Sunday, May 22, 2011

How to Draw a Cartoon Clydesdale Horse

Magnificent, stylish, and strong -- these are the words most people would use describe the popular Clydesdale horse. Our step-by-step instructions will guide you through drawing a cartoon Clydesdale horse from start to finish.

To draw a cartoon Clydesdale horse, examine the illustration of the cartoon Clydesdale horse before proceeding to step 1.
Learn how to draw this cartoon Clydesdale horse.

In this section, we'll show you how to draw the above cartoon Clydesdale horse. You can draw this cartoon Clydesdale horse freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

When drawing a cartoon Clydesdale horse, start by drawing the body, head, and snout. Sketch curved lines for the neck.

Step 1: Use a large oval body. Draw a circle and smaller oval for the head and snout. Connect them with two short curved lines. Sketch two curved lines for the neck.

To draw a cartoon Clydesdale horse, add the legs.

Step 2: Begin each front leg with a U-shape. To each one add two parallel lines and a circle overlapping a pointed oval. For the back leg on your right, draw parallel lines (two short and two long).

Overlap a circle with a pointed oval. For the other rear leg, sketch a partial egg-shaped figure. Add two parallel lines connected to a circle overlapping a pointed oval.

When drawing a cartoon Clydesdale horse, add the snout, nostrils, lips, eyes, mane, ears, and tail. Form shoulders and hooves.
Step 3: Attach curved lines, U-shapes, and J-shapes for the snout, nostrils, lips, and jaw. Use two upside-down U-shapes for the eyes. Place the one on your left above a curved line.

Connect curved V-shapes to form the ears and mane. Use a huge comma-shaped figure and an attached curved line for the tail and back. Shape the shoulders, legs, and hooves with curved lines, Y-shapes, and U-shapes.

When drawing a cartoon Clydesdale horse, draw hair on the legs. Detail the tail, back, shoulder, neck, snout, and mouth.
Step 4: Draw hair on the legs and tail by connecting curved V-shapes. Detail the legs, back, shoulder, neck, and tail with some curved lines. Place curved V-shapes and curved lines in the mane for some hair.

Sketch a curved line in the ear on your left. Use a tiny circle, two small U-shapes, and curved lines for the eyes and an eyelid. Detail the snout, nostril, and mouth with two curved lines and a thin tube with pointed ends.

To finish drawing a cartoon Clydesdale horse, darken the irises, nostril, and one hoof. Shade one ear and hooves.
Step 5: Darken the irises, nostril, and bottom of one front hoof. Shade one ear and the hooves with many curved lines.

Your cartoon Clydesdale horse is ready to strut his stuff. Bravo!

Prepare to switch gears. The next drawing will allow you to use your imagination and your newly acquired skills.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

How to Draw a Cartoon Hobo

Learning how to draw a cartoon hobo can be fun if you have the proper materials and a good set of simple instructions. That's where we come in!

To draw a cartoon hobo, examine the illustration of the cartoon hobo before proceeding to step 1.
Learn how to draw this cartoon hobo.

In this section, we'll show you how to draw the above cartoon hobo. You can draw this cartoon hobo freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

When drawing a cartoon hobo, begin with the hobo’s sack, then draw the body, head, and neck.

Step 1: Place a half circle on a straight line for the hobo’s sack. Draw a heart-shaped body above it. Add a circle for the head. Use two short lines for the neck.

To draw a cartoon hobo, draw the ears, forehead, and chin. Form facial features, arms, and hands. Draw the clothing.

Step 2: Draw the ear as a backward question mark. Above it, join an oval to a square. Connect U-shapes for the forehead and J-shapes for the chin. Form the nose with an oval, J-shape, and U-shape. Add curved cheeks.

Turn over U-shapes for the eyes. Show the mouth as a curve and two lines. Draw curved shoulders. Use a U-shape and curve for the arm. Sketch a rounded triangle and oval for the hands.

Make a U-shaped leg. Shape one shoe like a kidney. Close a U-shape with a line for the other shoe. Curve a rectangle for the pants cuff.

When drawing a cartoon hobo, add eyebrows, eyelids, and irises. Define the face and toes (shoes). Shape the hobo sack.

Step 3: Draw comma-shaped eyebrows. Use curved arrows for eyelids and irises. Sketch curves in the ear and below the nostrils. Add a lip line. Define oval and curved fingers.

Outline the clothes with J-shapes and curves. Show the curved waistband. Use Y-shapes for the pants legs and a curved rectangle for the cuff. Draw the shoes with a curved rectangle and lines.

Show U-shaped and curved toes. Put a curved V-shape in the sack. Add a bow with a circle and rounded triangle and rectangle.

When drawing a cartoon hobo, darken the hair, form a cigar, a stick, and draw a hole in the pants.

Step 4: Darken the hair with zigzags. Add two hairs with an M-shape. Form the cigar with a U-shape, curved rectangle, oval ash, and curved band.

Use curved triangles for the nails. Draw a hole in the pants with jagged lines; add a curled hair. Sketch a rectangular patch on the sack. Show stitches as lines.

Shape the bow with J-shapes and curves. Put lines in V-shapes to finish the knot. For the stick, draw a curved tube and a line at one end. Form a branch with downward curves and an oval.

To finish drawing a cartoon hobo, darken the eyebrows, irises, and cigar band. Add stubble. Shade and darken where needed.

Step 5: Darken the eyebrows, irises, and cigar band. Show the beard stubble as many tiny dots on the chin. Shade the cigar, stick, pants cuffs, and under the chin with short curved lines.

Also shade the shoes and shoe heels and inside the bow with short lines. Darken the patch slightly with longer lines. Place a squiggle in the elbow.

Your carefree cartoon hobo is complete! You should be very proud of your work. Ready to move on?

In the next section learn how to draw a horse that’s not only popular for it’s strength, but also for a style that manages to turn heads wherever it goes.