Today I’ll show you how to draw a cute chibi / kawaii version of Calcifer from Howl’s Moving Castle. Calcifer is one of the most loved Studio Ghibli characters so I hope you guys enjoy learning how to draw him. Happy Drawing!
How to Draw Calcifer Eating a Log (Cute Kawaii) from Howl’s Moving Castle Easy Step by Step Drawing Tutorial
Step 01
Draw an oval. This will be on the bottom right side of the drawing, so make sure there is room to draw on the left side.
STEP 02
Draw 2 curved lines, one for the top of the log and one for the bottom of the log.
STEP 03
Draw a curved line for the left side of the log.
STEP 04
Draw a curved line that almost forms a “V”.
STEP 05
Start drawing Calcifer’s hands. They are “C”-like shapes.
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STEP 06
Draw the rest of the hands. Now they look like ovals.
STEP 07
Start drawing Calcifer’s feet. Draw sideways “U” shapes.
STEP 08
Draw a line for each leg. They should be slanted in towards each other.
STEP 09
Draw “S”-shapes at the sides of the face. Draw a curved line in between his legs.
STEP 10
Draw “M”-like shapes for the flames on top of his head.
STEP 11
Draw 2 curved lines and one “S”-like shape for the flames.
STEP 12
Draw a curved line in the middle. Now let’s start outlining the original flames you drew by drawing 2 “M” shapes.
STEP 13
Continue outlining the original flames. Draw an upside-down “V” in the center.
STEP 14
Draw an oval for each eye.
STEP 15
Draw half circles for the pupils of his eyes.
STEP 16
Draw a swirly line in the log.
STEP 17
Draw curved lines for the pattern on the log.
STEP 18
Erase unneeded lines.
STEP 19
Color him in if you want to. I hope you like how he turned out. Come back soon for more tutorials.
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