Drawing a ragdoll character with stitched details and mismatched eyes calls for a different kind of line control than a standard cartoon figure, and Saxon from the Big City Greens cartoon gives you good practice with that specific skill set. The plush toy aesthetic packs a lot of small texture work into a compact shape, making how to draw Saxon a worthwhile exercise for anyone working on decorative linework.
What the 17-Step Walkthrough Covers
This tutorial runs through 17 steps and ends on clean line art without a colored version, so the focus stays entirely on capturing the ragdoll construction through line work. The design is mostly symmetrical but the mismatched eyes and scattered patch marks break that up, which keeps things from being purely mechanical. Most of the detail work comes in the later steps once the basic rounded body is established.
Saxon’s Ragdoll Design at a Glance
- Round plush body with visible stitched seams
- Mismatched button eye and sewn eye
- Sad stitched mouth on face
- Small rounded ears at top of head
- Patches and X-stitch marks across body
If you want more characters to sketch from the same show, Tilly Green is a natural follow-up since she is the one who carries Saxon around. You might also try Phoenix the cat or Bill Green to build out the full household.
Reading the Step Colors in This Guide
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what is new versus what is already done:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Saxon: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Saxon Sketch? Share It
Once the linework is done, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the stitching details and button eye is always interesting. All new tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. For more characters from the show, check out Cricket Green or Nancy Green next. If you want to support the site and get access to hand-drawn coloring pages in the process, the Patreon page is the place to do that.