Many kindergarten and school children really like it draw by cells. Such an exciting activity of depicting favorite characters improves logic and perseverance. Drawings can be created directly in workbooks or personal diaries. They even decorate the walls of their own rooms.
Benefits of Drawing by Grids
When doing cell drawing or pixel art, the following develops:
- logical thinking;
- imagination;
- fine motor skills;
- self-affirmation;
- sense of color.
What and how to draw
Pixel art is usually done in grid notebooks or on drawing paper.
Drawings are made with simple or multi-colored pencils or pens:
- ball;
- oily;
- gel.
More about pixel art tools:
What is suitable for drawing by cells | Varieties |
Felt-tip pens | Water and alcohol |
Pencils | Watercolor, wood, wax, plastic |
Handles | Ballpoint pens are best |
After coloring the required number of cells in certain colors, favorite characters from games and cartoons turn out very beautiful and unforgettable. The main contours are drawn with a simple pencil, and the filling is done with colored means.
Drawings using dot technology help to cope with boredom. The layout by cells is most conveniently reproduced in any notebooks of table format. The characters of such artistic creativity are made both colored and monochrome.
Computer game characters by cells
Computer game lovers can easily learn to draw their favorite characters by squares.
5 Nights at Freddy's
Step-by-step drawing of the hospitable Fazbear:
- 1st row: step back 17 squares from the left edge of the sheet, then paint 13 squares black.
- Row 2: repeat row 1.
- 3rd row: 5 cells indent, 4 black, 9 empty, 11 black, 9 empty, 4 black.
- 4th row: 4 empty from the edge, 1 black, 4 brown, 2 black, 7 empty, 11 black, 7 empty, 2 black, 4 brown, 1 black.
- 5th row: 3 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 2 black, 3 brown, 1 black, 6 empty, 11 black, 6 empty, 1 black, 3 brown, 2 black, 2 brown, 1 black.
- 6th row: 2 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 2 orange, 2 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 5 empty, 11 black, 5 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 2 black, 2 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black.
- Row 7: 2 empty, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 4 empty, 11 black, 4 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black.
- Row 8: 1 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 4 empty, 11 black, 4 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black.
- Row 9: 1 empty, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black, 6 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 2 empty, 15 black, 2 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 6 orange, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black.
- Row 10: 1 empty, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 2 empty, 1 black, 15 brown, 1 black, 2 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 1 brown, 1 black
- Row 11: 1 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black, 3 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 gray, 3 black, 17 brown, 3 black, 1 gray, 2 brown, 1 black, 3 orange, 1 black, 2 brown, 1 black.
- Row 12: 2 empty, 1 black, 2 brown, 3 black, 2 brown, 2 gray, 1 black, 21 brown, 1 black, 2 gray, 2 brown, 3 black, 2 brown, 1 black.
- Row 13: 3 empty, 1 black, 5 brown, 2 gray, 1 black, 23 brown, 1 black, 2 gray, 5 brown, 1 black.
- Row 14: 4 empty, 1 black, 3 brown, 3 black, 25 brown, 3 black, 3 brown, 1 black.
- Row 15: 5 empty, 3 black, 1 empty, 2 black, 25 brown, 2 black, 1 empty, 3 black.
The following rows are performed according to the finished pattern.
Brawl Stars
Leon's image is drawn from top to bottom and left to right:
- 3 green cells, 2 yellow, 3 green.
- 1 step left, 5 green, 2 yellow, 3 green.
- 1 step left, 7 green, 2 yellow, 3 green.
- 1 step left, 5 green, 1 blue, 2 green, 2 yellow, 3 green, 1 blue.
- 1 step right, 8 green, 2 yellow, 3 green.
- 1 step right, 7 green, 2 yellow, 3 green.
- 3 green, 1 black, 4 brown, 2 red, 2 green.
- 2 green, 6 yellow, 3 brown, 1 green.
- 2 green, 8 yellow, 1 brown, 1 green.
- Repeat row 9.
- 3 green, 6 yellow, 1 brown, 1 green.
- 1 step right, 4 green, 2 yellow, 1 brown, 1 green.
- 1 step right, 4 green, 1 yellow, 1 green.
- 1 step left, 7 green.
- 3 green, 3 blue, 2 green.
- 1 brown, 2 green, 3 blue, 1 green, 1 brown.
- 1 step to the right, 6 yellow.
- 6 blue.
- 2 blue, 2 empty, 2 blue.
- 2 brown, 2 empty, 2 brown.
Minecraft
Steve's diagram:
- 8 brown cells.
- Repeat 1st row.
- 1 brown, 6 beige, 1 brown.
- 8 beige.
- 1 beige, 1 empty, 1 black, 2 beige, 1 black, 1 empty, 1 beige.
- 3 beige, 2 brown, 3 beige.
- 2 beige, 1 brown, 2 beige, 1 brown, 2 beige.
- 2 beige, 4 brown, 2 beige.
- 4 steps to the left, 6 blue, 4 beige, 6 blue.
- 7 blue, 2 beige, 7 blue.
- 16 blue.
- Repeat row 11.
- 4 beige, 8 blue, 4 beige.
- From 14th to 19th repeat 13th.
- 20th: 4 beige, 6 blue, 2 light blue, 4 beige.
- 21st: 4 beige, 7 blue, 1 light blue, 4 beige.
- 22nd: 4 steps to the right, 8 blue.
- 23rd: repeat of 22nd.
- 24th: 1 blue, 2 light blue, 2 blue, 2 light blue, 1 blue.
- 25th: 8 blue.
- 26th and 27th: repeat 25th.
- 28th: 8 black.
- 29th: repeat 28th.
Cartoon characters by cells
Drawings on cells (characters can be not only computer, but also cartoon) are divided into easy and difficult. The first are performed according to small schemes, and the second - according to large ones.
Disney
Drawing Jasmine from Aladdin:
- 3 black cells.
- 1 step left, 5 black.
- 1 step left, 1 black, 2 blue, 1 black, 2 blue, 1 black.
- 1 blue, 5 black, 1 blue, 1 black.
- 1 step left, 3 black, 3 beige, 3 black.
- 2 black, 1 beige, 1 black, 1 beige, 1 black, 1 beige, 3 black.
- 1 black, 1 yellow, 5 beige, 1 yellow, 2 black.
- 1 step to the right, 1 black, 2 beige, 1 pink, 2 beige, 3 black.
- 1 beige, 1 yellow, 3 beige, 1 yellow, 1 beige, 1 black.
- 2 light green, 3 yellow, 2 light green.
- 1 beige, 5 light green, 1 beige.
- 1 step to the right, 5 beige, 2 empty, 1 black.
- 5 light green, 3 black.
- 5 turquoise, 2 black.
Paw Patrol
It's easy to draw characters like these from this cartoon.
Gravity Falls
You can try to replicate such heroes from it.
The diagrams clearly show which and how many cells need to be colored.
Anime by cells
Drawings on cells (the characters become almost alive when they are colored) develop creative thinking.
Fascinating following of simple schemes helps to develop artistic spirit. Thanks to such drawing, you can create real masterpieces. Anime art turns out very beautiful and emotional. Colored and black and white images of characters are equally good.
Danganronp
Monokuma and Monomi drawing scheme:

Naruto
The image of the nimble teenager Uzumaki is made according to the following scheme:
Rainbow girl
Algorithm for drawing a bright girl:
- Using a black marker in the upper left corner, first count down 7 divisions, mark 12 cells in the same direction and color them in.
Next, take a step down and to the right, after which they paint 1 cell.
- Below it, paint over another one, stepping back diagonally to the right.
- Then follows a step down and to the right, 6 black, 1 black cell up.
- Step left, 10 black cells to the right.
- Step down and left, 1 black.
- Step down and right, 5 black cells.
- Step up and right, 1 black.
- Step right and up, 15 black.
- Step left and up, 1 black.
- Repeat point 10.
- Step up left, 2 black.
- From the top of the drawing, step up to the right, 2 black.
- Step up-right, 1 black.
- Repeat point 14.
- Step up-right, 2 black.
- Step up and right, 12 black.
Superhero Logos by Cells
Each superhero has his own distinctive mark.
Superman
The emblem is created as follows:
- 13 blue cells horizontally.
- Step down and left, 15 blue to the right.
- Step down and left, 2 blue right, 13 red, 2 blue.
- Step down and left, 2 blue right, 2 red, 1 yellow, 2 red, 4 yellow, 2 red, 1 yellow, 3 red, 2 blue.
- Step down and left, 2 blue right, 2 red, 1 yellow cell, 2 red, 6 yellow, 3 red, 1 yellow, 2 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-left, 2 blue right, 2 red, 2 yellow, 2 red, 11 yellow, 2 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 2 red, 1 yellow, 10 red, 2 yellow, 2 red, 2 blue.
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- Step down-right, 2 blue, 15 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 2 red, 8 yellow, 3 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 2 red, 1 yellow, 2 red, 3 yellow, 3 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 9 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 2 red, 3 yellow, 2 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 2 red, 1 yellow, 2 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 3 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 2 blue, 1 red, 2 blue.
- Step down-right, 3 blue.
- Step down-right, 1 blue.
Captain America
Logo drawing algorithm:
- Indent from the edge 8 cells, 7 red
- From the edge 6 empty, 2 red, 7 white, 2 red.
- From the edge there are 5 empty cells: 2 red, 2 white, 5 red, 2 white, 2 red.
- 4 blank, 1 red, 3 white, 2 red, 1 blue, 1 white, 1 blue, 2 red, 3 white, 1 red.
- 3 blank, 1 red, 2 white, 2 red, 3 blue, 1 white, 3 blue, 2 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 2 blank, 2 red, 1 white, 2 red, 3 blue, 3 white, 3 blue, 2 red, 1 white, 3 red.
- 2 blank, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red, 4 blue, 3 white, 4 blue, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 1 empty, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red, 4 blue, 5 white, 4 blue, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 1 empty, 1 red, 1 white, 2 red, 13 white, 2 red, 1 white, 1 red.
- 1 blank, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red, 2 blue, 11 white, 2 blue, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red.
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- 1 blank, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red, 3 blue, 9 white, 3 blue, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red.
- 1 blank, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red, 4 blue, 7 white, 4 blue, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red.
- 1 empty, 1 red, 1 white, 2 red, 3 blue, 7 white, 3 blue, 2 red, 1 white, 1 red.
- 1 blank, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red, 3 blue, 7 white, 3 blue, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 2 blank, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red, 1 blue, 4 white, 1 blue, 4 white, 1 blue, 1 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 2 blank, 2 red, 1 white, 2 red, 3 white, 3 blue, 3 white, 2 red, 1 white, 2 red.
- 3 blank, 1 red, 2 white, 2 red, 1 white, 5 blue, 1 white, 2 red, 2 white, 1 red.
- 4 blank, 1 red, 3 white, 2 red, 3 blue, 2 red, 3 white, 1 red.
- 5 blank, 2 red, 2 white, 5 red, 2 white, 2 red.
- 6 blank, 2 red, 7 white, 2 red.
- 8 empty, 7 red.
The Captain America logo design should start from the very edge of the sheet.
Cartoon characters by cells
Drawing cartoon animals in squares will be a fascinating activity for children.
Small animals, such as the puppy Pluto, are especially funny.
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The following diagrams are used to draw a dog named Gav and Krosha from Smeshariki.
3D character drawings by cells
Drawings on cells (characters can even be three-dimensional) cultivate patience and perseverance in a person. 3D drawing also develops a sense of space. Schemes for such an activity can be ready-made or created independently.
Three-dimensional drawings by cells are started when the hand is sufficiently trained in creating simple images. Pixel 3D art is considered difficult because it requires a fine sense of space and the play of light and shadow. Below are the schemes for such activities.
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Drawing by cells is a pleasant pastime. The schemes of computer characters and cartoon heroes are intuitive and simple. Drawings in the pixel art technique can not only captivate, but also calm the nervous system.
Author: tanyda
Video about creating characters by drawing on cells
Drawings by cells - characters of movies and cartoons - Lady Bug: