When most of us think about a cactus, there are typically three main things that will spring to mind: dry, dusty deserts, sharp spines – and, of course, sombreros! In the next few steps, we will learn not only how to bring your cactus to life, but to inject a little personality and fun – let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a slightly curved line at the top of your page, curving each end up towards the top of the page.
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Connect these two ends together with another straight line.
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Grab a brown pen, and add a “zigzag” design all the way across the shape you have created.
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Now, use an orange pen to fill in the space around the design.
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Add a curved triangular shape, almost like the top half of a lemon, to the top of the strip, and fill this in with the orange pen – the sombrero is starting to take shape!
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Now switch to a green pen, and bring a line downwards, roughly in line with the curve at the top of the sombrero, around one inch in length – this should be slightly curved. Then, bring another line down on the other side, curving this across and up to the top of the page, and adding a curve at the top before bringing it back down and in – this is the arm of your cactus!
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Repeat this shape on the other side, adding an arm on the left – this should be slightly lower than the one on the right. Continue the lines downwards beneath both arms.
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Switch to a brown pen. At the bottom of the page, add a rough rectangle shape, and have the green lines disappear into this.
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Now, use the brown pen to add a “zigzag” design to the top of the pot, and fill in the space.
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Continue to add zigzags all down the length of the pot. Leave the spaces in between white, and fill in the space at the bottom.
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Now grab a pink pen, and fill in the second to top and second to bottom strips with the shade.
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Switch to a yellow, and add the color to the center of the pot.
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Now grab a green pen, and add two circles to the top of your cactus.
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Use a thin black liner to add two smaller circles inside these larger ones.
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Add two smaller circles to the top of these inner ones, and use the black liner to fill in the space – leave these tiny circles white.
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Now grab the green pen, and draw a series of vertical lines heading up the arm of the cactus, making them very close together to give the whole shape a green shade.
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Go back to the black liner, and add two “comma” shapes below the eyes to give your cactus that perfect Mexican mustache!
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Then use the black to add a small curve underneath the mustache – this is a happy cactus.
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Grab a bright yellow pen, and add vertical lines to the body, the left-hand arm, and the spaces between the green on the right-hand arm.
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Grab the green pen again, and finish by filling in the spaces between the yellow lines with a bold green to complete the look.
And just like that, you are in the mood to say “Ole!” Now, whereabouts did you leave that salsa…
