How to Draw Charmander

Charmander is a Kanto Pokémon in a first stage evolution. It evolves to Charmeleon and the third stage of the evolution will be Charizard. Here are the steps on how to draw Charmander.

Steps

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    Start by forming the character by adding basic shapes.
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    Draw the eyes.
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    Draw the lines for the head.
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    Draw the mouth.
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    Add the body.
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    Draw the right arm.
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    Draw the left arm.
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    Draw the left leg.
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    Draw the right leg.
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    Draw the tail.
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    Add the fire on the tip of the tail.
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    Add lines for detailing the character.
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    All lines are done.
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    Clean up and remove the guidelines and you are done. Great job!
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Method 1
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Alternate Method

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    Draw an oval on top of a vertical line.
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    Draw a triangle around the vertical line. Add a slanted rectangle on each side.
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    Draw four ovals—two at the bottom of the image and two to mark the eyes.
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    Add two rectangles at the bottom for feet. Also add a trapezoid and an oval (these will become the tail).
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    Draw another oval on top of the tail. Begin drawing an outline around the shapes.
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    Finish outlining. Add facial features and other important details.
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    Erase unnecessary guidelines.
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    Color the drawing, using a lot of orange.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    If you have two ways of drawing Charmander, could you have two videos of "how to draw Charmander"?
    Bun bun
    Bun bun
    Top Answerer
    Wikihow does not support having two videos on one article, sorry.
  • Question
    What does he have on his tail?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Charmander has a flame on his tail.
  • Question
    Why did you erase the nose lines on the first one?
    Belle K.
    Belle K.
    Top Answerer
    It was a simple mistake by the artist, they just forgot to include his nose holes in the final drawing.
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Co-authors: 9
Updated: June 19, 2022
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Categories: Drawing Pokemon Characters
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