Our cute Nutcracker definitely needs some bushy moustache. Change the Fill color of the smaller shape to white, depicting the teeth.Īdd horizontal and vertical dark-blue stripes to separate the teeth, as shown in the image below. Copy (Control-C) it and Paste in Front (Control-F) and shrink the copy to 70 x 40 px. Now we’ll draw a large mouth! Start by making a 75 x 45 px pink rectangle. And then add a smaller shape (35 x 15 px) perpendicular to the first one, depicting the bottom part of the nose. Create a 25 x 60 px pink rectangle with the help of the Rectangle Tool (M). Let’s draw a nose on our Christmas Nutcracker icon. Group both brows and Align them to the center. Use the Curvature Tool (Shift-`) to pull the center of the line up, making the brow slightly arched.ĭuplicate the brow to the opposite side of the face, either by holding down Alt-Shift and dragging or by using the Reflect Tool (O). Set it’s Stroke color to dark-blue and make the line thick by setting the Weight to 8 pt, Cap to Round Cap in the Stroke panel (Window > Stroke). Use the Pen Tool (P) and hold down Shift to draw a straight 30 px line above the eye. In order to make sure that everything is perfectly aligned, we can select everything (Control-A) and click Horizontal Align Center in the control panel on top or in the Align panel (Window > Align). Group (Control-G) both elements, hold down Alt-Shift and drag the eye group to the opposite side of the face, creating a copy. Hold down Alt-Shift and make the copy smaller (15 x 15 px), changing the Fill color to dark-blue for the iris.
Now take the Ellipse Tool (L), hold down Shift and make a 25 x 25 px white circle for the eyeball.Ĭopy (Control-C) the created circle and Paste in Front (Control-F). Our Christmas Nutcracker Icon will be squarish and stylized. Let’s take the Rectangle Tool (M) and start from the head.
#CHRISTMAS SKETCH ICON HOW TO#
Already feeling those magic vibes of winter and Christmas? In this tutorial we will learn how to draw a simple and very recognisable character – the Nutcracker and turn it into a stylish postcard that we can use to wish our nearest and dearest a very special and merry holiday! Let’s do it! Tutorial Details
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