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Star Wars illustrator Jessica Hickman explains with these easy-to-follow steps how to draw the bounty hunter Aurra Sing from The Clone Wars animated TV series.
Step One:
Sketch out basic shapes to get Aurra Sing's pose and figure down. Here's a quick drawing with a circle for her head and other shapes that resemble her arms, hand and upper body.
Step Two:
Next put in just a little bit more detail, making sure you draw more of her facial features. Make the pencil marks nice and light, in case you need to erase and draw again.
Step Three:
Now we're really going to start making the drawing look like Aurra from The Clone Wars animated series! She's got nice, big eyes, lots of hair in a pony tail high up on her head, and a little vest she wears over her body suit. We still want to keep these pencil lines nice and light to make sure we get her facial features right where we want them. You can even start blocking out rough shapes for her thumb and fingers.
Step Four:
When you are happy with how she looks, you can start putting more detail in your drawing. Give her a sly expression, and make sure to remember her tall, sensor antennae on the top of her head. Don't forget to draw her long fingers. You might have to draw them a few times while looking at your own hand for reference. You can also start putting in her hair beads, and the little pockets on her jacket.
Step Five:
Almost done! Clean up your drawing as best as you can before you start coloring. I like to use markers, but you can use anything you want -- crayons, colored pencils, and even the computer. I try and erase all the extra lines around my drawing so I can start coloring. You can even make copies of your finished pencil drawing to practice using different coloring media.
Step Six:
Now we get to color! I add a lot of layers with my markers before I'm ready to ink and highlight the drawing. Here you can see the rough marker stage.
Step Six:
Our last step to this tutorial is inking and highlights. After I'm done coloring, I use a black pen to go around her body, clothing, face and bits of her hair. It can be hard to get a nice, smooth line. Practice makes perfect! Then I add some white pencil to lighten up some areas, and thicker white paint for the final, strong, white highlights (like the dots in her eyes, lips, etc.). Now you're done! Don't forget to sign your drawing before you show it to family and friends. I hope you had as much fun as I did.
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