How To Draw Sonic Blog

I love learning How to Draw Sonic so much that I can’t help doodle the little critter any chance I get. Whether I’m on the phone, on a bus, or watching tv, I’ll grab a pen and make doodles of Sonic, Dr. Robotnik, Tails, and the others.

A lot of people would love to know how to draw cartoon characters really well, but they think it’s just too hard or they’re not good enough. I don’t think this is the case, so I want to set the record straight in this article.

If you search online for tips on how to draw cartoon people then sooner or later you will find some of the following advise: -

• You need to develop a good sense of proportions
• You need to devote a lot of time for practicing
• You need to have good imagination
• You should try to perfect your skill of drawing nice lines and curves
• You want to have a good eye for colours and shades

I agree that you need to have all these things to be a good artist, but I disagree that you should focus on them too much. As far as I’m concerned, there is something far more important than all of the above put together. My golden rule of learning how to draw Sonic to perfection is this; HAVE FUN!!

Here are my favourite ways to have fun with drawing cartoons:-

• Draw in a group, club, or in the company of friends.
• Carry my drawings in a portfolio and take them with me to show friends and relatives all the time.
• Draw Sonic to music or while a Sonic DVD is playing in the background. That way you can more easily capture a sense of excitement in the drawing.
• Get some really nice pens and pencils to draw with. (I personally love using magic markers.)
• Share your drawings on forums and on Facebook groups so that you can make friends with other people with the same interest as you.
• Buy a really cool comic and copy your favourite drawings as best you can (one of my favourite past times).

So long as you keep having fun, you are much more likely to carry on drawing for years and years. If you aren’t having much fun then you’ll probably give up, or your drawings won’t look as good because you won’t feel as creative.

Sharing the experience of drawing is the key to perfecting the skill of how to draw Sonic.

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One of my favourite ways how to draw Sonic is to use my trusty mechanical pencil. Although any sort will do, I think that if you really love drawing, you should also love your pens.

Far and away the best mechanical pencil out there is the “Pentel Graph Gear 1000 0.5″. If treated will care will last for decades and the styling of it is sooo cool – it’s a design classic. You can buy them from Amazon here:-  Pentel Graph Gear 1000.

The following video shows a mechanical pencil in action:-

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Here’s a cool video where a guy shows how to draw cartoon animals using MS Paint and a tablet:-

Remember this guy is NOT using a mouse, that wouldn’t really be the right tool for drawing freehand.

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To know how to draw comic people really, really well takes practice. If you love it enough, it’s no chore to practice your skills every single day. When your watching TV, on the phone, or during your lunch break are all good times to practice sketching and drawing.

In the video below you’ll see first hand an artist who has become so good just by practicing everyday, whenever he has a chance.

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To learn how to draw cartoon people to the level of a professional artist, you need to understand a thing or two about style. Tiny little changes in the proportions of the character have a big effect on the overall style of the drawing.

Not many people ever discover the secret of learning how to draw cartoon people which is:-

Almost everyone can learn to draw cartoons,

But almost no one ever takes the time to learn to draw cartoons with “Style”.

That’s why great cartoon artists are few and far between.

Style is the defining factor that makes a good drawing into a great drawing.

Don’t just take my word for it though – see for yourself how this artist draws Sonic in their own particular “cute” style…

TUTORIAL – How to draw Sonic by ~kalmathehedgehog on deviantART

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Just found this totally cool How To Draw Sonic game and just had to throw up a link immediately. Check this out for sheer coolness (click “Play This Game” to start it):-

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/257117

After using it for a while I think that I would give it 10/10 for graphic presentation, and 7/10 for how much skill you can learn from using this game.

One of things I love the most is that it’s not just all about sonic, but you can also learn how to draw cartoon animals found in some of the Sonic games over the years.

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If your looking for the best way to teach yourself how to draw Sonic, your not the first and you won’t be the last. Someone already asked this question on Yahoo answers and they got a brilliant answer with 9 awesome links to various tutorials. These will give heaps of cool material on how to learn to draw cartoons. You can check out the page here:-

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080529140408AA08o71

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Back in the 1990’s I taught myself how to draw sonic, and even to this day I enjoy doodling the little critter. Turns out there might be quite a few of us grown up kids out there. Here’s some proof:

Someone asked whose kids know how to draw sonic, and this surprising answer came back,

“Sonic the hedgehog! I’m 20 and I used to love to draw it.”

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006031201070

I found another How to Draw Sonic lesson which I think is ideal for kids. It’s split into a few sections so you don’t have to keep hitting the pause button. Just draw what you see and when your done click Play and watch how to do the next part. This is such an easy way to get started and therefore is good fun.

I think that fun is key to learning how to draw cartoon people (or hedgehogs) because without it you’ll quit before you’ve had time to master it.

Enjoy your sketching!!

How To Draw Sonic Tutorial

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Here’s a quick How to Draw Sonic tutorial that’s handy for beginers who want to get started. This is a good trick for how to draw cartoon characters in general because it helps you construct the underlying shapes in 3 dimensions.

I personally prefer to do my sketching on paper, but if you can get good results with a tablet then you have the added advantage of easily deleting your construction lines.

I’ll be keeping my eyes open for tutorials like this one to post all in one place – here at the How to Draw Sonic Blog.

-How to Draw Sonic- by ~KaiThePhaux on deviantART

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