How to Draw a Cute Monster

Do you know when you used to be afraid of the monster under your bed? We have the perfect solution to combat that: make the monster cute and friendly! Let’s get started, draw a cute monster together.


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Start by taking a black pen, and drawing a large “egg” shape in the center of your page.


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From the top of this, bring up two curved lines on either side., ending with a flick at the top.


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Use this flick to bring another curved line down and across to create horns for your monster.


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Add a series of short, curved lines all along the length of the horns.


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Now, add a small tuft to the top of the oval, in between the horns.


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Add two circles to the center of the shape, one slightly larger than the other.


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Now, add a large semicircle to the area below the circles, creating a wide, happy smile.


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Add a series of small “u” shapes below the top line of the mouth for a row of teeth…


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And then add large, curved shapes to the bottom line for a tongue.


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Now, add a large almond shape just below the mouth.


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Add a small dot to the bottom of this shape…


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And then use a black fineliner pen to add small crescent moon shapes inside the eyes, with smaller dots inside these.


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Switch back to the black pen, and add a series of “droplet” shapes to the right of the main shape.


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Now, add a shape, almost like an upside-down “heart”, below these droplets.


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Use a curved line to connect the “droplets”, and then bring lines down at an angle, and then bend back up towards the bottom.


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Now, add a series of short lines across the length of the arm…


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And add another curved shape to the left.


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Add more claws to the bottom of this…


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And then decorate this second arm with short, curved horizontal lines.


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Next, add two sets of parallel lines to the bottom of the body to create legs.


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At the end of these legs, bring two curved shapes across, pointing outwards to create feet.


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Now, use a yellow pen to add color to the eyes…


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And a red pen to the shapes inside.


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Use a blue pen to add alternate stripes of color to the horns…


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And fill in the stripes in between with an orange pen.


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Use a blue pen to fill in the feet and claws…


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And then add color to the inside of the mouth with a purple pen.


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Use a pink pen to add color to the tongue.


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Now, use a red pen for the main body of the monster, and add stripes along the arms.


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Use a pink pen for the remaining stripes, and the tummy in the center.


And there we have it – a monster who looks super cute, and not at all scary!

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