The tricky part with Alfur is that his simplified stick-figure build looks easy until you realize how much the large round head and small body proportions depend on careful placement, and this how to draw Alfur tutorial walks through the whole thing across 9 clear steps as part of the Hilda series of guides on the site.
What This Walkthrough Covers
The tutorial runs 9 steps and ends on clean line art with no color, so the focus stays on getting the shapes right. Alfur is drawn in a minimalist cartoon style with a disproportionately large head sitting on a very small body, which means the early structural steps carry most of the weight. Getting that head-to-body ratio settled before adding details is what keeps the rest of the sketch on track.
Alfur’s Key Design Features
- Round head with pointed elf ears
- Small tuft of hair on top
- Simple oval eyes with furrowed brow
- Short tunic or dress on minimal body
- Stick-like limbs with small feet
If you want more practice with the Hilda cast, the guides for Frida and David use a similar cartoon-flat style and are worth trying once you finish Alfur. There is also a full walkthrough for Hilda with Twig on her head that adds a bit more figure complexity.
Reading the Step Color Codes
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 Alfur: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Sketch? Share It
Once the line art is done, drop your finished Alfur drawing in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle those proportions is always useful. All new tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. If you want to draw more from the Hilda cast, check out the sketch guide for Twig or the full character walkthrough for Hilda herself. If you find these tutorials useful, supporting the project on Patreon helps keep them coming, and patrons get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages as part of the deal.