How to Draw Scott Pilgrim
Scott Pilgrim is the main character of the comic book series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to draw Scott Pilgrim in his original style using a simple line drawing technique.
Throughout the steps, we will also briefly explain the most characteristic stylistic choices and important techniques for drawing this character.
As is traditional on our site, we will not use color, but at the end you can color the finished drawing in the character’s typical colors.
How to draw Scott Pilgrim step by step
Step 1: Outline Scott’s head and body
Begin with two simple shapes: a circle for the head and a rectangle for the body. Connect them with short lines for the neck. Scott Pilgrim’s head is basically a sphere, while his torso has a rectangular shape. The proportions of the head and torso should be quite cartoonish.
Step 2: Add the arms and legs
First, indicate the arms with smooth lines without drawing anatomically precise elbows as you would when drawing a realistic person. Next, indicate the legs with light lines as well, making them noticeably wider than the arms. Sketch the toes of the shoes protruding from under the lower edges of the pants.
Step 3: Sketch Scott’s hair and ears
Draw only the outer contours of the hair without adding details. Use the circle from the first step as a construction shape and replace much of its upper contour with the larger mass of the hair. Add several pointed locks along the forehead and at the sides of the head. Outline the ears as well. Place them behind the hair near the lower half of the head.
Step 4: Draw the eyes and expression
Their placement determines the direction of Scott’s gaze. Scott Pilgrim’s facial features should be very simple and somewhat schematic. Draw the cartoon eyes as two large circles with thick eyebrows above them, and depict the nose and mouth as two short lines.
Step 5: Add stripes to the T-shirt
Draw the short sleeves and the curved lower edge of the T-shirt. Draw stripes around the collar, sleeves, and bottom of the T-shirt. Follow the shape of each clothing edge when drawing these parallel lines. Refine the outlines of the arms with cleaner lines and erase the construction lines from the upper body.
Step 6: Finish Scott Pilgrim’s legs and shoes
Add the diagonal pocket openings near the top of the pants. Finish by drawing the shoes and erasing all unnecessary guidelines from the previous steps. Draw the soles and add several short parallel lines across the upper parts of the shoes.
When drawing a character from a cartoon or animated series, it is important to reproduce the original appearance as accurately as possible.
To do this, you need to know how to draw cartoon people and also notice the subtle features of the particular character.
In addition, it is important to capture the original drawing style in order to make the result as authentic as possible. Here we have tried to show you in a simple way how to do all this using Scott Pilgrim as an example.
