA CHARZARD X

STEP 1.

Ok, let's get started with some guide lines. When I drew the body, I thought of a little gourd. Maybe you know the type I'm thinking of. Anyway, the thighs are just big, rounded square/diamond shapes. Bring the curve of the neck all the way down and around to the end of the tail. Try to make it one nice curve. Tiny head. Chicken wings up top. Yay. Let's move on.

 

STEP 2.

With really cartoony character like this, you want to try to extend your lines as far as possible. So here, the entire snout is one line, rather than multiple short ones. Draw in the eyebrow first, and then add the eye below.

 

STEP 3.

Whoa, vampiric. Here we'll draw in the sharp triangles for horns and his fangs, and also add some nostrils and eye detail.

 

STEP 4.

So when you're drawing cartoon fire like this, it's all about drawing reverse curves. You curve it one way, and then the other. It's like drawing wavy water, leaves, and a bunch of other things. Just keep the general direction in mind, and make your curves back and forth.

 

STEP 5.

Here you'll want to draw the lower lip first, and then draw the chin below it. Leave a space for one of his teeth to poke past the lip.

 

STEP 6.

Draw the two teeth in first. Then draw the gum line behind them. Then you can add in the tongue. I've also drawn some finer details to the face and horns.

 

STEP 7.

Now for the body. The main thing is to keep nice, clean curves. If you're not comfortable drawing a single line down the neck and to the bottom of the stomach, do what I did here -- end your curve early, and then add a little wrinkle or vein. Then you can pick up the curve again and it all looks pretty seemless.

 

STEP 8.

Let's jump to the hands now. We'll begin with the fingers on one hand. Start with the knuckles. At the fingertips, draw the inside curve of the fingernails/claws. We'll add the claws later. On the opposite hand, we're seeing the palm and thumb, so let's do the reverse. Start with the claw. Then add the wrinkles of the thumb, and end with the two lumps of the palm.

 

STEP 9.

Now we can add the remaining fingers and claws.

 

STEP 10.

Sometimes it's easier to draw the arms when the hands are already in place.

 

STEP 11.

Weird shoulders on this guy. Draw the front spikes first. Then use curves behind that to connect to the arms. Draw the back curve of the shoulder, and then add the final spike. Getting the front spikes even was actually a bit tricky, so be sure to sit back and take a good look before inking your drawing.

 

STEP 12.

For the legs, we can pretty much just trace the guide lines, but we'll add bumps for the knees, and a few extra curves for some leg muscles.

 

STEP 13.

The lower legs are VERY short. So short they're almost not there. I drew the toe claws first, and then used curves to build the feet around them.

 

STEP 14.

Long curves for the tail. If you're drawing on a computer, or with pencil, you can draw a single curve through the foot and then erase the part that overlaps the foot. Not quite so easy to do that with ink.

 

STEP 15.

Same technique as earlier for the tail fire.

 

STEP 16.

Ok, this is interesting. I actually made a mistake in giving these claws cuticles... like your fingernails... They're supposed to be more like the shoulder spikes... but it's not a big deal. Draw the spikes first. Then build the "arms" behind them. We'll have both spikes aiming toward the front of the head.

 

STEP 17.

Now we can draw in these "carrots" for the last fleshy part of the wings.

 

STEP 18.

Big curves for the "feathers." I added a little bend to the underside of each feather.

 

STEP 19.

Now we can go back in and add some extra details here and there. Season to taste.

 

STEP 20.

...and there you have it. Mega Charizard X. Our boy is all grown up. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this. Let me know what you think, and be sure to post your drawings when you're finished. Thanks for viewing!

 

 

DRAGONITE

 

 

STEP 1.

Begin with a small circle for the head and then draw a neck line. Next, make another shape for the body and move to step two once you add the face guide.

 

STEP 2.

For the next step you will begin sketching out the shape of the head, snout, and some of the back neck. Draw the horn and two antenna that Dragonite has as well.

 

STEP 3.

Okay, this is a very simple task. All that needs to be done in this step is the creation of the two eyes. Next, sketch in some dashes for the nose.

 

STEP 4.

Its now time to draw out the big round body and when you do this just draw from under the nose, out, and down. This will draw a belly and then when that is done you can continue the lining from the back of the head to make the right arm and clawed fingers or nails. Don't forget to add the left arm as well.

 

STEP 5.

You are literally already almost done with this drawing. All you have to do now is draw out the legs, large feet and toes, and then draw in the tail.

 

STEP 6.

Lastly simply draw the small wings on the back of Dragonite and then clean up your work when you are done.

 

STEP 7.

Before finishing the lesson you will need to draw in the belly lines which are horizontal in shape. Once that is done, that's all there is to it, now lets go see how your drawing should look.

 

STEP 8.

Here is the finished line art when you are all done. Now you can go ahead and finish things off by coloring in your drawing. I hope you liked learning how to draw Dragonite.