Stars look so simple, yet they are so hard to draw! Everyone I know (including myself) struggles with drawing stars.
So I made this tutorial as a fun way to practice stars. 🙂
The story goes like this:
Mama-starfish and baby-starfish go out for a walk on the beach. Baby-starfish sees the stars in the sky, and says, “Look mummy, they are stars too!”
This tutorial goes along with my other ocean theme tutorials on how to draw a cute whale and adorable jellyfish. We can even put them together and create a fun scene.
Step-by-step Instructions
- Start with a regular 5-pointed star.
- Round off each of the points, and make them look “puffy”.
- Add a cute face and some textures.
- Thicken the outlines, erase sketch lines, and add decorations. You can also colour it.
I used Copic markers to colour this drawing. I like Copics, because they produce a flat streak-free tone quickly. And they are relatively easy to use (this is my second time using them).
But Copics do cost a LOT… I only have a few colours, so I will need to decide if I want to invest more $$ into them.
Here is a full list of materials I used for this tutorial. I have no affiliation with these brands. Just sharing what I used and why.
Materials I Used
- Copic Multiliner pen (black, 0.5mm) for the outlines. It dries very quickly and (almost) doesn’t smudge.
- Copic markers to colour
- Yellow Y06
- Buttercup Yellow Y21
- Chrome Orange YR04
- Baby Blue B21
- Square Moleskine sketchbook. The paper in Moleskines is amazing! It can actually handle alcohol-based markers (like Copics) without bleeding through to the next page. But drawing in Moleskines makes me nervous. I keep worrying about messing up. So this is my way of practicing nerve control, haha.
Happy drawing!
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This soooo helped OMG!! I loved it! Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
A 9 year old
Also just wanted t say your drawing a the BEST ‘
Aweee, that’s so sweet! Thank you 🙂
Can you make an axolotl or potato either one I don’t mind
I do have a potato drawing 🙂 Here is the link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5CoIRn5Zq/
Hello, this is Meghna. I love your starfish! Can you please make a Tutorial for fish? If you already have one please send it to me!
And did you make this website? can you PLEASE tell me how to make a website as cool as this? Thank you so much!
Yes, I did make this website. 🙂 I am glad you like it! I am using WordPress to create the website, which even has a free version if you want to check it out. I bought a theme for the website, and then made changes to make it my own style.
Cool idea for a fish tutorial! 🙂 I don’t have one yet, but I will consider it. Thank you!
Can you do a kawaii panda.:)
That’s a good idea! Thank you, I will add it to my list to tutorials to make. 🙂
thanks so much Tatyana
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