Images of the mythological, blood-thirsty vampire have been created since the myth formed hundreds of years ago. The idea of how a vampire looks have developed with time and there have been many local variations. However, many associate the term with image of the vampire created in 19th Century novels such as Dracula by Bram Stoker. This page gives some ideas on how to draw a vampire.

• Art can be created in many different ways, and there is no one specific way to draw a vampire. Feel free replace any of the suggestions here with your own ideas. However, this page gives some suggestions for how to draw a vampire based on the typical, traditional idea of a vampire.

• Before you draw a vampire, make sure you know the vampire legend. Vampires are pictured as revenants who depends on the blood of humans for their existence. Hundreds of years ago, vampires were believed to be real and were the cause of fear and suspicion, but most people today see them as a myth. There have been many local variations of vampire images and characteristics, but since the publication of several vampire novels in the 19th century, including Bram Stoker's Dracula, a pop culture image of the vampire myth exists. Recently, there have been more variations to the images in media of vampires, including in the popular novel collection Twilight.

• If you want to draw a traditional vampire, these vampire characteristics can offer some guidance.

1. Vampires are usually pictured as pale and thin with dark hair.
2. Their eyes are usually dark and they are often pictured with circles under their eyes, since they don't sleep much.
3. They wear shrouds or capes and shirts with collars.
4. They sleep in coffins and usually live in castles.

• You can use a variety of techniques to draw vampires.

1. Drawing with charcoals can give your image dark and shady effects.
2. Drawing with colored pencils or crayons allows you to make use of color in your image.
3. Color can be used to further emphasize the darkness of the vampire in contract with colorful parts on the image. It also allows you add the color of red to emphasize any blood in the picture.

• There are many different ways to draw a vampire. Consider drawing your vampire with a pale skin, dark hair and eyes and a cape or shroud.

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• Introduction
• Step 1: The Legend
• The Characteristics
• Step 3: Drawing
• Conclusion
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