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Easy Skull Drawing Art Tutorial

When learning how to draw a skull, there are many different ways to draw them. You can make them fun or scary. Or maybe you want your skull drawings to be more of a cartoon style.

In this art tutorial you'll learn several different ways to draw a skull.

Learning how to draw a skull, or anything else for that matter, takes practice and repetition. The more you draw the better you will get. So practice often. And don't forget to have fun along the way.

Let's go ahead and get started by gathering up some supplies for your skull drawings.

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Art Supplies

Thin black marker
Paper or cardstock
Markers
Pencil
Eraser
White Gelly Roll pen

Beginner guide to learning to draw

How to Draw a Skull Easy Step by Step Drawing

Let's get started with how to draw a skull, the easy way. Using the technique learned in Using Shapes to Draw, begin with basic shapes as your guides. Draw a circle, with a square at the bottom.

This looks pretty silly but it helps to illustrate where everything will go. If you want to change how your skull will look you can change the placement of the facial features. You could move the eyes up higher, or down lower. Or change the shape or style of the eyes, nose, or teeth.

Have fun and experiment with your drawings. Tip: do your drawings on artist trading cards to save time.

Start by drawing in the shapes of the eyes. You don't have to draw them exactly like mine. There are a ton of different ways to draw the eyes. Maybe you could try making them circles or ovals instead of drawing them with square edges.

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Next draw the nose along the center line, and where your circle and square meet. Again, there are a lot of different ways you could draw the nose.

Sketch your skull drawing out lightly and make changes where you feel they are needed. You can always go back later and make changes as well.

Draw a couple of curved lines for the temples, right next to the eyes.

Now, draw the cheeks and a short line coming down. This is the beginning of the jaw.

How-To-Draw-A-Skull-Cheeks

Connect the inner jaw lines with a slightly wavy line. This line is where the teeth come together.

How to Draw a Skull – Teeth

Now draw the teeth. Once again, lots of options here on how to draw them.

On each side of the mouth, draw a line that follows the edge of your square, and then connects to the bottom of the lower teeth.

Then draw the lower jaw and chin.

The last step in learning how to draw a skull, is to draw the top of the head. If you want your skull to have a higher forehead, draw the top of the head a bit higher. This is another one of the ways you can change the overall look of your skull drawing.

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Skull Outline

Finish up your skull drawing by cleaning up your lines, and adding some shading. If you want to add some color you can use gray for shadows, or use other colors of your choice.

Don't be afraid to try new things. I like to outline my drawings with a thin black marker or outlining pen.

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As I mentioned earlier, the more you draw the better you will get. Repetition is your best friend, and will greatly help improve your creativity. By experimenting and trying new things, you'll be able to develop your own artistic style.

And you'll be able to grow as an artist. Don't be afraid to fail and always have fun and enjoy the process.

How-to-Draw-a-Skull-Easy-Drawing-Ideas

Watch the video to see the 4 step process and 7 ideas for skull drawings.

How to Draw a Skull Easy and 7 Ideas for Skull Drawings

There are a lot of different uses for your skull drawings, and many other ways to draw your skulls. They can be drawn in a cartoon style. You could leave the lower teeth and jaw off. Or any other variation you can think of.

Try doing an art challenge and see how many different skulls you can make in a week. You'll be amazed by how creative you're drawings will start to get.

Download our FREE guide to help you get started and to learn how to improve your drawings and creativity.

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