Today I’ll show you how to draw one of Santa’s elves in cartoon style. I have broken this lesson down into almost 30 steps to make sure you are able to follow along. This is a great tutorial to work on as it nears Christmas day. Happy Drawing!
Learn How to Draw a Cartoon Elf for Christmas Simple Steps Drawing Tutorial for Beginners
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Written-Out Step by Step Drawing Instructions
(Step 1) Draw 2 ovals, side by side. It looks like a sideways #8 shape.
(Step 2) Draw an oval in each eye. Draw a backwards “C” shape for the nose.
(Step 3) Draw a curved line for the mouth. Draw a curved line that bends a bit at the top…as if it is going to turn into an upside down “?” shape.
(Step 4) Draw some curved lines.
(Step 5) Draw some more curved lines. Draw a backwards “?”-like shape for part of the nose.
(Step 6) Draw an “S”-like shape and a curved line, for part of the elf’s ear.
(Step 7) Draw a curved line and a backwards “?”-like shape on the ear.
(Step 8) Draw 2 curved lines.
(Step 9) Draw a sideways “?”-like shape. Don’t draw the dotted lines part. Draw a curved line on the elf’s cap.
(Step 10) Draw a backwards “S”-like shape and a curved line.
(Step 11) Draw a sideways “?”-like shape for the end of the cap. Draw a “C” shape in the ear. Draw a line for his sideburn.
(Step 12) Draw a sideways “?”-like shape for the very end of the cap. Draw 2 curved lines in the ear.
(Step 13) Draw a circle at the end of the cap. Draw 2 lines and a “W” shape for the neck and collar.
(Step 14) Draw a sideways “C” and 2 sideways “V” shapes.
(Step 15) Draw 2 lines for each arm. Draw a curved line for the start of each hand.
(Step 16) Draw a few curved lines. Draw partial rectangles for the sleeves.
(Step 17) Draw a “?”-like shape on the left hand. Draw a sideways “U” like shape on the right hand. Draw a sideways “C” shape on the waist.
(Step 18) Draw a backwards #3-like shape on the left hand, a sideways “U” shape on the right hand, and a curved line on the waist.
(Step 19) Draw some curved lines.
(Step 20) Draw sideways “U” shapes on the hands. Draw a rectangle for the belt buckle.
(Step 21) Draw an oval in the belt buckle. Draw 2 “V” shapes for the fringe on the bottom of the shirt.
(Step 22) Draw a “W” shape for the fringe on the bottom of his shirt. Draw a line and 2 circles for the buttons.
(Step 23) Draw 2 curved lines for each leg.
(Step 24) Draw a sideways “C” shape for each foot.
(Step 25) Draw 2 curved lines and 2 straight lines.
(Step 26) Draw 2 sideways #6-like shapes. Draw a sideways #3-like shape.
(Step 27) Draw 2 curved lines.
(Step 28) Draw a wavy line.
(Step 29) Erase un-wanted lines. Color him in.
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Art Drawing -How to Draw an Elf for Christmas Easy Step by Step Drawing Lesson for Kids – Art Projects
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