How to Draw Cartoon Sloths
In this lesson, I began with the idea of 'how to draw sloths' - a simple cartoony approach to this unique-looking animal of Costa Rica. As it progressed though - it sort of took on a look of its own... still like a sloth... but also like a brand new 'funny' cartoon character.
Here's the lesson!...
Learn How to Draw a Funny Cartoon Sloth
Looking at the structure of this animal - right away... I wanted to have the drawing look so it's standing upright, and not hanging from a branch as you might see them in the wild. In doing so - I began to immediately visialize a new look altogether.
To begin, get the shapes down - and notice the smaller oval for where the facial features go...
Long 'hanging' arms. For sure - this is something you're going to want to include in yours...
And kind of like a monkey --- begin by drawing the muzzle area...
Getting creative here... I went a little overboard with the area around its eyes. Looks kind of neat! Gives it lots of character.
Down and around its head - the spiky lines help to convey the existence of fur...
And then... some BIG hulking arms. Here's where it begins to take on a look of its own!...
The claws, the body - keep on drawing!...
And minus the framework...
And alas... some color to finish it off. Here's how it looks...
In the end - even though what we were planning on drawing in the beginning - didn't turn out exactly as we might have expected... it's still really neat. And besides - it's always good to branch off and try out new looks and ideas when drawing.
Well... I hope you had some fun with this lesson. Maybe it will give you ideas for how to make similar changes with other animals?
Recommended Drawing Resources
To further your learning and improvement, check out the following resources...
- Learn how to draw caricatures with Graeme Biddle.
- Discover how to use photoshop in a day. Makes everything so much simpler.
- Check out Chad Baldwin's digital painting techniques.
- Draw cars just like the pros, the pro being Tim Rugendyke.
- Want to learn painting? Look no further than Bob Davies' free watercolor secrets ebook.
