Episode 10 of the 100 Days Sketching Challenge mixes an object and a character — an axe and a cartoon boy. Practising both objects and characters in one session builds well-rounded drawing skills. Parikshet guides you through both sketches step by step.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Brown and grey markers
  • Skin-tone and coloured markers for the boy
  • Black pen for outlines

How to Draw an Axe and a Cartoon Boy Step by Step

  1. Start with the axe handle — a long, slightly curved wooden handle. Draw two parallel lines forming the shaft.
  2. Add the axe head — at the top, draw the metal axe head: a wedge shape with a sharp curved cutting edge on one side and a flatter back (the poll).
  3. Add wood grain and metal shine — a few curved lines along the handle for wood grain, and a highlight on the metal head.
  4. Now the cartoon boy — draw the head — a round head with a happy face: big eyes, a small nose, and a cheerful smile.
  5. Add the hair — a simple boyish hairstyle, short and tidy or a little messy.
  6. Draw the body — a simple torso in a t-shirt, with arms and legs in a relaxed or playful pose.
  7. Add clothes and shoes — shorts or trousers, and simple shoes.
  8. Colour both — brown handle and grey axe head; bright clothes for the cheerful boy.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Practising an OBJECT and a CHARACTER in the same session is great training — objects sharpen your sense of shape and proportion, while characters develop your skill with expression and posture. A well-rounded artist practises both, which is exactly what these mixed challenge episodes are designed to do.

🌟 Did You Know?

Drawing practice is most effective when it's VARIED — mixing different subjects (objects, animals, characters, scenes) trains different skills and keeps your brain engaged. Sketchbook studies by famous artists show enormous variety on every page: a hand here, a tree there, a face, a teapot. This variety is exactly why the 100 Days Challenge mixes objects and characters rather than repeating one type.

Why Practise Mixed Subjects?

  • Objects — sharpen shape and proportion skills
  • Characters — develop expression and posture
  • Variety — keeps practice engaging and trains many skills
  • Well-rounded — the path to becoming a versatile artist

🎯 Try This: The Object-and-Character Pairing Game

  1. Each day, draw one object and one character together.
  2. Try to connect them in a little scene — the boy holding the axe like a woodcutter.
  3. Add a simple background to tell a mini story.
  4. Over a week, you'll have practised many objects AND characters.