How to Draw Patrick From SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick is SpongeBob SquarePants' fun-loving buddy. He's a bit tubby, and not too smart. Patrick is a starfish with five points, one of which is on his head. The orange-pink of his skin and the yellow-green on his swim trunks pose some problems when drawing the character. To draw Patrick, it's best to have a large set of colored pencils with a very fine color gradient.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Graphite pencil
• Drawing paper
• Fine point black permanent marker
• Colored pencils

1. 

   Begin your drawing very lightly in graphite pencil. Draw a slightly curved teardrop shape for Patrick's body. Draw a curved guideline down the middle. Then insert two oval-shaped eyes on the very upper portion of the body. Make sure that both of the eyes are touching the guideline in the middle.

2. 

   Draw a large open mouth just beneath the eyes, and place a dimple on one side. Draw two arms at the sides and two legs at the bottom of the teardrop-shaped body. Make sure that these limbs are tapered at the ends.

3. 

   Draw in Patrick's pupils, tongue, belly button and shorts. Give the shorts a bit of a bell curve at the bottom. Draw the upper hem of his shorts as well as the flowers. Draw two z-shaped lines directly above his eyes.

4. 

   Go over the final lines of your drawing with a fine point black permanent marker. Take care not to darken any line which should not be in the final picture, such as the line of the body which is behind the arm and the guideline down the center of the body. For best results, don't darken the spots on Patrick's body. Allow the ink to dry completely.

5. 

   Erase any pencil lines which are still showing in the drawing. Color Patrick's skin with a medium pink colored pencil. Then go back over the entire skin area with a medium orange. Lightly color the main part of Patrick's shorts with a medium yellow-green such as apple green, then go over the green with a medium or canary yellow. Color the flowers very lightly with a medium to dark purple. Use the same pink colored pencil that you used on the body to color his tongue. Use Tuscan red or brown with moderate pressure to color the inside of the mouth.

6. 

   Color in Patrick's spots with a red pencil. Protect your finished drawing with a fixative if desired.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a cross-hatching technique to get even color with colored pencils. In most cases it's best to go over an area another time rather than bearing down hard on the pencil to get a darker color.

Resources

• Patrick on Nick.com

[dnatureluvr]

on 10/3/2009 thanks for pattern and directions,