How to Draw Homer Simpson

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Learn how to draw Homer Simpson, the fat dad from the Simpson family, as he is contently munching away on a donut.

So let's get started without further ado!

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 1. Proportions

Begin your drawing with a long oval. It should be about twice as high as it is broad.
This may look a bit too large for Homer's head, but trust me, this works out nicely.




Draw two lines below the oval to mark the space that will be occupied by Homer's torso and legs.
The distance between these lines is the oval's length.





Since Homer's shoes will be drawn just below the lower line, his total height will be slightly more than three heads.





Now let's start drawing in the details of the face.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 2. Head Details

                 
Begin with two circles for Homer's eyes.
Draw them sitting slightly above the ovals middle (red dotted line marks the middle). The eye should slightly reach beyond the oval on the right side. The space between the eye and the oval's left side should be too narrow for another full eye to fit in there.


Afterwards, draw in Homer's round nose.
Let it start from the left eye's bottom and overlap the right eye a little bit.


                  
Draw the outline for Homer's mouth as a curve that starts from the bottom of the nose and goes down at the left to the oval's bottom. It is important to let the line come very close to the oval's edge on the left side


Erase the lower right part of the oval afterwards, so that we have room to draw in Homer's pouting lips.
Begin with a short curve that starts at the nose and goes down towards the right.

             
Draw a small bulge standing out as a protruding upper lip, and then draw in a large smile as a flat curve that almost touches the outline on the left.


Add Homer's cheek below the right eye with one small bulge.
Then it's time to draw the lower lip and chin.
The red dotted line shows how the lower lip aligns with the eye's right edge. Take this into account, because Homer will look weird if the lower lip is drawn too much to the left.
Draw the lip as a small bulge, again, and then draw a smooth curve to connect it with the other side of the outline at the bottom.

                
Draw in Homer's ear sitting at the left, slightly lower than the nose.
Then let's make a few small alterations to give the head a more natural shape:
Draw a new line for the head's backside. Let it bulge out towards the left a little bit. This way Homer's head will look more rounded. Also erase the oval between chin and ear, and draw a short straight line below the ear instead.


Draw a very small bulge above the right eye (see arrow).
Add pupils as small black circles into the eyes, looking slightly in different directions, which is very common for Simpson characters. When you look closely, you can see that one pupil is sitting a bit towards the left and the other one more towards the right.
Outline the inner ear with two curved lines, and draw an 'M' above the ear for the little bit of hair that's left there.
Finally, draw two curves on top of Homer's head and he is complete.


Let's move on to Homer's body.
I think it is much easier to draw than the head, because it has fewer details.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 3. Torso

To make things a bit easier, you can draw another line in the middle between Homer's chin and the line marking the torso's bottom. This line would mark the torso's middle, but is not absolutely necessary.

Then let's give the fat body he deserves to this proud beer addict and donut freak.
Draw the back as one long line and the front side in two curves: one for the chest and one for the belly.
Here the middle line comes in handy, because that's roughly where the chest should transition into belly.

At the bottom, the torso should be about twice as broad as the head.
Close it with a flat curve that touches the division line.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 4. Legs

Homer's bottom has the shape of a semi-circle that roughly occupies a quarter of the lower section.

You can either draw a full semi-circle, and then erase the part marked by the dots, or you only draw two curves at the sides and leave this space free from the beginning.


























Draw Homer's legs with simple straight lines. Make the leg in the front just slightly narrower than Homer's head.
The leg on the right looks a bit narrower, of course, because it is partially hidden behind the other leg.

Close the legs at the bottom with flat curves.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 5. Shoes

Scroll down to the shoes.


















Now this is what his shoes should look like.
First you draw in the heel with a few straight lines, and then you draw the shoe's front with two curves that meet in a pointy tip.
At the highest point the shoe has roughly the size of half a leg from top to bottom, perhaps a little less

Good news is that the second shoe needs no heel, because it's hidden behind the first one.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 6. Collar

Start drawing the collar with an 'M' that is spread wide in the middle below Homer's chin.



Complete the collar in these two steps as shown by the arrows.
This looks pretty straight-forward to me, so I think there's nothing to explain here.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 7. Arms 'n Hands

Sketch in Homer's arms.
The left one starts just below the collar and goes down to the beginning of the leg. It is as long as the head from top to bottom (including hair).
Draw the other arm lifted, so that its top is almost on the nose's level.

Then outline the shirt's short sleeves at the beginning of the arms.



Draw in Homer's short and thick fingers.
The Simpsons belong to the group of cartoon characters that have only four fingers. So draw in three main fingers and a shorter thumb.
On the lifted hand you don't have to draw the entire thumb, because it's going to be hidden behind the donut.


Draw the donut as a circle that is partially covered by the fingers and has another small circle at its center.

Now Homer is pretty much complete.
There are just a few details left that we can add for decoration.

How to Draw Homer Simpson - 8. Last Details

Let's make a quick jump to the legs again.
Give a stripe to the end of the legs by drawing in a curved line parallel to their bottom.




Draw a wavy line above the hole in the donut and along the donut's bottom for the sweet coating.
Then outline a bite from Homer's teeth, and erase the donut's side at this point afterwards.


The next steps are optional.
I'm going to create an expression of enjoyment, with lowered eyelids, on Homer's face.
First, look at the following pictures to see if you want to make this change. Perhaps you prefer to keep your Homer as he looks right now, with opened eyes. You can still read the next paragraphs, though, to learn how a cartoon expression can be easily changed with a couple of extra lines.



Before we change the expression, draw a few crumbs falling down from the lips.



Now draw a slightly curved line across each eye, just above the pupils.
Also add a circle to the corner of the mouth. Let it reach a bit beyond the mouth's outline on the left side.


Then erase the upper left part of the eyes. Above the eyelids only the right side remains.
Erase everything inside the circle at the mouth's corner, and also erase two small openings into the circle.


It was quite simple, wasn't it? But now Homer has a very different look.



Alright, that was the whole way how to draw Homer Simpson.
If you want to, you can now carefully retrace your pencil drawing with a black pen, and then erase the pencil lines afterwards.
This will give clear, black lines to your drawing and make the coloring a bit easier.

However, if you mess it up and accidentally make an error with the black pen, you won't be able to erase it again. All you can do then is to yell "D'oh".