Shadow the Hedgehog is from the popular "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game and television series. Using Photoshop Elements 5.0 or any other type of digital or traditional medium, you can draw Shadow the Hedgehog in 10 easy steps.
Instructions
Drawing Shadow
1. Draw a large circle with a very small circle below it. At the lower inside of the large circle, add a horizontal oval that expands past the outside of that circle.
2. At the bottom of the small circle, add/connect another circle that is equal in size. On the left of those circles, add two triangles that look like shark fins. The top portions of the “fins” should bow out, with the bottom bowing in. The bottom-most fin should be slightly smaller. Think of two right parenthesis ) ) laying down on the left side, this is how the “fins” should bow.
3. Where the primary circle and first small circle meet, start drawing the right arm and have it bend to the right. After you reach the bent arm’s desired length, add a vertical rectangle. After adding the rectangle, add a mitten with the thumb facing up. Do the same now for the left (back) arm, except this arm is pointing down.
4. To the left of the second smaller circle, add a long triangle for Shadow’s tail. At the bottom of the same circle, draw two long tubes that will be Shadow’s legs. At the bottom of the tubes, add two large right-sloping mounds for his shoes.
5. Add two triangles to the top of the large circle you drew first for Shadow’s ears. To the left of his head, add upward sweeping triangles for Shadow’s spikes. There should be five in total.
6. Form Shadow’s face by adding smaller triangles inside the ear triangles that were drawn in Step 5. Trace over the spikes that were drawn in Step 5 to add depth to Shadow’s head. Above the rectangle you drew in Step 1, add Shadow’s eyes, which resemble work goggles. His eyes look cat-like, so give him elongated pupils. Inside the rectangle, add a grimacing smile with all Shadow’s teeth showing. Add a long, large nose to the right of the rectangle.
7. Now trace over the back, stomach spikes and leg guidelines, adding depth to Shadow’s body. Add a "furry blaze" on his chest near his large head. You can add this blaze by creating a spikey half circle with small triangles that have open bases inside.
8. Add detail to Shadow’s shoes. His shoes are very blocky, almost Frankenstein-like, so make sure you use sharp angles when drawing his shoes; they are red and white. Shadow’s “socks” are yellow metal and blocky.
9. Add Shadow’s arms and gloves. The right hand is closed, so you only need to add the thumb and index finger. The bottom part of the glove is also blocky, so make this part angular as well. The left hand is open and pointing down. There are two ways to draw Shadow’s hand: one way is completely open with his fingers straight; the other way is to have his fingers bent slightly. This image shows his fingers slightly bent. For the slightly bent look, draw the finger ovals that are vertical—up on the palm.
10. Clean up your guidelines; you now reveal a cleanly drawn Shadow the Hedgehog. His colors are black and red, so reflect that in your image.
