How Can I Draw Shrek?

 Shrek is everyone's favorite ogre! Here are some easy steps so you can learn to draw him.

Steps

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   Create two egg-shaped ovals.
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   Draw Shrek's ears on the smaller egg-shaped oval. Just below the ear, draw a line across the face. This will serve as your guide in drawing the eyes. Draw a vertical line across the face. Add ovals as your guide in drawing the arms and legs.
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   Complete the sketch of the face.
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   Create outlines for the face. Remember to not to make the face details thicker than the main face outline.
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   Draw outlines for the arms, hands and waist. Don't forget to draw a nice tight vest for Shrek.
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   Draw the outline for legs and feet.
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   Erase all the sketch lines.
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   Color Shrek in his usual ogre-green complexion.

Method1

Alternate Method

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   gather the tools you will before you start to draw. Tools such as a sharpened pencil, an eraser and pieces of clean paper. are good to start with. When coloring in your drawing, you may choose to use either colored pencils or colored markers.
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   Draw guidelines first for his head (vertical and horizontal curve lines). Draw a circle and then a distorted heart below the circle. Then for his ears draw a small circle on the left and right of his head with small ovals below it.
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   Make a long vertical curve line after drawing his head. This will serve as a guideline for his body.
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   Make an elongated shape for the body of Shrek. Draw a circle for Shrek’s stomach, then connect it to his head. For his arms and legs, draw ovals and circles. Make sure that the shapes show the movement of his arms and legs.
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   Outline Shrek’s head and body, using the circles and ovals. Outline by erasing the inside lines and leaving lines that can emphasize the shape of his head, main body, arms, legs and shoes.
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   Outline the previous sketch with a thicker line. Erase more inside lines and the guideline. Add details such as the shape of his ears, his hands, shirt, shoes and the shape of his vest.
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   Add more details to Shrek’s face. Draw thick eyebrows, small eyes, a big nose and a grinned smile. Then add details such as the texture of his vest, his small belt and fingernails.
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   Color your drawing. The usual colors used for Shrek are green, variations of brown and white. Use the accompanying illustration as your guide in coloring Shrek.