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wikiHow to Draw a Boy

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A depiction of a boy is a perfect candidate for drawing. Drawings of boys appear in animation or in any media to communicate to the audience something about the male person. Let's begin!

Cartoon Boy

  1. 1
    Draw a circle for the boy’s head with a cross in the lower half portion of the circle.
  2. 2
    Draw a square for the boy’s body. Small squares or rectangular-shapes fitted at the appropriate size for the arms and legs. Draw small circles or ovals for the hands and feet.
  3. 3
    Draw the eyes, cheeks, mouth, ears and hair using the circle as a guide.
  4. 4
    Refine the hands and feet to resemble the natural for in a human.
  5. 5
    Draw figures of square or rectangle to form the clothes for the boy.
  6. 6
    Erase the overlapping parts that are unnecessary.
  7. 7
    Color the boy to your liking!

Traditional Boy

  1. 1
    Draw a small circle with a tail line (like a balloon with a string). Draw a cross-section inside the circle facing to the right direction (or any direction).
  2. 2
    Draw the stick figures using lines for the boy’s arms and legs. You can position them any way you like.
  3. 3
    Draw small circles indicating each joint in the boy’s body (shoulders, elbows, knees, ankle) and a square for the boy’s body.
  4. 4
    Trace the body of the boy using the sketch, making the curves that would resemble reality.
  5. 5
    Erase unnecessary lines and overlaps. Trace the boy’s head using the circle as sketch.
  6. 6
    Erase unnecessary lines and refine the hands and eyes.
  7. 7
    Color the drawing as you like!

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Categories: Drawing People and Features

In other languages:

Italiano: Disegnare un Ragazzo, Español: dibujar un niño, Português: Desenhar Um Menino, Deutsch: Einen Jungen zeichnen, Français: dessiner un garçon, Русский: нарисовать мальчика, 中文: 画一个男孩, Bahasa Indonesia: Menggambar Anak Laki laki

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