How to Draw a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: A Beginner's Guide

Would you like to help your child draw a ninja turtle? Do you want to master cartoon doodling?

You can breathe a sigh of relief. Our expert in the field will show you how to learn how to draw a beautiful ninja turtle .

Originally titled "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," the cartoon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is inspired by the famous comic book "Daredevil." The story takes place in the sewers of New York City, following the adventures of four mutant turtles who study martial arts. These essential superheroes and idols of children sometimes want to draw them, and only you can help them.

Cartoons have always been a source of entertainment for children. So, drawing a sketch of their hero is fun for them. It's up to you to help them make their wish come true.

Well, how do you do that? Read this article. You'll discover:

• A few ideas about this cult comic of American culture.
• Steps to make a good illustration of the Ninja Turtles.

By the end of this article, you will be able to help the child make beautiful drawings only by hand and about his favorite heroes.

Now that we have a guideline on the subject, we can continue with some small notions on the cult comic and give you drawing lessons.

A MUST-SEE AMERICAN SERIES: THE NINJA TURTLES, OUR CHILDHOOD HEROES

Even at a later age, we can't forget this 1980s animated series. Developed by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a plagiarized version of Daredevil, the comic book has gone down in history. This American animated series is a huge hit with children who want to illustrate their heroes.

The series takes us to the sewers of New York City where we find a family of turtles exposed to a mutagen . Exposure to this chemical transforms these babies into anthropomorphic creatures, gifted with intelligence and dexterity. Found by a ninja rat who has undergone the same mutation, he becomes their adoptive father and teaches them ninjutsu.

Splinter is a ninja rat who, despite his age, possesses considerable strength and remarkable wisdom. The four turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, fight villains out of sight. They face the leader of the Foot Clan, Shredder, the Rat King, and Bebop.

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE: LEARN TO DRAW TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES AND THEN COLORING

Here we come to the heart of this article. We'll show you, step by step, how to illustrate Nickelodeon 's Ninja Turtles. Yes, we're talking about the beloved children's cartoon channel that broadcasts our favorite comic.

But before proceeding with the design of the drawings , it is important to know what material to use. That is why we have developed this part.

Pencils, eraser and paper: the essential tools for drawing

Drawing is not only an artistic creation but also a therapy for children. As an art therapy , it promotes children's personal development through the fun they experience and their personal involvement. It can also be considered a stress reliever.

There are a multitude of drawing tools, such as Illustrator, but they are quite complex for a beginner. Therefore, we will focus on the basic equipment we use every day. We generally use them for writing, but today, they will become your Picasso tools.

In the beginner's designer's palette, we have:

• Pencil : It's lightweight, inexpensive, and readily available. The most common is the "HB," whose tip allows you to choose between light and heavy strokes.
• The eraser : our pencil's friend, the one that can easily erase your smudges.
• A4 format : this white paper is essential.

Steps to follow to draw a ninja turtle: Leonardo's case

Leonardo, aka Leo, is a ninja turtle with excellent physical condition and a strong sense of strategy. He is a martial arts expert and an undisputed leader among his brothers. He is recognized by his blue blindfold and his favorite weapons, two ninjatos.

So we can begin the tutorial on the scale knight, going step by step. The sketch will be done with basic, simple shapes, so-called geometric shapes, which represent the basics of drawing. Grab your pencils and sketchbooks, let's begin the tutorial!

Step 1: Drawing Leonardo's Upper Part

Grab your pencil and start by drawing an oval shape, like an egg. This will serve as the shape for the headband.

Step 2: Continuity of the upper part of the drawing

The mask on the face will be drawn as a tight band around the head. Continue drawing the top part of the band as shown in the illustration below.

Step 3: Eye Shape

Create two oval shapes in the top center of the headband to form our ninja turtle's future eyes. Try to make them as symmetrical as possible.

Step 4: Finish the turtle headband

Follow the step seen previously to finish the left side of the banner.

Step 5: Bottom of the Ninja Turtle's Face

Now that the headband is finished, we can move on to the face.

You can start by creating a rounded line that will form our hero's cheeks. Let yourself be guided by your preference (right or left side), but always start at the top and finish at the bottom. Stop halfway down the face, at the chin.

Step 6: The chin

Join your pencil stroke to close the face and create a rounded chin.

Step 7: The top of the skull

For the top of the head, simply join the two ends of the headband to create a rounded and uniform shape.

Step 8: The Ninja Turtle Smile

Now that the face is formed, we can move on to the details.

Draw a dazzling smile by following the demonstration below.

Step 9: The language

Add a small tongue, forming the beginning of a heart in the middle of the smile.

Step 10: Go over your old pencil strokes!

Your ninja turtle sketch is starting to look like something!

Don't hesitate to gently go over all the pencil strokes seen previously.

Step 11: Eye Details

Let's continue our drawing by creating pretty eyes. Start from the bottom up, creating an oval shape. Next, draw the pupils. Try to make them as identical as possible by following the demonstration below.

Step 12: The knot of the forehead band

The headband knot is the trickiest part of this tutorial. While you can let your imagination run wild when creating it, we're assuming you're a beginner at drawing. Based on this, we recommend copying our template.

Always start from the top down, creating the first knot first, followed by the second. Make sure the bottom knot doesn't stick out of the headband.

Step 13: Go over the drawing with a felt-tip pen

Go over your pencil strokes with a black felt-tip pen.

When going from point A to point B, try to keep your marker on the paper the entire time to create nice, precise lines.

Step 14: Erase the pencil strokes

Wait a few seconds for the marker to dry and gently erase the pencil marks seen previously with an eraser.

Step 15: The final touch of the drawing: coloring the superhero

Now that we have completed our drawing, it is important to make the coloring in order to get as close as possible to the superhero. Contrary to popular belief, coloring for children is not a simple activity and the expected result depends on the child's age and talent.

It is therefore important to know which technique is best suited to the child according to their objectives.

WHAT TO REMEMBER ABOUT HAND-DRAWING AND COLORING TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

You now have a realistic work of art in front of you, and your child can be satisfied with their hand-drawn artwork! When tracing the character's profile, don't forget to erase the remaining sketch lines. Use dark lines and focus on the contours.

If the child is very young, you can simply draw everything for them and then offer them to color it. If the child is old enough to do the work on their own, you can simply explain the steps. Drawing is not only an artistic representation, it can also be a kind of therapy!

All Ninja Turtles are drawn the same way, so feel free to change the headband color to create a different Ninja Turtle. While in the comic book, the author gives everyone a red headband, this isn't the case in the animated series.

A LITTLE REMINDER ABOUT THE SCALE KNIGHTS

The Green Turtles' adoptive parent is a ninja rat named Splinter. He possesses the Book of Rebirth and teaches them the art of ninjutsu. With a lair in the sewers, they tirelessly fight injustice on the streets of New York.

Each turtle has a symbolic color in addition to a specific weapon. For example:

• Leonardo wears a blue headband and uses two pairs of Ninjatos.
• Michelangelo wears an orange headband and uses nunchaku.
• Raphael wears a red headband and uses two sais.
• Donatello wears a purple headband and uses a bamboo staff.

With all the knowledge gleaned from this article, you now know how to draw Ninja Turtles and more! To stay in the turtle spirit, we offer you this beautiful article. Simply click on the image below.