Some monsters are scary, others are funny, and this lesson joins these ideas as we learn how to draw Mike Wazowski.

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How to Draw Mike Wazowski: Introduction

In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw Mike Wazowski. This is one of the characters from the cartoon “Monsters, Inc.” Mike Wazowski has an unusual appearance. It is a green monster that has a large head instead of a torso, slender arms, and legs. The head has small horns and one large eye.

Mike Wazowski is a proud, determined and confident monster. If you have watched this cartoon, you should remember that Mike Wazowski strives for knowledge, values friendship, and strives for his dream.

I think you will enjoy this tutorial and will love to draw this new character. This will be very easy to do. The lesson consists of a few simple steps. At each stage there will be my tips, so you can easily cope with this task.

Mike Wazowski Drawing Tutorial

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 30 minutes

How to Draw Mike Wazowski

Sketch the main body outline.
Since Mike’s entire design is built around his rounded body, it makes sense to establish this base form first. Sketch a large circle that is slightly irregular, rather than a perfect circle. This will help your Mike Wazowski drawing look more natural, closer to how characters in animation are designed.
Sketch the large eye outline.
The most recognizable feature of Mike Wazowski is his single, large eye, so it should be drawn quite prominently in the upper center of the body. The eye of the character doesn’t have to be perfectly round, but try to make it fairly even.
Sketch the character’s iris and pupil.
To give the eye its recognizable look, the iris and pupil need to be outlined. Inside the circle you just drew, sketch a smaller circle for the iris, and within it an even smaller circle for the pupil. To change the direction of the gaze, change the position of the iris and pupil within the outline of the eye.
Sketch the eyelids around the eye.
Since the eye needs details to look natural, adding the eyelids is very important. Above the eye sketch a curved line that follows the top arc of the circle. This will form the upper eyelid. Then, below the eye, add a smaller curved line to illustrate the lower lid.
Illustrate the short curved horns.
With the most noticeable facial part in place, it’s time to draw Mike’s small horns. Place two slightly curved, cone-like shapes above the body oval, one on each side of the head. The tips of the horns should be short and rounded rather than sharp.
Draw Mike‘s wide smiling mouth.
To give Mike his wide grin, sketch the outline of his mouth beneath the eye. Draw a large curved line, stretching across the bottom part of the body. Add a second line beneath it to form the lower edge of the mouth. Inside, sketch small triangular shapes for the teeth along both the upper and lower lines.
Sketch the cartoon arms with hands.
Because Mike’s body is essentially a sphere, the arms attach directly from the sides. Sketch two long, thin arms extending from the body. At the ends, draw simple hand shapes with four fingers each. At the end of the fingers, draw small claws.
Sketch the legs under the body.
To complete the body of the character, draw Mike Wazowski’s legs from the bottom of the torso oval. Each leg should be short and thin, ending with large feet that have three toes. Draw small claws at the end of the toes. At this stage, the full outline of Mike is complete.
Finalize the drawing and add colors.
Once the basic outline of the character is complete, erase extra sketches and make the contours smooth. Mike is green, so fill his body with a light green shade, leaving his eye white, the iris a bright blue, and the pupil black. His horns should be beige, while the inside of the mouth is dark, with white teeth.

Bonus: Easy Mike Wazowski Drawing Tutorial

Continuing from the main tutorial, this additional drawing of Mike Wazowski is presented in an even more simplified style with a slightly different construction approach.

The process begins with an oval outline for the body to establish the main structure. After that sketch two long, thin arms from the sides and shape simple hands with rounded fingers. Add legs with large feet at the bottom.

Then, draw Mike Wazowski‘s large circular eye in the upper half of the body, followed by a smaller circle for the iris and another for the pupil. Place a curved line beneath the eye to form the mouth, and outline the teeth with small vertical strokes.

Finish by adding the horns at the top and smoothing the lines of the body. Once the drawing is clear, darken the main outlines and add color, keeping the body green with a white eye and black pupil.

Easy Mike Wazowski Worksheets

Conclusion

Another character is ready! I hope Mike Wazowski turned out well and you enjoyed this creative work. Sketching this character helps to practice simple cartoon proportions and help to keep the exaggerated features look authentic and believable.

For more lessons, see the cartoon character drawing tutorial to study other stylized figures, or the monster drawing tutorial to practice different designs in the same theme. Share your drawings, write your feedback, and check back for new tutorials.