How to Draw Sonic

Learn how to draw Sonic the Hedgehog from the famous video game series. A step by step guide makes it easy to draw his oversized features.


Sonic the Hedgehog is the title character and the star of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series published by Sega, as well as numerous spin-off comics, animations, and other media. He is a blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies and collect gold rings.

Now fans of Sonic have an easy tutorial to help them draw all his many details. His cool cartoon eyes, hairline and clothes are all important to his very unique cartoon look. None of those features are hard to draw by themselves, but it helps to a have guide to put them all in the right places. Especially when you are drawing someone who never seems to stop moving!


Preview of step by step Sonic drawing tutorial


MATERIALS

DIRECTIONS

Time needed: 55 minutes.

How to Draw Sonic

1.Draw a large circle.


2.Add a smaller circle below.

3.Draw two legs with socks.

4.Add shoes with stripes below.


5.Draw the arms and tops of gloves.


6.Add the gloves below.
7.Draw two ears and mouth.
8.Add the eyes, hairline and belly edge.


9.Trace with a marker and color.

















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