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“Charlie Brown must be the one who suffers, because he’s a caricature of the average person. Most of us are much more acquainted with losing than winning. Winning is great, but it isn’t funny.” —Charles M. Schulz
Tutorial
Step 1: With a pencil, start by drawing a circle. Divide the circle into 4 quadrants with 2 perpendicular guidelines.
Step 2: Add ears on the ends of the horizontal guideline.
Step 3: Outline the head around the circle. Do not close off the circle between the left ear and head.
Step 4: Draw in the facial details. Nose in the center of the guidelines, eyes on both sides of the nose, a single strand of hair, and a large smile. Once finished, erase the guidelines.
Step 5: With a pencil, draw 2 more circles for a guides.
Step 6: Add the neck and Charlie Brown’s V-shaped collar.
Step 7: From the collar, outline his shirt inside the top guide circle. Make the shape of his torso triangular.
Step 8: Add an arm and hand as shown.
Step 9: Color in his shorts and the iconic zigzag on his shirt.
Step 10: Draw the shoes inside the bottom guide circle.
Step 11: Add legs, socks, and laces.
Step 12: Doodle in some grass.
Done! Good grief. Your doodle is finished. We’d love to see your drawings of Good ol’ Charlie Brown in our subscriber’s chat.
Color Charlie Brown: Add some color to your drawing.
Hello! I'm amazed how easy drawing CB turned out. My husband and I are having fun with this tutorial! You guys always have great ideas. Keep winning 👊🏾
Love this! I'm trying to figure out how to create sketches to watercolor. It's a bit overwhelming, but this makes it feel simple.