Friends Ma g ical How to Draw Cute
100 Adorable Characters Step by Step
Christopher Hart
Friends Ma g ical How to Draw Cute
100 Adorable Characters Step by Step
Christopher Hart
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Welcome to the enchanted world of cute and magical beings!
This adorable collection will provide hours of creative fun while teaching how to draw with the help of hundreds of illustrations. The characters have wonderful personalities, and the step-by-step instructions are easy to follow for all ages. Before you get started, here is a guide to the basics of drawing the characters you’ll find in this book.
DRAWING TIPS
Start with a head shape and add an up-anddown guideline in the center. Add a side-to-side guideline for the eyes and ears.
Up-and-down guideline
Side-to-side guideline
All faces begin with an easy shape.
DRAWING CHARACTERS
Drawing a simple body doesn’t mean it has to be boring. Some of the cutest characters are simple to draw. Costumes create a unique character type. This book has lots of them!
The chest is as wide as the hips.
FAIRY
The details add personality and are fun to draw.
KNIGHT
Give him a short sword—he can’t handle anything bigger!
The arms and legs taper down to simplified hands and feet.
Butterfly Wings
This little fairy has wings with markings at the tips. Also, notice that the drawing is layered: the fairy is drawn first, then the hair, and the wings are last.
Draw trim on the outfit at the top and the bottom.
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Abra-Ca-Turtle
Turtles are cute, funny, sweet animals. Normally, a turtle walks with its tummy brushing the ground. But when we turn it into a cartoon, we draw it standing upright like a person.
There are two little lines
Draw the arms short.
Draw the legs shorter.
Spooky Cat
This cat can cast a spell on humans to get them to scratch under her chin—for hours, without mercy.
Draw a pointed collar.
Show some fur on the forehead.
Princess Chipmunk
In the Kingdom of Enchanted Animals, the first law is that whoever wears the crown rules. The second law is that everyone gets to wear a crown. It’s a very nice kingdom.
Draw tiny ears on top of the head.
The robe widens at the ground.
Raccoon Prince
Raccoons have dark patches around their eyes, and a striped tail. Fluffy cheeks make this prince’s mouth look smaller.
His torch lights the way.
Knights & Medieval Friend
Knight in Armor
The knight’s helmet has an opening for his face. On top of that is the visor, and to the side is a feather for good luck.
Draw a line for the cutout around the face.
Maiden
This maiden lives in the castle. She wears a tall hat, so she can’t go into rooms with low ceilings.
Her hat is tied under her chin.
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Little Princess
To convey this princess’s petiteness, draw small arms and hands.
Draw the pigtails as similar to each other as possible.
Draw the eyes wide apart and a dainty smile.
Princess Pup
A lot of us treat our dogs as if they were royalty, but this pup actually is! She wears a tall cone hat with a scarf at the top.
Draw eyelashes over the eyes.
Late for Class!
Young princesses learn to speak different languages like frog and porcupine. In her hurry to get to class, this princess’s crown flies up off her head!
Draw the guideline low on faces with big eyeglasses.
Draw small eyebrows tilted up.
Placing one hand on her chin helps convey her worry—she’s in a hurry!
Tearful Princess
Oh no! This princess is weeping after watching a play. Do you think it was sad, or so bad it made her cry?
Draw big eyes, but leave a little shine in them.
Draw a single giant teardrop.
Draw two lines across the dress for a pattern.
Monster Gets the Joke
Do you know how to make a cartoon look like it’s laughing? Draw the eyes closed and the smile open.
Darken the area inside of the mouth.
Vibration lines also help show laughter.
Which Way to the Kingdom? 63 Court Jester 64 Royal Wizard 65
Young King Arthur 66
Little Princess 70
Princess 57 Baby Dragon 58
Doggy of the Round Table 59
Ready for Anything 60
Tiny Knight 62
Princess Chipmunk 50 Raccoon Prince 51 Knight in Armor 54 Maiden 55 Peasant Girl 56
Lightning Bear 44 Bunny and the Magical Jewel 45
Farmer Gerbil 46
Antler Hamster 48 Pixie Kitty 49
Sir Lancelot 67
Hypnosis 103 Flying 104
Lightning Powers 106
Monster Maker 107
Magical Narwhal 95
Master of the Wand 98 The Nicest Power 100
Super-Sensitive Hearing 101
Levitation 102
Octo-Blob 89
Fashionable Mermaid and Friend 90
Out for a Stroll 92
Littlest Mermaid 93
Shy Mermaid 94
Mermaid 84
Teen Mermaid 88
Tearful Princess 77
Ballerina Princess 81
Late for Class! 76
About the Author
Christopher Hart is the world’s leading author of art instruction books, with over 8 million copies sold and titles translated into over 20 languages. His books offer aspiring artists of all ages accessible and clearly written step-by-step instruction on a wide variety of learn-how-to-draw subjects, including animals, cartoons, manga, and anime.
You can visit Chris at: ChristopherHartBooks.com
@Christopher_Hart_Books @cartoons.manga
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World Enchanted Enter an
and Learn How to Draw
Adorable Magical Characters!
Drawing cute fantasy has never been easier for all ages! With over 600 step-by-step illustrations, you’ll be drawing all things magical before you know it—from fairies and mermaids to princesses and monsters, medieval knights, neat superpowers, and more—even if you’ve never drawn before!
