Step 3Īdd more arms by drawing more oval shapes that connect to either side of the body. This looks like a sharp oval shape that also eats into the body of your cactus. The empty space will now be used to draw our first arm which will appear as if it’s in front of the main cactus body. Leave a gap of about 4 – 6 cm before continuing the line and stopping parallel to your start point. Start at the bottom and work your way up, curve at the very top but instead of drawing a complete line down the right, stop a quarter of the way. They’re relatively straight but wavy which means that you can use freehand pen work. We have two parallel lines that are quite spread apart. Let’s begin this cactus drawing with the base. It would be best for us to start with the base and then move onto the arms. They look like arms extending out of the cactus body and they all have vertical grooves with porcupines. So, from this image, we can tell that there’s the main base that makes up the cactus which is accompanied by smaller extensions that appear in the foreground. As you gain more experience, it will become easier for you to draw things from your mind’s eye alone.įor now, we’ll use this cactus image for our drawing. Referenceįor this tutorial, I think it’s imperative that we refer to an image that can be used for our drawing. ![]() With that being said, let’s not waste any time and get into this guide on how to draw a cactus. You’ll actually gain some understanding on perspective as well as how to draw an object that appears 3D. You’re going to need atleast 10 minutes at most to complete this drawing but it’s worth the time. So, in today’s drawing tutorial, I’m going to share my step-by-step guide on how to draw a cactus. It took a bit of time but the end result looked awesome. Weird, I know! But, I have to admit that I absolutely loved this cactus drawing. Something that appears in almost all cartoon depictions throughout my entire childhood has been a cactus.
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