Super Mario has always packed its water levels with creatures that feel more like scenery than enemies, and Dorrie sits right in that tradition as one of the franchise’s gentler giants. This step-by-step tutorial on how to draw Dorrie walks through the character’s gliding silhouette across 11 steps, ending with a fully colored result, and it fits comfortably alongside other Super Mario character guides on the site.
Dorrie’s Gliding Form Makes This an Interesting Build
Rather than the upright swimming pose most people picture, this version of Dorrie is shown in a flat, wings-spread glide, closer to a manta ray shape than a traditional plesiosaur stance. That horizontal layout across all 11 steps means you spend more time thinking about width and fin placement than height and stacking. The white underbelly against the blue body also gives you a clear two-tone coloring pass at the end of the sketch.
Key Features to Keep in Mind While You Draw
- Large round blue snout, face forward
- Yellow goggles, orange strap on head
- Streamlined blue body, white underbelly
- Red saddle positioned on the back
- Flat flipper limbs in a gliding spread
If you enjoy drawing the rounder, creature-heavy side of the Mario universe, Fire Piranha Plant mid-throw is a good companion piece for practicing organic shapes with an action element, and Boom Boom is worth trying once you want something a bit more angular and structured. Both share that same mix of simple base forms and detail layered on top that this Dorrie walkthrough uses.
Reading the Color Coding in the Step Images
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 Dorrie: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Dorrie Sketch? Share It Below
Drop your finished drawing in the comments. It is always useful to see how different people handle the saddle placement or the goggles, and comparing results is one of the better ways to spot what to tighten up next time. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides posts every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if that is your preferred feed. If you want to go further with coloring practice, check out Toadette or the Princess Peach movie design for two more fully colored Mario character builds. Supporting the project on Patreon also gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages that are not available anywhere else.