How to Draw Simple Comic Characters

Reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson

Last Updated: April 4, 2025

Thinking of comic characters is really difficult if you're the type who just wants to draw. But don't worry, because you don't have to make the most detailed comic character ever, you can just do it in a simple way that people can like! It can be as simple as a human's head - in a spiders body! Or maybe a random character who that always has his face blocked by something! You just have to let your imagination run wild, and come up with the strangest or coolest characters.

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Drawing like a pro takes practice, patience, time, and study of art principles such as shading, proportion and perspective. You'll need to continue drawing, and you will get better over time.

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It doesn't matter what others think as long as you love how it looks. Having other people like it is just a bonus.

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Did you see how the feet was drawn? It's not like the way kids draw it, side on! It's drawn at an angle for you to see and know that it points towards you, keep note of that when drawing characters.

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Now that you know how to draw a simple character, make different features so that it's a different character, so for example: one with a really wide brim hat, maybe a dress with two yellow flowers on the side - or maybe one with black sunglasses, a beard and a mohawk.

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If someone says that its bad to copy from a book, tell them that once you draw a character from a show or a book, you learn a style of drawing! It's just another way to learn.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes! It may take a few tries to get the look you want. (And don't forget to have an eraser with you at all times.)

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