For the past couple of weeks, I have been learning how to draw a variety of Disney characters: Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Pluto, Goofy, and Belle. My challenge was to use only help forums and YouTube videos. The sources that I used are below:
Mickey Mouse (This website has instructions for a variety of different cartoon characters. It has simple instructions!): http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/2010/11/how-to-draw-mickey-mouse-with-easy-step-by-step-drawing-tutorial-for-kids/
Donald Duck (This website shows people how to draw website designs, graphic designs, cartoon art, and flash animation. They also have instructions on how to use colors, drawing other famous characters, etc.): http://www.malanenewman.com/tutorial_donald_duck_fullbody.html
Daisy Duck (Drawing Tutorials is a website that has step by step instructions on how to draw a variety of characters, food, flowers, and animals): https://www.drawingtutorials101.com/how-to-draw-a-daisy-duck
Goofy (I used “Easy Drawing Tutorials” on YouTube to help me draw Goofy. This YouTube page/website usually speed draws, but it is easy to follow. The instructions are simple): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUG3BchM_5Bgx4ezU0NEPgA
Pluto (I used a YouTube video to help me draw Pluto. I also followed the website “Easy Drawing Tutorials to help me change some of Pluto’s features): http://www.easydrawingtutorials.com/index.php/disney/147-draw-pluto
Belle (Again, I used Drawing Tutorials to learn how to draw Belle. I found that this site was a lot easier than the others to follow): https://www.drawingtutorials101.com/how-to-draw-belle-from-beauty-and-the-beast
I found that drawing takes a lot of concentration and patience. There are strategies that helped me to draw the pictures nicely like the construction lines I mentioned in my previous blog. However, I didn’t realize that there were different types of construction lines for different features. For example, Minnie has two intersecting lines, which forms a “t.” Belle had the same lines plus two horizontal lines below. It also mattered where the lines intersected because it depended on where the features were.
Using only help forums and videos was honestly all I needed to learn how to draw the characters. If I had used only help forums, that would have been difficult for me. I mentioned in my previous blog that the help forums shows the outcome from one step to the next, whereas videos show every detail. This thought gave me the motivation to draw at least one character with no videos. I was very tempted to get on YouTube, but I didn’t! And I am very proud of myself! See the video below:
I will continue to learn in this “networked” way. Many people have great ideas and I think it’s awesome to learn from each other. Sometimes, it may not work too well, but that is what learning is. We make mistakes, but we can learn from them so that it will work for us. I think students should use this approach for their learning, but they should know how to determine what is credible and what isn’t.
Thank you for coming on this drawing journey with me! I feel more confident and motivated to continue my learning!
References:
DrawingTutorials101.com. How to Draw a Daisy Duck with Pencils [Time Lapse]. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1zA9z5Ef3s
EasyDrawingTutorials. (2011). How to Draw Goofy. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U99Z07nqGk
How to Draw a Daisy Duck. (2017). Drawing Tutorials. Retrieved from https://www.drawingtutorials101.com/how-to-draw-a-daisy-duck
How to Draw Belle from Beauty and the Beast. (2017). Drawing Tutorials. Retrieved from https://www.drawingtutorials101.com/how-to-draw-belle-from-beauty-and-the-beast
How to Draw Goofy. (2017). Easy Drawing Tutorials. Retrieved from http://www.easydrawingtutorials.com/index.php/disney/74-draw-goofy
How to Draw Pluto. (2017). Easy Drawing Tutorials. Retrieved from http://www.easydrawingtutorials.com/index.php/disney/147-draw-pluto
ItsyArtist. (2014). How to Draw Pluto From Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Episode. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2pPdv_wkjU
Mickey Mouse. (2010). How to Draw Mickey Mouse with Easy Step by Step Drawing Tutorial for Kids. Retrieved from http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/2010/11/how-to-draw-mickey-mouse-with-easy-step-by-step-drawing-tutorial-for-kids/
Newman, M. (2011). How to Draw Donald Duck: Full Body. Malanenewman.com. Retrieved from http://www.malanenewman.com/tutorial_donald_duck_fullbody.html
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