Octopus drawing

• • HOW TO DRAW Expand • Seasonal & Holiday Drawing Ideas Expand • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • People Expand • • • • By Grade Expand • • • • • • • By Artist Expand • Artist A-L Expand • • • • • • • • • Artist M-Z Expand • • • • • • • • • • • • • COLORING PAGES Expand • • PDF SHOP Expand • • • • This octopus drawing tutorial was designed to help students draw one with a more active pose than most tutorials do online. By starting with the two outside legs first, then one in the middle, then filling in the rest, students are much more likely to get legs that are all spread out. This is so much closer to what they look like in real life, and not that difficult if you take it one step at a time. Classroom experience taught me that curves are some of the hardest shapes for new artists to draw, in the sense that it is initially tricky to see just how curvy something needs to be. For instance, a gentle slope is very different from say, a very curly head of hair, and it takes practice to see all those variations. To learn more about these amazing creatures, there’s a great documentary on Netflix called “My Octopus Teacher”. It’s beautiful and fascinating, just be forewarned that there are some “circle of life” lessons, so preview it first to see if it’s right for your students. I almost reached for a tissue box while watching it myself! Time needed: 45 minutes. How to Draw an Octopus • Start the with the head shape. • Add two outside legs. Draw lightly as th...

448 shares • Share • Tweet • Pin Another sea dweller joins the ranks of our drawing tutorials – learn how to draw an octopus. This one is perfect for both kids and kids at heart (older beginners ;), This tutorial will show you how to draw an easy cartoon like octopus in just a few steps. Grab our printable and learn how to sketch one of your own wherever you want. *this post contains affiliate links* Our step by step tutorials make To make the drawing process easier, and also classroom friendly, there’s always a sheet with all the steps you can print (you can find it at the very end of the tutorial) and give to your kids, or to use yourself. If you want to draw a fun ocean scene, why not also grab our How to Draw an Octopus – Step By Step Drawing Instructions This is one of the easiest way you can draw an octopus! Even the 8 tentacles, that can be a bit tricky to draw sometimes will be easily managable. What you need: • our printable directed drawing template (you can grab it at the end of this drawing tutorial) • sheet of paper • printer • black marker (or pencil, crayon,…) Optional: coloring medium to color your finished creations. Step 1. Start by drawing the head. Draw an inverted U shape, with the open ends rounded in to the inside. Or as you would also call it a horse shoe shape. Step 2 Continue shaping the head – starting from the end of the U shape, draw a bracket shape on each side. See this is really easy! Step 3 Here comes the first pair of octopus tentacles. Co...