How to Draw an Octopus

This article will show you some techniques in drawing both a realistic and a cartoon octopus. Let's begin!

1
Sketch the basic shapes of the octopus
2
Sketch the wireframe for the tentacles. each tentacle should connect to one point on the star shape.

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3
Sketch a circle for each point of the star shape. The circle will determine the thickness of the tentacle.
4
Sketch the shapes for the tentacles using octopus pictures as references.
5
Sketch additional details for the suckers and the eyes.
6
Refine the sketch using a smaller tipped drawing tool.
7
Draw the outline over the sketch.
8
Erase and remove the sketch marks.
9
Add color.

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1
Sketch a Circle to be the octopus' head.
2
Sketch circles for the tentacles.
3
Sketch the tentacles and additional details (suckers, cartoon eyes and mouth).
4
Refine the sketch using a smaller tipped drawing tool.
5
Draw the outline over the sketch.
6
Erase and remove the sketch marks.
7
Add color.

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