A jumping pose with both fists raised captures the energy Bowser Jr. brings to the Super Mario roster, and this guide walks through how to draw Bowser Jr. from that dynamic angle across 15 steps ending in full color.
Building Bowser Jr. from the Ground Up
The tutorial runs 15 steps total, finishing with a colored result so you can see exactly how the palette pulls the character together. The jumping pose introduces some asymmetry to manage, and the bib with its jagged teeth design adds detail work right at the center of the drawing. Most of the complexity sits in the shell and bib details rather than the basic body shapes, which keeps the early steps fairly straightforward.
Bowser Jr.’s Key Visual Features
- Red spiky hair tuft on green head
- Wide open mouth, cheerful expression
- Yellow body with spiked shell on back
- Gray wristbands on both arms
- Bib with large jagged teeth design
If you enjoy drawing characters from this franchise, Koopa Troopa shares some of the same shell construction, and cat Princess Daisy is a good follow-up for practicing more detailed outfits. The Super Mario step-by-step guide is worth trying once you have a few characters under your belt.
Reading the Color Coding in the Steps
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what is new and 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 Bowser Jr.: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Share Your Finished Bowser Jr. Drawing
Once the color is down and the lines are clean, drop your finished drawing in the comments. Seeing how different artists handle the bib details and shell shading is always useful. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video goes up every day based on existing guides, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. For more Super Mario characters to sketch, Monty Mole and Galoomba are good next targets. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page has everything waiting for you there.