For many of us, the chance to visit space is simply a dream that we will never get to experience. For an astronaut, however, this is their everyday life – and we want to celebrate it by creating our very own astronaut. Let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a pencil and drawing compass, and add a circle to the top of your page, just right of the center.
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Add another, larger circle around this smaller one, so that the small circle is in the bottom left of the new one.
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Grab a ruler, and draw a diagonal line through this shape, out through the bottom towards the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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Add a small rectangle to the sides of the circle, and then add another, smaller shape inside each of these for the edges of the helmet.
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Add a curve to the bottom of the helmet…
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And then add a curve to either side of this. Use the ruler to bring two angled, parallel lines down from the shoulders, and join these at the bottom of the straight line.
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Add a square shape to the back of this, just above the bottom…
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And then bring two sets of curved lines up on either side for the arms.
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Add a curve just below the top of each arm, and then two more curves halfway up on each arm.
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Close the tops of the arms with curved lines…
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Add a curved shape to the ends of these for hands…
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And then add a rectangle to the top of the body. Add a small circle to the top right corner, and then a line to the left. Take this down, and then add a mark to the end.
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Add a small square to the bottom corners of this, and a tall rectangle in the center. Then, add a line just above the bottom line.
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Add a small rectangle above the tall one, and divide this into three sections with horizontal lines.
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Add four lines, slightly angled, to the bottom of the body…
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Connect these on the left, and angle them on the right to create the legs.
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Add two lines to the top of each leg, and add a curved square shape below each of these.
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Now, add a circle to the helmet, and add a smaller circle and a curved shape to the top of this.
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Go over all the details of your drawing with a black pen…
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And use an eraser to remove pencil marks.
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Now, use a thicker black pen to go over the outlines at the edge of your drawing.
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Use a black pen to shade the background all around your astronaut…
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And then use an orange pen for the bands on the arms and legs.
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Add color to the inside circle of the helmet and the details on the body with a gray pen, and use the orange pen for the small circle here.
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Use a dark gray pen for the remainder of the helmet…
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Add small white dots to the background for the stars of the Universe with a white marker pen.
And there we have it – a brave astronaut off to explore the wonders of space – who know what they will find hidden in the depths of the Universe?
