GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper, or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps.1) Draw a rectangle that will define the conditional proportions and boundaries of the chosen drawing. 2) From the middle of the rectangle, draw one vertical and one horizontal line equally dividing the shape. 3) Draw another horizontal line equally dividing the upper half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a horizontal line equally dividing the bottom half of the rectangle. 4) Draw a vertical line equally dividing the left half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a vertical line equally dividing the right half of the rectangle.

STEP 1. Mark off the width and height of the picture. Draw an oval for Doraemon’s head. Draw a line, which will act as the center of it.

STEP 2. Add guidelines for the body. Draw a line through its center. Define the places for the eyes.

STEP 3. Define with guidelines the places for Doraemon’s legs. Draw its eyes.

STEP 4. Sketch its nose and legs.

STEP 5. Detail Doraemon’s legs and head.

STEP 6. Sketch pupils and a pocket.

STEP 7. Detail Doraemon’s cloths, eyes and nose. Add its tail, mouth and mustache.

STEP 8. Contour Doraemon, trying to vary the thickness and darkness of the line. Add more detail and add the ground. Erase all guidelines.