Drooping eyes and a slumped posture carry the whole mood in this version of Dipper Pines, and this step-by-step tutorial on how to draw sad Dipper captures that expression as the centerpiece of the whole design, placing it right in the Gravity Falls character collection on the site.
Tackling the Sad Expression in 19 Steps
The tutorial runs through 19 steps and ends on clean black and white line art with no color fill, so all the focus goes into linework and proportion. Most of the character follows a fairly familiar full-body build, but the facial expression is where the pacing slows down. Getting the downcast eyes and the soft frown right takes more care than the rest of the figure, so spend extra time there before moving on to the clothing and footwear details.
What Sad Dipper Looks Like in Line Art
- Baseball cap with pine tree symbol
- Large round eyes with circular glasses
- Open vest over short-sleeve shirt
- Shorts with socks and sneakers
- Downcast, sad facial expression
If you want more Gravity Falls practice after this, the Lazy Susan tutorial is a good change of pace, and the guide on sketching chibi Dipper and Mabel together gives you a very different take on Dipper’s proportions. For something with more detail, the Ford Pines walkthrough covers a more complex figure.
Reading the Color Coding in the Step Images
Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is new and 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 Sad Dipper: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It and Keep Drawing
Once the drawing is done, drop your result in the comments below. Seeing how others work through the same steps is always useful, and it helps others who are working on the same tutorial. New guides 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 regularly updated too. For more Gravity Falls characters, check out Melody or the quick walkthrough for Little Gideon. If you want to support the project and get access to hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to do that.