How to Draw Sheldon J. Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants

Fan of SpongeBob SquarePants? Using these easy steps, learn to draw Mr. Krabs' nemesis and owner of the Chum Bucket: Plankton!

Steps

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    For his body, draw a pickle-like shape (as shown). Add in guidelines, one long vertical and a couple of short horizontals where his eyes and mouth will be.
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    Draw a large oval for the eyeball. Inside that, draw a circle for Plankton's pupil. Sketch in his single eyebrow.
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    Give him a smile and add in his antennae. Each antenna should have four notches that go a bit outside the lines of the antennae. Draw thin ovals for Plankton's arms and legs.
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    Outline and color in your drawing. There you have it--Sheldon J. Plankton himself!
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    Draw a large vertical oval. It should look like a seed, or an especially long egg. This will serve as Plankton's body.
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    Above the oval, draw antennae on either side of Plankton's head. These should point outwards, and almost look like long, curved fangs coming out of his head.
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    Draw the hands and legs. On each side of the middle of the body, draw a tubular shape with a circle at the end. Under the body oval draw two "V" shapes.
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    Sketch the face features on the body oval. Draw a big circle in the upper part of the oval. This will be Plankton's eye. Under the circle draw a dropped "D" shape. This will be the mouth.
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    Outline the body shape over the sketch and add in details. Draw the eye with and iris, an eyebrow above the eye, cheeks, and Plankton's teeth/tongue inside the mouth.
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    Line the drawing with black ink and add color. Try to make a modular line, which passes from a thin to a thick line and vice versa. Finally, erase any remaining pencil marks and color your Plankton as shown.
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Updated: September 15, 2021
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Categories: Drawing Animated Characters
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