Draw your FIRST Character in 50mins (Step-by-Step) - DRAW ALONG, by KeshArt on YouTube. 49 min 21 s.
- Video length
- 49 min 21 s
- Time to do it
- 50 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Warm up for about five minutes. Draw loose circles, ovals and straight lines on scrap paper to loosen your hand before starting the character.
Draw a large oval for the head and a smaller oval below it for the body. Keep both light so you can erase them later.
Sketch simple stick lines for the arms and legs, then block in the hands and feet with small circles or ovals.
Check the proportions. Compare the head size to the body and adjust the ovals until the character looks balanced.
Decide the character's personality and shape language. Round shapes read as friendly, while sharp angles read as tough or mean.
Draw a light cross on the face to place the eyes, nose and mouth. Keep the features simple and evenly spaced.
Add hair, clothing and small details like pockets or a bag. Use clean lines over the light sketch.
Erase the guide lines and darken the final outline. Fill in any flat colour if you want to finish the design.
Tips and common mistakes
Draw your guide shapes very lightly so they erase cleanly later.
Keep the head and body sizes consistent across a few sketches so your character looks the same each time.
Do not rush the foundation stage, since fixing proportions later is harder than getting them right early.
Questions
Do I need any drawing experience?
No. The tutorial starts with a warmup and builds the character from simple ovals and lines, so beginners can follow along.
How long does it take?
The full draw-along runs about 50 minutes. You can pause between chapters and finish in two shorter sessions if you prefer.
What if my character looks wrong?
Check the head-to-body ratio first, then the placement of the facial features. Small changes to the guide shapes usually fix the look.
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