Are you interested in bats? Do you want to learn how to draw them? Here is a simple tutorial that will show you how.
Steps
Step 1. Write down some guidelines
Draw a headband and an oval for the body. The body is usually twice the size of the head, but this can change depending on how long you want your bat to be.
Step 2. Draw two small ovals for the ears
Bats have large ears, so be careful with the proportions. (For guidance, see illustration).
Step 3. Draw a circle for the nose
Remember that bats have large noses and ears compared to their heads.
Step 4. Focus on the body
A bat's wingspan is often twice the length of the body, meaning each wing is as long as the body (or even longer). Start by drawing two crooked V-lines. The shorter part should be attached to the body; assume they are the bat's arms.
Step 5. Once you are done with the arms, draw the fingers
Draw a small finger that looks like a thumb protruding from the tips of the arms, then draw 3 long, curved lines for the other fingers. In the final part of the body draw two very small and thin ovals which will be the limbs, then some circles which will be the legs. For the tail, draw a small thin triangle that is longer than the legs.
Step 6. Now draw a curved line from one end of the wing to the body, then to the end of the other wing
Make more between the toes and to connect the toes to the paws and the paws to the tail.
Step 7. Add details
Two small circles for the eyes, a small oblong circle for the mouth (or just one line if you want it closed). To make the bat look more realistic, add some fur. If, on the other hand, you want it more cartoonistic, you can already color it.
Step 8. Review the outline of the bat and erase the guidelines and overlapping lines
Color. Bats are usually brown, gray or white, however it is up to you to choose your bat's color scheme.
Step 9. Finished
Advice
- Be light with your pencil, so you can erase mistakes easily.
- Bats are made up of simple shapes that are joined together in an unusual way; check what their anatomy is like before going over the drawing with ink. Looking at photos of bats helps, as does going over the various steps (see pictures).
