How to Draw BB-8 - A Tutorial

Hi everyone!

I am here with the tutorial for drawing BB-8! But before I start, I need to know which character you want to learn how to draw next from The Force Awakens!:) I'm doing these tutorials trilogy by trilogy, so right now it's TFA.:)

So, Kylo Ren? Finn? Poe? General Hux? First Order Stormtrooper?

I can't think of who else is in TFA! LOL!

 

Okay, on to the tutorial!

(I have no idea where my reference picture went, so...oh, well!;D)

I started with a circle, for BB-8's body. It's not a perfect circle, but it works.;)

Next, add a smaller half circle slightly overlapping the circle.:) 

I add a little circle for his lens. 

Then I started doing his details, which consist of varying stripes on the top of his head and bottom. Also, don't forget to draw his smallest lens! 

I finished the rest of his details, adding the squares and lines around his lenses.:) 

Now that I'm done drawing his "face", I make the circle/ovals of his body. 

Then add all of the extra things. I really don't think that these need to be perfectly accurate, since the shapes and compartments are hard to distinguish.:) 

Now that I have finished all of his compartments, I add the lines that connect the circles on his body.:) 

Then the dots on his body and his antennae on his head.

(Make sure it's not bent!;))

Now that he was finished completely with the drawing, I penned him in.

I colored in his metallic-gray parts. 

Then all of his orange! 

Then I used gray to line the lines on his body and head, and I colored in his "eyes". 

Finishing minimal shading on the ground and droid, our BB-8 is finished!:) He didn't turn out perfectly, but he's still cute!:)

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I hope you liked the tutorial, and don't forget to comment who you want to see next!:)

-Emma-

P.S. Anika over at Anika's Avenue has a really fun blog about writing and books and some other things.:) I recommend you check it out!:D