How to Draw Cthulhu with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Simple drawing for kids and beginners.
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Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Start by drawing Cthulhu’s eyes. They were close together, slanted inwards with wide, angry eyebrows.
Step 2
Next, we draw the basic outline of Cthulhu’s head. It resembles a tall dome, with a few small bumps where the ears are. It vaguely resembles a squid.
Step 3
We’ll add some wavy lines under his eyes to give more shape to his face. Add two curved lines on either side of his head, one resembling a loose c-shape and one inverted for contouring. Next, draw tentacles on his mouth.
Step 4
To complete those tentacles, I would follow the shape of the top line and just bring it closer until these wavy lines meet at a point. Give him another, bigger tentacle on this side.
Step 5
Then add a matching large tentacle on the other side, winding it around in a nice little loop. Now, add the tip of another tentacle behind the big one. This way you can tell he has more tentacles that we can’t see.
Step 6
Next, add the small tentacle in the back on the other side. Then we’ll draw a fourth tentacle, this one in the shape of an arc.
Step 7
Now we complete the matching tentacles on the other side. After that, the next thing was to activate Cthulhu’s wings. Start drawing your line curving up at the bump on one side of his head. End the line with a small spike-shaped claw.
Step 8
Starting at the claws, bend that line upwards and out to the sides so that his wings raise behind him. From the top of each wing, draw a second line downwards, following the curve of the last line, giving structure to his wings. At the bottom, draw an arc in the opposite direction to form the bottom of his wings.
Step 9
Starting from the claw, draw a few downward curves. This is the web of wings. Connect the tips of the wings to the ends of the ribs using curved lines, like a bat wing or the edge of an umbrella.
Step 10
Finally, add color. Green is a great color for a terror from deep eyes and red adds to that sense of menace.
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