Out of all the mannequins on the beach, only one had the bright idea to draw a face on himself. This tutorial covers how to draw Abel, the self-aware mannequin NPC who showed up during the Beach Episode in The Amazing Digital Circus.
The Mannequin with a Personality
This step-by-step guide runs through 16 total images, with the last one showing the fully colored result. Abel’s design is built entirely around jointed mannequin anatomy, which means getting the segmented body parts and their connections right is the challenge here.
Abel’s Key Design Details
- Orange wooden mannequin body throughout
- Hand-drawn smiley face on his head
- Visible ball joints at shoulders and knees
- Segmented torso
- Fingerless rounded hands
Abel comes from the same beach adventure that gave us plenty of NPC chaos. If you are looking to draw more side characters, Gummigoo is another NPC who developed a personality of his own, and Kaufmo is a main cast member whose story took a turn nobody expected. For something less humanoid, Bubble is about as far from a mannequin as you can get.
Reading the Color-Coded Steps
Each image uses three line colors so you can tell exactly what goes where:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
Drawing Abel from TADC: Complete Step-by-Step
Draw a Smiley and Call It Done
Abel is finished, smiley face and all. Share your result by dropping a link in the comments so everyone can check it out. To fill in more of the TADC roster, Ragatha gives you a much more complex character to tackle next, and Zooble has a mismatched body that makes for a fun contrast to Abel’s symmetry. New tutorials get posted on Facebook and Telegram the day they go live, a fresh YouTube video goes up daily based on existing guides, and Pinterest is updated regularly too. To support SketchOk directly, hand-drawn coloring pages are available on Patreon.