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How to Draw Prince Eric: Crossed Arms and Full Body Proportions
Explore Prince Eric through four selected drawing stages. Focus on crossed arms and full body proportions and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice Prince Eric with attention to crossed arms and full body proportions.
Shapes and proportions
Compare the full standing height with the crossed-arm silhouette and keep the boots beneath the legs.
A common mistake
A shortened torso can crowd the crossed hands against the face.
How to fix it
Mark shoulder, waist and knee levels before filling the clothing detail.
This Prince Eric study focuses on crossed arms and full body proportions. Compare the full standing height with the crossed-arm silhouette and keep the boots beneath the legs. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 4: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 4 of 13 for Prince Eric, not the next single stroke. Compare the full standing height with the crossed-arm silhouette and keep the boots beneath the legs. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 4: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 8: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 8 of 13 for Prince Eric, not the next single stroke. Mark shoulder, waist and knee levels before filling the clothing detail. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 8: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: crossed arms and full body proportions
Compare the finished Prince Eric outline with the earlier selected stages. A shortened torso can crowd the crossed hands against the face. Mark shoulder, waist and knee levels before filling the clothing detail.
Complete outline: crossed arms and full body proportions · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: cream white, blue-gray, warm orange, soft gray, brown
Use the colored Prince Eric example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes cream white, blue-gray, warm orange, soft gray, brown. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: cream white, blue-gray, warm orange, soft gray, brown · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses cream white, blue-gray, warm orange, soft gray, brown. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Mark shoulder, waist and knee levels before filling the clothing detail.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
