Monday, March 29, 2010

How to Draw: Saly

It is time to learn to draw the great monster Saly! Saly is happy all the time. Her favorite color is pink. She likes ham. She is smart. She likes to play tennis and she is 7 and a half  years old, and gorgeous. A special thanks to Charlotte G. from Utah for creating Saly!


As usual, to view this monster drawing lesson as a pdf, click here.












This is a rather easy drawing lesson,
If you can draw these shapes,




you can draw Saly.


Step 1: Draw Saly's head by creating a large U and adding a circle on top of it.










Step 2: Draw big curves for her ears.








Step 3: Draw her face with two circles and one half circle.










Step 4: Draw triangles for Saly's teeth and curves for the inside of her ears.










Step 5: Use two straight lines to create her legs.











Step 6: Use a straight line to make the bottom of Saly's feet. Then make a curve from her leg around to the bottom of the shoe.












Step 7: Draw the extras on her legs and feet with straight lines to make her socks and shoes.












Step 8: Use lines to create Saly's arms.












Step 9: Use a circle and a curve to make her hand for holding her racket.












Step 10: Draw a ball and a curve to make Saly's hand and her tennis ball.












Step 11:  Use circles and lines to create her tennis racket.












Step 12: Add the extras and color Saly!











Have fun! Can't wait to see your drawings!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

How To Draw: Cookies!


It is time to learn to draw Cookies - not the yummy snacks,  but a fun monster! Cookies is a playful monster. She likes to ride on her scooter all afternoon. She has a pet frog named Hoppy. Cookie plays with Hoppy and her friends every day. Most of all, Cookies likes to eat cookies. She is a nice and super monster. A special thanks to Ryan A. from California for creating Cookies!













To view the directions as a PDF, click here.



If you can draw these shapes,




you can draw Cookies.


Step 1: Draw Cookies' head. Start with a circle for the head. Then add two smaller circles with dots in the center. Add antennae by drawing a curvy line with dots at the end.














Step 2: Draw squiggly lines for her body with a straight line along the bottom.












Step 3: Use half circles and straight lines to make Cookies' two feet.












Step 4: Draw lines for her arms.












Step 5: Make curves for for his hands. Try to make them look as if Cookies is wearing mittens.













Step 6: Draw the cookie and scooter handle in her hands.













Step 7: Use two straight lines to create the scooter bar.











Step 8: Make an oval for Cookies' scooter board.












Step 9: Circles and dots make the scooter wheels.













Step 10: Lightly draw lines going across her squiggly body. If you don't want her body to be striped, you can make it spotted, solid, or whatever design you would like.












Step 11: Color your design on her body.












Step 12: Draw her face and color Cookies. Have fun!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

How to Draw: Pickles

Get ready to draw Pickles! This is a fairly simple drawing lesson, so have some fun with it!  Pickles loves to garden! She grows all sorts of vegetables and especially cucumbers to make her pickles with. Pickles is often caught with a smile on her face and giggles. Her best friend is Lollipop. Thanks, Shae C. from Arizona, for this great monster! I am sure she will be a great help around Murb!

To view the PDF, click here.













If you can draw these shapes,





then you can draw Pickles.


Step 1: Draw a triangle with rounded corners for Pickles' body.










Step 2: Draw lines for her arms.









Step 3: Use lines to draw the tops of her legs.










Step 4: Draw small curves for the fingers on Pickles' hands. Then add a curved line on her palm.










Step 5: Draw her feet.











Step 6: Draw three curved lines out of the top of Pickles' head, then add circles to the end of the lines for her hair.












Step 7: Draw circles for her eyes. Create a small curve to add an eyelid onto her eye.











Step 8: Add in the extras of the eyes by creating eye lashes and an eybrow.












Step 9: Draw a straight line for the top of her mouth. Then draw a large curve for the bottom of her smile.












Step 10: Two small curves can create Pickles' top lip.












Step 11: Add in two small teeth and a bottom lip.











Step 12: Color and complete.

Monday, March 8, 2010

How to Draw: Tiptoe!

It is time to learn how to draw Tiptoe! This drawing lesson will be long, but not too hard. This monster is Tiptoe. She likes to walk on her tiptoes with shoes up. She likes to walk and walk all around MURB. She can walk babies because she is quiet!  A special thanks to Charissa P. of New Jersey for such a cute and helpful monster!














If you can draw these shapes,




 You can draw Tiptoe!

Get the PDF of this lesson here.

Step 1: Draw the top of Tiptoe's head by making an upside down U.




Step 2: Draw Tiptoe's chin.






Step 3: Draw her pointy ears by making a straight line from her cheeks and a curved line on top of it.







Step 4: Using lines, draw her neck and shirt.










Step 5: Draw her straight leg by making two lines from her shirt and then a line at the bottom.











Step 6: Make the lines curved a bit to make the second leg bent.











Step 7: Use curvy lines to draw the top of her feet.











Step 8: Draw in the bottom of Tiptoe's feet.











Step 9: Use lines to draw her arms.












Step 10: Draw her hands with curvy lines.











Step 11:  Carefully draw her big hair. The top is made with large curves, the bottom with some flips that curl up.












Step 12: Add in her happy face.












Step 13: Add in the extras.











Step 14: Color and now you have a great Tiptoe monster!