Hands on hips, barefoot, and grinning like he just outsmarted the palace guards, this confident stance is exactly what this guide to how to draw Aladdin captures, pulling straight from the Aladdin cartoon character lineup on the site. The pose communicates the character well, so nailing it is half the drawing.
Breaking Down This 17-Step Sketch
The tutorial runs 17 steps and ends on clean line art with no color applied, which keeps the focus entirely on structure and confident linework. The full-body build in that wide-legged standing pose introduces some proportion work, particularly getting the baggy pants and bare torso to read correctly at the same time. Most of the detail lands in the face and clothing folds rather than the overall silhouette, so patience in the middle steps pays off.
What Aladdin Looks Like in This Drawing
- Short dark hair with small white cap
- Smiling face with defined facial features
- Open vest, bare chest visible
- Baggy harem pants with a patch
- Barefoot, hands on hips stance
If you want to sketch the full cast, the site has guides for Genie and the lamp and a separate take on Jafar, both worth working through once you have Aladdin down. Rounding out the main crew, there is also a step-by-step walkthrough for the animated series version of the character that takes a slightly different approach to the same subject.
How the Color Coding Works in These Steps
Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is new versus what came before:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Aladdin: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It Below
Once the lines are clean and the pose reads right, drop your finished drawing in the comments. Seeing how different people handle the same subject is always useful. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they publish, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly as well. From the rest of the Agrabah crew, there are also guides for Iago and Jasmine worth adding to the pile. If you want to support more tutorials like this one, the Patreon page has unique hand-drawn coloring pages available to supporters.