How to Draw Mice

Artist: Dawn / December 7, 2010
How to Draw Mice

Step 1.


Here is a prepped piece I sketched up on paper. There are two common ways to draw a mouse. 1. Is the realistic way (which is actually much harder than a cartoon) and 2. Is the cartoon way of drawing mice. You basically take a few elements from a real   

Step 2.


Haha, this was a pretty fun tip to create, since I LOVE to draw feet and bony legs for animals! A realistic mouse have bony and skinny toes and legs. Their finger as well as toes, are usually curled and long. They have little pads beneath the toes/fi   

Step 3.


Another example of drawing mice is the little cute noses (for cartoon mice). The snout of a real mouse is a bit more simple and subtle with the shape of the lips/nose. The nose and lips are more connected to the overall snout than a cartoon mouse. Th   

Step 4.


These are the two preliminary sketches I've came up with before making a finalized sketch for the actual drawing part of the tutorial. I was tempted to use the mouse to the left since it looked so sweet and innocent. I've finally made my choice and u   

Step 5.


Alright, for the drawing aspect of the tutorial, let's draw the basic guidelines to draw our mouse. Get yourself a compass to draw the circle accurately. Remember, drawing these guides as accurate as possible counts!

Step 6.


Now it's time to shape up the frame of the face for our cute mouse. Take your time and estimate exactly where to place these lines around the guides.

Step 7.


Next, work on the inner facial details like the eyes and the upside down "3" for the mouth. The body should be drawn first before you add the arms.

Step 8.


Then, work on essential details to spark up the mouse drawing! You can customize your own hairstyle for the top of the head, just so the mouse doesn't look so "bald". Add extra detailing to the ears and the hands and feet! Don't forget the lower lip    

Step 9.


Lastly, shade in the eyes and the curled tail! Finish off with drawing details like the whiskers and the lining beneath the feet.

Step 10.


With initial line clean ups, tweaks, and maybe even shading, you'll have a nice looking mouse! Try to make your mouse drawing a bit similar to this one. I would recommend to use Prismacolor Black for rich dark and smooth lines. I had lots of fun with   

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Artist: Dawn
Date Added: December 7, 2010
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Description: Hey guys, I have another tutorial to present to all you folks tonight. I just awoke from a long sleep which was a bit distracting. So without any bull-shnaky, I want to introduce you on “how to draw mice”, step by step! The tip steps and the actual mouse shown in the preview was drawn on paper. I had a lot of fun drawing the mouses and it feels so good to be drawing on paper once again. Also, during my Livestream broadcasts, I'll be having a new set up with the camera! I can't wait till tonight to do more live drawing shortly. You're probably wandering, “I can't find any tutorials on drawing mice!”. I couldn't believe it myself until I've stumbled upon this phrase as well as lots of artists requesting a tutorial on “drawing mice”. I've included various tips to show you a few introductions on drawing a mouse. For most artists, you're probably lost on where exactly to start, and how to create a nice looking mouse. There was fun put into this lesson to make your learning experiences much more enhanced so you can get started in no time. Anyways, I have to get going and move onto my new location for LiveStream. I hope you all will benefit from this tut on “how to draw mice”, step by step! Thank you so much for viewing and good luck on the tutorial!

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