A hedgehog standing upright in a santa hat, holding a candy cane against its chest, its whole back and sides covered in spines drawn one by one. There is no shortcut: the spines are the drawing, and they want to all lean the same way. The smiling star takes minutes if you need a break after it.
A hedgehog covered in spines, holding a candy cane.
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Want to draw hedgehog with a candy cane yourself?
Here is hedgehog with a candy cane in 8 steps.
Draw the face first: the pointed snout, the nose and the two eyes.
Add the small ears and the santa hat sitting between them.
Outline the body as a wide teardrop around the face.
Draw the pale belly panel inside that outline.
Work the spines in rows from the head backwards, all leaning the same way.
Keep the rows overlapping so no gaps show through.
Add the two small front paws holding the candy cane.
Finish with the feet and the stripes on the cane.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.
Worth having for this one