The intention behind this was to finish with adding some noodles (or worms) coming out of the bowl but we ran out of time. Still looks great with lots of little shaded beasts stacked up on top of each other.
We tick over 60 minutes in this tutorial so make sure you are prepared. My advice is take a break after the colouring in is done so your black outlines go on smooth.
In this tutorial I'll give you the basics of how to draw this simple character but I want you to add your own twist to make it yours. Whether thats keeping it simple with just a little texture or going crazy to add extra colours and features is up to you. The main thing is to take some creative r...
So it's not technically an octopus on account account of it having only 4 tentacles but we'll put that down to artistic licence. This is a great tutorials for testing yourself on shading complex objects and seeing just how unimportant it is to get the shadows perfect when you draw in this style.
What I love about this tutorial is how an accidental drip of paint gets covered up by some gingerbread crumbs. This wouldnt have happened if everything had gone to plan but I prefer the broken biscuit look. It's a great example of a happy lilttle accident.
If time is your enemy, this tutorial will show you how to save time in 3 ways.
Positive Negative Space - draw the white vest by not drawing the white vest.
Limited Palette - Choosing just 3 colours is simpler and priming them is quicker.
No Hair - If you've got time, go crazy. If not just a few...
