Cartoon Critters, ages 8 to 12
How to draw Friendly Monster
A furry monster with one big eye, short horns and a toothy grin. Learn how shape changes feeling (round shapes look friendly, spiky ones look scary), ink a fuzzy outline with small flicks, then colour it and make it your own.
No account needed to try it.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 25 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 8 to 12
How to draw Friendly Monster
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Pencil (HB) For light first shapes you can erase.
- Black fineliner 0.5 mm, or any black pen.
- Eraser A soft white eraser.
- Coloured pencils Any set; sharpen them first.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
Round means friendly
Round shapes feel friendly and spiky shapes feel scary. Lightly draw a big, round blob for a friendly monster.
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02Construction
Eye, horns, smile, arms and feet
Add one big circle for the eye, two short horns, a wide smile, stubby arms and two round feet.
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03Details
A fuzzy outline
Ink the body with small flicks all the way round, so it looks furry. Then ink the horns, arms and feet.
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04Details
A big eye and a toothy smile
Ink the eye with a big pupil and a shine, then the smile with two square teeth and a tongue.
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05Details
Erase the pencil
When the ink is dry, gently erase all the pencil, including your spiky and round shapes in the corners.
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06Colour
Colour it in
Colour the fur lavender, the horns sand, the eye teal, the mouth dark and the tongue pink. Leave the teeth white.
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07Finishing touches
Spots, shadow, and make it yours
Add plum spots and a shadow down the right side. Then make it yours: more eyes, bigger horns, stripes or a new colour!
Ages 8 to 12
