How to Draw a Poptropican

How to draw a Poptropican

Let’s learn how to draw a Poptropica character! This step-by-step guide is easy to follow, so grab a pencil and paper and let’s get started.

Draw MeThe diagrams show the current step in blue. Previous steps in the same picture are shown in black (excluding step #19). The Poptropican on the left will be our model for this how-to guide. Keep in mind that you don’t have to make your drawing look exactly like a regular Poptropican! Feel free to use your imagination and invent your own clothes, details, and accessories.

Drawing Steps

  1. Draw1Head: Begin by outlining the head, which looks like a sideways oval shape.
  2. Draw2Right Eye: Draw a much smaller circle on the top-right of this oval, which will be the right eye. Erase the intersecting line inside the eye.
  3. Left Eye: Draw3Next to the right eye, add another circle to the left, but slightly smaller. This is the left eye. Erase the intersecting line inside the eye.
  4. Draw4Hair: Outline the character’s hairstyle on the top. What this looks like depends on the hairstyle you want your character to have. Make sure the outline connects with the rest of the head (touches the eyes and/or head).
  5. Draw5Mouth: Draw the mouth under the eyes (but still inside the head’s outline, of course). What this looks like depends on the type of mouth you want your character to have. You could even have a small part of a tongue or large fang sticking out of the head’s outline a little bit. If the mouth has parts (such as teeth) overlapping the outline of the head, erase the unecessary line(s) it causes.
  6. Draw6Eyelashes: If the Poptropican you are drawing is a girl, add eyelashes above the eyes. (Skip this step if the character is a boy.)
  7. Draw7Eyelids: This step is optional. You can add eyelids to the eyes (sleeping/closed, angry, half-open, etc), or give the eyes a special effect (hypnotic, clothing dummy (an x in the middle of each eye), etc).
  8. Draw8Pupils: Draw a round dot in both eyes. These are the eye pupils. Make sure that the pupils and eyelids do not intersect. Congratulations, you have finished drawing the head! Let’s move on to the body.
  9. Draw9Torso: Under the Poptropican’s head, outline the body, which looks like a vertical oval shape. It is important that the body and head do not touch, because Poptropicans usually have ”floating heads”, and they don’t have a neck.
  10. Separation: Draw10Draw a horizontal line inside the body, to seperate it into two halves. (It may look better if this horizontal line was made slightly below the middle of the oval body, rather than exactly in the middle.) This seperates the top (shirt) from the bottom (pants/skirt).
  11. Draw11Arms: Draw a line on both sides of the body; these are the arms. Make them as flexible as you want: these arms could be pointing straight ahead or at the ground, just be resting on the sides, the arms could be folded, or even raised up in victory!
  12. Draw12Hands: At the end of both arms (the lines in step #11), draw a little ball to represent a hand. If you’re planning on adding a handheld item later (like a gun or basketball), leave some room around the hands for it.
  13. Draw13Legs: Draw two vertical lines below the pants/skirt part of the body, and make sure that they are connected with the body. Like with the arms, you can choose what kind of position you’d like the legs to be in: are they crossed together, standing straight up, nervously shaking like jelly, or crouching?
  14. Draw14Feet: Add a blob-shaped foot at the end of each leg. You can have them bent or in a normal position. Try having the left foot slightly shorter than the right, so that they don’t overlap.
  15. Draw15Accessories: This is the fun part! Decorate your Poptropican with some cool accessories, like face scars, freckles, hair clips (girls), and more! Consider adding a handheld item, such as a gun (with something shooting out of it?), ball (basketball, football, bowling ball, baseball, etc.), cell phone, microphone, pencil, pretzel, sword, paper scroll, and loads more. Normally, Poptropicans don’t have shoes to wear, but why not give it a shot?
  16. Draw16Belt: This is optional, but you could also add a belt (not recommended if you are drawing a dress). Add more to the horizontal line you drew on step #10; make it thicker. You could draw a buckle in the middle, and even strap a weapon/pouch/rope to the edge of the belt.
  17. Draw17Top: Decorate your top (shirt)! Put in a design (like stripes) all over your top, or a symbol/picture in the middle, like a lightning bolt or star. You could also put a collar, zipper, some buttons, or a logo in the corner. Also, add a neck accessory such as an island medallion or scarf, and maybe a vest or jacket over the shirt!
  18. Draw18Pants/Skirt: If you’re drawing a skirt, make its outline, then erase unnecessary lines. If you are drawing pants, then you don’t have to add more lines. If you wish to, you can add extra paterns on your pants or skirt, such as adding checker-patterns, patches, or something else.
  19. Draw19Color: Looking good! The final step is adding some color. Get your favorite coloring utensils (crayons, colored pencils, oil pastels, paint, markers, etc.) and fill in those empty spots with beautiful shades of color!
  20. Completed: Congratulations, you’re done! Step back and admire your amazing piece of artwork. Show it off to your friends and family, and when you think you’ve mastered the basics shown above, you can try drawing Poptropicans doing special actions – such as playing with a guitar or shooting with a bow and arrow!

Here’s another version of the steps by MalachiBoaz, drawing a female Poptropican. Click to enlarge it!

Drawing a Poptropican

Video: Speed Drawing

Created by Slanted Fish. More Pop videos on the Poptropica Help Videos (PHV) channel.

Video: Drawing Poptropican Heads

Poptropica artist, Jon Pitcher, shares some tips on drawing a Poptropican head.

Poptropican Portraits

Here are a few out of over a hundred Poptropican Portraits from a series by HPuterpop here on this blog, drawing characters from people in the community!

Taking It Further

Drawing a Poptropican outline is just the beginning. You could get even more creative by varying the poses, backgrounds, and more! Here are some more pieces of Poptropica fan art by people in the community for inspiration (there’s more in our DeviantArt group):

by Shaky Skunk
by dictator crossing
by Slanted Fish
by CraftyPoptropican
by MasterPinpey
by Slippery Raptor
by HPuterpop
By: UiPE – Why, UiPE?
by DJ-Rosietta

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following for their inspiration that came in handy when writing this guide:

If you found this walkthrough helpful, please rate this page using the five stars below and leave us a comment with your valued feedback! Plus, browse and share more artwork on our DeviantArt group, We-Love-Poptropica.

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188 thoughts on “How to Draw a Poptropican”

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    1. Now I have a new Face Book Picture! ( I have this thing on my computer so i could draw it on there) Thanks for putting this up!

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  25. I had draw my poptropican before and it maybe look like her in poptropica. The poptropican you draw very beautiful!

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  28. I could draw Poptropicans before, but not as good as I can now. Thanks PHB for helping me to draw better Poptropicans!

    (P.S. I’ve drawn some Poptropican merpeople and I think they look awesome. And I owe it all to you, PHB.)

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  37. off topic: how do I get the monkey costume?
    on topic: how do I DRAW the monkey costume?

    Hijuyo: I’m not sure how you can get a monkey costume (but there might be some in multiplayer rooms). Try to imagine a monkey costume and draw it out! 😉

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  40. Will some one PLEASE tell me the link to get the poptropica monkey costume (off topic, but there was a post above that mentioned the monkey costume…). Please! I will be in your debt!

    Hijuyo: The monkey costume was available on the iCostume some time ago, but the only way you can get it now is by Costumizing someone else with it. 😉

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  45. There’s an extra to draw if you’re s girl…eyelashes. But anyway, this looks fun! I’m gonna try it!:D

    Hijuyo: Eyelashes are covered in step #6. 😉

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    2. Hip Hip Hooray! *clink* 😀 I might try drawing my character with the ” Suspicious Liquid ” and his ” Mystery Train Coal Digger ” hat

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  53. Hijuyo may I have your permission to copy this onto a word document and print out to store in my folder at home labeled ‘how to draw’? and then can I use this guide to poptropicaize my friends?

    Hijuyo: Sure. As long as it’s for your own personal use, and you don’t take credit for the guide and claim it as your own, it’s fine. (The drawings you make are yours, of course.)

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  55. Awesome really cool i love it now i can draw my character cuz i now how 😀 thx i reall like that im going to brag to my friends now

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  60. That’s really cool and helpful and after i practiced a few times i drew a perfect binary bard!

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  61. dont restart early poptropica if you have the hypno costume it disapears so do all ad items

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  63. This is Sooooooooo cool! And i know another accesory for girls. Fairy wings. I’m a girl so i put them on my poptropican. IT LOOKS SO REAL!!!

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  65. Hey, I have a notebook and its empty except I am copying down the instructions of how to draw a poptropican. After I copyed down the instructions , I am going to be drawing characters. Can’t wait to draw.

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  74. I think you’re awesome and if you are wondering about my name please!!!!!!!!!! Don’t laugh!!!!!!!!! I’ve heard it all okay, it just brings out bad childhood memories.

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      1. *puts hand on shoulder* Yes, I saw her. She was cool.

    1. Remember, you can edit the basic outline of the Poptropican you drew with the instructions on this page. Add things a girl might wear, such as a skirt or longer hair. Be creative! 🙂

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      1. Omg good. amazing details, perfect pics, & easy step-by-steps. You, Sir/Ma’am, deserve a cookie. and omg, i just noticed, on your Costumes tab under Cool Stuff, for beach chick that girl’s name is Calm Moon also!!! Kewl cheez.

  87. My friend, Jewel(alejoyehey), can draw a better Poptropican like that… But this is also cool!!
    P.S. : Please add unknown2166 thanks!!!

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    1. Please add alejoyehey,ClOvErClUb:) , unknown2166, mitchienate, thinknoodles.
      Thank you very much

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  88. Hey, I’m making a comic starring my Poptropican! I even decided to have him and another guy save a kid who was still on Poptropolis Games WHILE it was sinking! And then all three of them are on a quest to save the whole planet of Poptropica from the evil clutches of Binary Bard and Dr.Hare! P.S. I draw my Poptropican’s eyes first and also the way he’s facing his head is pointy in the front.

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      1. They keep traveling from place to place in the story. I didn’t think about where I would start it up on,though.

      3. I haven’t finished it yet, but I made it where Dr.Hare actually brainwashed Binary Bard, and he was launching his NEW Rabbot, and he was smart enough to control it himself, this time. Once I’m finished with the comic, I will either upload it to the computer and post it on my blog, or just tell the story on the comments.

      5. Aren’t you happy I have it in the process? Better than throwing it in the garbage and forgetting about it, isn’t it?

  89. I still have no idea how to draw a poptropican.

    Slanted Fish: Well, why not start with following the steps in the guide? 🙂

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    2. I can draw like this. Watch me-
      *uses special power, draws with it, and adds color* Ta-da! *drawing comes to life and looks taller than me*

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  91. i thought i would never be able to draw a poptropican but those are the easiest instructions to follow. now i can draw a really good poptropican!!! 🙂

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  92. add me my user is juliannegill FYI i have compleated all the islands at least once and i am friends with THINKNOODLES!!! 🙂 😀

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    1. Are you gonna get it this month?
      CK: Yes, after star test.

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  95. I’m terrible at drawing Poptropican’s even though this is the best guide to drawing Poptropican’s ever!

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  96. This is so cool! 🙂 I am a really good artist, so this works great for me! And you can do things like draw your favorite book or movie characters as Poptropicans. It is fun! 🙂

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  100. The PHB could post pictures of artwork people send in created in Poptropica or about Poptropica! Like stuff they made on that little easel in Counterfeit Island, or Big Nate’s chalkboard, or any fan art!

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