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Description
Fuzzy-blobs are simple in comparison to the normal, complicated character designs. Being nothing more that a ball of fluff with eyes and a tail, there’s a surprising amount of freedom in variety. When described, the drawing steps seem complicated, but in actuality, it goes fairly quickly. (As in, these things can be cranked out in less than a minute.)

In the beginning, there was the paper. Start out by thinking of which type of animal you want your blob to be. They come in as many different species as there are on the planet. Pick your favorite animal, or the first one that comes into your head. What ever fits your fancy at the moment. For the simplicity of these instructions, I’m going to describe a wolfie-blob. In a vaguely round shape, define the body of the blob with little dash marks, to make it look like fur. We’re not trying to make a dotted line, so let the lengths of the line vary, and remember, they’re called fuzzy-blobs for a reason. Make ‘im fuzzy!

Now for the face. Fuzzy-blobs don’t have noses, or most other discerning features. For eyes, they have little black dots. But not just any dots. Where’s the light source coming from in this picture? Find that, and then draw the eyes accordingly. Fuzzy-blobs have shiny black eyes, so you’ll want to leave little black crescents for eyes, instead of a whole dot. This gives the blobs a rather friendly look, even when they look fairly sad. Give the blob little triangle-like eyelashes. One towards the top of the eye, and one at the bottom. This makes the blob a little bit cuter, and it also defines the edge of the eye. The farther away the eyelashes are from the pupil (the black crescents), the more startled the blob will look. Or, it could make the blob appear to be looking at something.

Next, let’s work on extremities. A fuzzy-blob can’t have too many limbs or digits, because you quickly run out of room, and you make the blob too complicate. So, start with the ears, and work your way around the blob. Some blobs have wings, but in that case, make them small, so that they don’t appear to be too heavy. Blobs are small creatures. For a wolfie-blob, give it triangular ears. Remember, body language plays a big part in the fuzzy-blob’s expression. You don’t have a very happy blob if you draw it with droopy ears and a limp tail. That’s the beginnings of a sad blob. Let’s give the wolfie-blob a perky expression, since that’s the most common. Blobs are happy, simple creatures by nature. In this case, the triangular ears would be pointing up. Then there’s the tail to consider, so use the same line-type that you used on the body, and draw the tail. Is it wagging or is it just curled upwards? Is it curled around the blob’s body? A blob’s personality is often defined by its expressions. Since wolfie-blobs are often alert, we’ll draw the tail curled upwards, like it may start wagging it at any moment.

Now, consider the blob’s pseudo-limbs. Do you even want to show them? Often, drawing the blob’s little stumpy arms is pointless and unnecessary. Only draw them if the blob is reaching for something, holding something, or if it would enhance the overall look or expression of the blob. On some blobs, the limbs are necessary, because some blobs have particular markings on their limbs. In the case of our wolfie-blob, let’s just leave the limbs out for the moment.

In which case, you’re finished! Now, look at your blob and see if you like it. If you don’t, that probably means I didn’t do a very good job explaining, in which case…oops. But! If it does look good, and I really hope it does, congratulations! You’re now a proud fuzzy-blob artist. Try out different styles of blobs, but remember, the style in which I describe them is very anime-esque. Try and keep to the anime look, but other than that, experiment! Make your blobs unique and personalized, because that’s what they’re for! A fun, cute, quick little doodle that’s easily cranked out at any time.