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Do you want to learn how to draw Pikachu, the most popular of all Pokemon characters amongst boys and girls? I have put together a step-by-step tutorial that will help you figure out how to draw Pikachu by using simple shapes to build up Pikachu’s form. This is an intermediate cartooning tutorial that older kids, teens, and adults will enjoy. Even some younger children might be able to draw Pickachu if you stand by to help with the instructions. Enjoy!
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Step by Step Drawing Lesson : How to Draw Pikachu from Pokemon for Kids
Step 1

First, Sketch out the Outline of Pikachu’s head and torso. If you look at Pikachu closely, you will be able to see that his head is the shape of a rectangle with curved corners. Pikachu’s torso is the shape of a square with curved corners. Look carefully at the proportions (size of the head in comparison to his torso) of Pikachu’s head in comparison to his torso (body). Don’t worry about mistakes because you can erase these later. Later, you will be using a pen or marker to outline the ‘right’ lines.
Step 2

Now, please take notice of the areas that are drawn in red….Pikachu’s arms / hands, and feet. These shouldn’t be too hard for you to draw. Look at each basic shape and you will notice that the feet look like W’s with one extra hump…and the hands look like W’s with two extra humps. If you think of shapes in the most simplest of forms, you won’t have problems immitating them.
Step 3

Now we will work on drawing Pikachu’s tail. You might want to try to picture his tail as two zigzags with a triangle resting above it (as seen below), it might be easier for you to draw it. Or you might want to picture it as a bubble letter W with a triangle sitting on top of it, which ever works for you better. Don’t forget to draw the ‘M’ looking stripe on his lower tail too.

Step 4

Now draw Pikachu’s crazy cute ears. His ears look like pointy, mishapen triangles. Within each of these triangle-ears, there is another triangle-like shape, so try to draw that too.
Step 5

Now, take a look at Pikachu’s eyes and rosy cheeks and see if you can draw them too. The eyes and cheeks are about the same sized circle….the only difference is that the eyes have smaller circle within them too.
Step 6

Now for the last drawing details. Draw Pikachu’s chin, mouth and nose. The mouth looks like a wide ‘W’, the chin looks like a closed, wide ‘U’, and the nose looks like a closed ‘V’ or a triangle.
Step 7

Now you just have to erase lines that you don’t need and outline the ‘correct’ lines with a pen or marker. If you are having problems figuring out which lines to erase, then reference my drawing (above) for help. Use your watercolors, markers, colored pencils, crayons, or chalk to color Pikachu and you will have an amazing Pikachu to show off to your friends.
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Wow did you do that? its very good.I have been drawing Pikachu since I was 2 it was my all time favorite and it still is. I am pro at drawing Pikachu.But this one is amazing.The first step is very hard but I managed to draw it.Reply to me on my email and I will show you the picture and thankyou also it has only been 8 years since I first started drawing Pikachu Thanx again
Best Regards
Krystal
Hy Krystal. Thanks for you sweet comment. I would love to see your Pikachu…lets see it.
pokemon are the best in the world
boo!
yoo!
i love to draw pikachu its so fun even though im a girl its fun to draw pokemon and i like sams pikachu its cool and i also like kyristels even adim i love to draw all differnt things on this web site i hope they make more drawings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like that comment about pika cho
im a kid
i relly want to see your pikachu krystale.
Do you mean a picture of Pokemon evolving into Raichu?
i love pikachu even though i am a girl.
i think i can draw dis
Hi! I do ♥ Pikachu… I can draw Club Penguin, Toontown, Pokemon, and ROBLOX I am really into drawing lol I think that u guys should learn and draw better, I think everyone is a good drawer, I am a Girl lol ♫Angel♦
you are awesome at drawing mabey you could show how to draw the shadings because i couldnt do it!!! your pikachu is so adorable! i love pokemon even though i am a girl and watch all the shows
I just tried to draw it, It looks a little lopsided, but oh well. It was good for my first try!! :]
Thanks! & You should try doing Gir or Zim from invader zim! :]
We are really enjoying to see this website. This is like learn with fun. I will teach my five year son to make pika choo. You made Pika choo drawing very simple. Thanks for your efforts. God Bless you and your team memebers.
thank you for the nice page!!
I am 28years old man, lives in south korea,
I teach the children every Saturday.
and I really need some pictures to use art and coloring class.
may I use your pictures for this?
anyway, I will bookmark your site. thanks a lot again!
Of course…you may use these to teach the children – as long as you don’t put them online somewhere.
SO COOL
hi
thanks
This is beastly… picachu is sooooo cute….
i love pikachu he’s kool
I wish that pokemons exsict in the world
I really like this!!!
I have not drawn him yet.I bet it is fun.?
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i love pikachu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he’s just so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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its so hard i love pokemon so good that i have the cards….. add me to friends SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
This was kewl =) count me in for more =^__^=
I am the best drawer i can draw pokemon club penguin penguins and trees plues grass and snow and red and blue from pokemon heart gold and sol siver i can draw a river and rain and fish and pplz and puffles and shaymin a pokemon and umm ya i can draw yu gi oh
oooooo i drew that since i was 3!!!! nd now i am having time drawing pokemon friends!
who cares im just drawing
this fun as bun
that was #@$!*&@% POKETASTIC man POOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTAASSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTIIIIIICCCCCCC
Pikachu rocks
It’s just the most cutest thing I’ve ever seen!
so cute