We are a mother and son illustration team. Our drawings are hand-drawn and traced in the computer. Our goal is to help Substackers illustrate their publications with fun and simple drawings. We’re trying to restore the human creativity that is being lost from the progression of technology and AI.
"I kind of like Schroeder. He’s fairly down to earth, but he has his problems too. He has to play on the painted black piano keys, and he thinks Beethoven was the first President of the United States."
—Charles M. Schulz
Tutorial
Step 1: With a pencil, start by drawing a guide circle. Divide the circle into 4 quadrants with 2 perpendicular lines.
Step 2: Add an ear right above the intersection of the guide lines in the circle. Add a nose and eye towards the bottom of the circle along the vertical line.
Step 3: Draw the outline of his hair.
Step 4: Draw his neck.
Step 5: Draw a 6-shaped line to outline his body.
Step 6: Add his shoe.
Step 7: Draw in his leg and sleeve.
Step 8: Add stripes to the shirt.
Step 9: Draw his arms and hands as shown.
Step 10: Outline the piano.
Step 11: Add details to the piano as illustrated.
Step 12: Doodle in the ground.
Done! Good grief. Your doodle is finished. We’d love to see your drawings in our subscriber’s chat.
Color Schroeder: Add some color to your drawing.
"The joy is in the playing."
—Schroeder
Aww gotta love Schroeder ❤️
Drawing Schroeder was really fun. Gotta try it, folks.