How do you draw a simple skull?

How do you draw a simple skull?

Step-by-step instructions to draw a skull.

  1. Step 1: Start with the basic shapes and lines.
  2. Step 2: Draw your eye sockets and nasal cavity.
  3. Step 3: Define the cheekbones and jawline.
  4. Step 4: Add more detail to the top of the skull.
  5. Step 5: Outline the teeth.
  6. Step 6: Add shading and final touches.

How to draw a realistic skull?

Start with the basic shapes and lines. Draw a wide oval to represent the top portion of the skull.

  • Draw your eye sockets and nasal cavity. Draw in your eye sockets and the cavern where the nose would be.
  • Define the cheekbones and jawline. Add more defined lines to the outer shape of the skull.
  • Add more detail to the top of the skull. Add some more contour lines to the upper part of the skull.
  • Outline the teeth. Draw in teeth,and your skull will start to look eerily real.
  • Add shading and final touches. With the teeth in place,it’s time to add shading and more definition to your most important lines.
  • How to draw a Scary Skull?

    First,sketch two round shapes similar to circles. These will be the eye sockets of skull.

  • Now,draw an oblong shape for the “nose,” or nasal bone. The bottom part of the nose should be slightly larger than the upper portion.
  • Develop the cheek bones that jut out from below the eye sockets. Curve them in to form the beginnings of some teeth.
  • Next,draw the teeth. They are basically rectangular shapes with some deviation from rectangles. Make sure not all the teeth have the same height.
  • Complete the lower teeth; use the instructions of Step 4 for reference. Additionally,frame the eye sockets with lines,or “wrinkles” of the bone.
  • These are the DETAILS. Go ahead and add various lines to the skull,like cracks in the forehead,or “frontal bone” and stress lines on the jaw.
  • Optional: add a snake for a frightening or cryptic effect! There will be no instructions for this step; this is merely a suggestion for your drawing.
  • The final result! Shading is optional,of course. If you choose to shade,you can use my image here as a reference (by the way,I shaded with
  • How to draw Red Skull?

    Draw a circle for his skull head,and then add in the facial guidelines.

  • Let’s now sketch out the shape of Red Skull’s skeletal head like so,and then be sure to sketch out the eye sockets like so.
  • Add some detailing to the skull on the sides like you see here,and then sketch out the eyes and make sure they look realistic since this is
  • For the last drawing step,all you have to do is sketch in the remaining detailing around the eyes like you see here.
  • Here is what he looks like when you are all done.
  • How to draw a cartoon skull?

    Before drawing some skulls,we need to know a little bit more about this mythic piece of the human body.

  • Looking at the shape of the skull,you will see that it’s made with circles only.
  • Start sketching your skull by drawing a circle for the head and one for the jaw.
  • Now that you know how to draw some basic skulls,let your imagination run wild and try to create some variations.
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