Learn how to draw Lionel Messi during lockdown… with famous sport cartoonist Paul Trevillion
EVER fancied drawing Lionel Messi? Well, here's your chance.
Thanks to legendary sport cartoonist Paul Trevillion, you can sketch the Barcelona legend with these quick and easy tips.
SunSport has three for you to do - including a portrait and an action drawing.
It's the perfect way to ease boredom during the coronavirus lockdown, so you have no excuse to pick up a pencil!
HOW TO DRAW A MESSI PORTRAIT
An oval for the head, then a line from the top of the oval to the bottom slightly to the left because Messi is looking in that direction.
Then lines indicating the hair, the eyes, the nose and the mouth.
By following the step-by-step progression you will discover you have drawn Messi’s portrait.
DRAWING MESSI IN ACTION
Here's the essential elements, with no previous experience required - just guidelines and practice.
An oval for the head, then lines indicating the spine, shoulders, hips, arms and legs.
By following the step by step progressions you will discover how the figure develops into the final stage.
Even those picking up a pencil for the first time will be able to draw a figure and perform a skill they never realised they had.
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