How to Draw a Viking
Draw a Viking in just six easy steps! The Vikings were one of history’s most valuable and fearsome warrior cultures. Known for plunder and pillage, they also had a rich culture with vivid mythology, innovative architecture, and agricultural innovations. In recent years they have seen a resurgence in popularity, and they have been featured in many movies, video games, TV shows, and more. The popularity of Vikings has led to many people wanting to learn how to draw Vikings. If you are a fan of these fearsome warriors, this guide is for you! Our step-by-step Viking drawing guide will show you how to create a beautiful illustration featuring one of these warriors. flowers drawing
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Step 1
When you think of a Viking, you might imagine a horned helmet on a bearded face. Although this is a common notion about the Vikings, it is historically inaccurate because the real Vikings did not wear horned helmets. In this tutorial on drawing a Viking, we will start with a more accurate helmet along with the face. We’re going to use some curved lines for the domed sides of the helmet, and then there’s going to be a thin section on the front and the base of the helmet. This part will also extend over his nose. You can then draw his eyes, mouth, and chin before you finish with the contours of his face.
Step 2: Then remove his cape.
Vikings had to survive in some of the harshest climates in the world, so they often wore thick fur cloaks. This is what we will add to this part of your Viking drawing. The contours of this robe will be drawn with many smaller wavy lines that connect. This helps give the cape a fur look. It will go across his shoulders and upper chest, and then you can add some lines around the perimeter for even more fur detail. Then you are ready for step 3!
Step 3: Draw his rather hand and axe.
Vikings were known as fierce and skilled warriors, so in this step of our guide on how to draw a Viking, we will add an ac for him. Extend some curved lines coming down from the left side of his robe to the sleeve of the top. Then we will draw his hand, grasping the straight ac handle. You can then finish this step by drawing a sharp and rounded ac blade at the end of this handle.
Step 4: Now withdraw his chest, abdomen, and protection.
We’ll add a lot to your Viking drawing in the next step, so let’s go slow! In this step, we will start with his shield. The shield will be drawn with two ovals inside each other for the outer frame. Then add a round shape in the centre and draw some lines all over the inside to make the image look wooden. Once this shield is drawn, use a few more straight lines for the top of it, and then we’ll draw the sword belt sticking out from behind it.You can also draw the skirt of his tunic that comes out at the bottom before moving on.
Step 5: Satisfy your Viking illustration.
In this step of our guide on how to draw a Viking, we will finish the final details and elements. First, use much more minor, rounded lines for his pants, coming from the bottom of his tunic. Then you can draw his boots under them. Finally, you can use a combination of straight and curved lines to show his cloak falling behind his back. Once you’ve drawn these final details, you can add some of your own before moving on to the final step! You can paint the background to give this image a real sense of place. Perhaps you could search for photos of the frozen expanses of Norway or Iceland and reproduce them for your Viking! How will you finish this drawing before the last step?
Step 6: Complete your Viking sketching with colour.
Now that you have come to the last step of your Viking drawing, we will finish the colour! For our reference image, we used darker and more muted colours to give the image a more realistic look. We used Gray and brown for his helmet, tunic, and shield; for his cloak, we chose maroon.These are the colours we chose for the painting, so while you can use those too, you can also choose a few of your own to finish it off!
Once you know what colours you would like to use, you can also choose which art medium you will choose to achieve your colour choice. There are mediums like acrylics and coloured markers for more vibrant colours, while watercolours and crayons can be fantastic for more subtle colour schemes. The choice is yours, so we await your choice!
