How To Draw Bigfoot

 How to draw bigfoot properly. This is the common question that seems to pop up in online communities. Although there are many different techniques and methods of getting the perfect drawing, we have a few tips to help you out. Keep on reading!

1) Start with some extra-large paper for your first try

- This will help when smoothing out your lines to ensure they’re aligned properly. You can get some paper at any art store or stationery stores such as Staples or Office Depot.

2) Get in a comfortable position

- Make sure you’re sitting or standing up straight. The last thing you want is to get cramps in your hands or back.

3) Sketch out the outline of the body, shoulders, and head of Bigfoot on a piece of paper first.

- This will act as a guide so that you can keep the flow going when drawing his features. You could even draw it on your computer before transferring it to paper that way too. Just make sure it’s light enough for you to clean up later if need be but dark enough for you to see what you are doing while sketching.

4) Get the general shape of the body and features right before you start detailing.

- This will help save time and give you a better idea of what you are working with. If it’s your first time drawing Bigfoot, it’s best to start simple. You can always work on making him more detailed later.

5) Work in a well-lit area (or at least where there is plenty of light). This helps reduce mistakes caused by poor lighting. Almost as good, if not better than having all the lights on in a dark room is to have some lights in that room near the walls and brighter light source(s) in other areas of the room.

- If your drawing starts to look terrible, go check the lights and see if they are too bright or dim. You can also try drawing with the lights on in another room and make sure they’re not too close to you. Make sure that people coming home don’t remember that you were working in a corner darkroom before their eyes when they get home.

6) Start with putting down a light pencil line to establish the outline of the body, shoulders, and head.

- Try to connect all of the features such as eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and lips. These are basic lines that should be done first. Then add in any additional details such as eyebrows or hair that will form a natural base.

7) Draw in all of the basic body shapes first before adding in any extra details such as hair or facial features. This is because you want to ensure that you have enough thickness on the body without having too much bulk around his head and neck region.

- A simple mistake that a lot of people make is drawing the body in a way that puts too much thickness around his neck area. It’s a big mistake to make. Try to keep the neck as thin as possible, but thick enough to have some basic lines around it.

8) Use a light pencil for the first draft and use medium-sized lines throughout the entire sketch. This will help you get used to your line style and ensure that you are uniform throughout.

- Another major mistake is that people make the mistake of using too thin lines to try and make their drawings look nicer. Contrast is important for any Bigfoot drawings, and if you use too thick of a line your drawing will look muddy. This goes the same for when people use too thin of a line, it breaks up the flow in weird ways and doesn’t give enough contrast.

9) Use a light pencil to sketch in his facial features first before going over them with black ink or a ballpoint pen. This applies to hair if you are drawing him hairy as well. Then go over the lines with a red marker or pen to get crisp edges and clean-cut lines.

- Another mistake that people make is not using enough of their shading skills. This is especially prevalent among beginners but nevertheless. Using a light pencil will help you figure out what colors work best for different parts of the body. You don’t want to go over everything in black, because this will block up your light sources and cause your drawing to be dark, which can be confusing at best and an eyesore at worst. You can still use black for the hair and other facial details, but you should have sufficient shading around some of his more important areas such as his torso or legs.

10) Experiment with different line weights and styles to see what you like best. Don’t change your technique too much, but give it a whirl and see what you like the most.