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Uploaded:October 17, 2011
Artist:Finalprodigy
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Updated:October 18, 2011
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How to Draw Frankenstein

Frankenstein's monster is probably one of my favorite book characters of all time. So since Halloween is coming up here's a tutorial on how to draw Frankenstein, based on Boris Karloff's Frankenstein.

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how to draw frankenstein step 1

STEP 1.

Start out by choosing your pencils. I found myself using an F pencil for sketching and a B pencil for shading/dark lines. An HB pencil was used sparingly when shading. You may also need 2B and 3B pencils depending on how dark you want your shading to be.
 
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STEP 2.

Start out by getting a sketching out the head and shoulders without too much detail. You can use the guidelines if you need them. I used an F pencil to sketch but an HB pencil can work here also.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 3

STEP 3.

Your sketch should end up looking something like this. Try to erase as much of the unneeded guidelines as possible.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 4

STEP 4.

While still using your sketching pencil, start adding some more detail to the drawing starting with the facial features.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 5

STEP 5.

Now define the rest of the main features on his head. Lightly shade in the dark areas just to make things easier to see.
 
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STEP 6.

Define the lines of the rest of the drawing. Don't forget the huge bolt in his neck!
 
how to draw frankenstein step 7

STEP 7.

Now roughly shade over the whole drawing with an HB pencil. Shade very lightly. Aim to keep your shading lighter than your lines.
 
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STEP 8.

Now use a cloth, blending stump, or paper towel to blend in your shading.
 
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STEP 9.

Now erase the highlights on the face. Doing this now makes future shading easier.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 10

STEP 10.

Now start adding dark shading using a B pencil starting at the eyes.
 
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STEP 11.

Now add shading to the top half of the head.
 
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STEP 12.

Now work on the middle section of the head including the ears and nose.
 
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STEP 13.

Now shade in the rest of the face. Try not to blend with a blending stump right now. Rely on your pencil to produce texture.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 14

STEP 14.

Start shading in the neck and the rest of the drawing. I found that shading the rest of the dark areas using only a B pencil was very inconvenient so I decided to also use 2B and 3B pencils. Be sure to add layers working from lightest pencil to darkest pencil; form B to 3B.
 
how to draw frankenstein step 15

STEP 15.

Here is the finished drawing after completing my shading and going back to fix a few details. I hope this tutorial was enjoyable for you. Have a Happy Halloween everyone!
 

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monsterhighlover15426's comment

 

monsterhighlover15426 ~ Sep 1, 2012, 12:20:24 PM
this is Frankie stine's dad ( from monster high) ps im a monster high addict meowla lol omgomg hai X3 yay watermelon smile
 
mighty's comment

 

mighty ~ Nov 5, 2011, 9:43:43 AM
Neither could I!
 
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mighty ~ Nov 5, 2011, 9:42:28 AM
Wow, amazing! How long did it take you to draw that!
 
SquishyPoptarts's comment

 

SquishyPoptarts ~ Oct 18, 2011, 8:17:56 PM
were fa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha fin and jake. we'll ma-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha make you make, we'll you cry! your mama lies! jake likes pies, i'm a guy who will stick my stick into your eye and you'll say why why why why why. why why why why why, why why why why why... PIZZA!!!!!! X3 I LOVE THAT SHOW TO! oops! stupid caps... lol
 
LexusWaffle's comment

 

LexusWaffle ~ Oct 18, 2011, 6:29:39 PM
that is so awesome i'm still working on him X3
 
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sweetgirl24 ~ Oct 18, 2011, 5:06:38 PM
How is your artwork so good, what did you use to make them?
 
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