Description: This is going to be another awesome tutorial because it is going to be on another awesome tattoo design. I am going to show you “how to draw a sugar skull design step by step”. A sugar skull is made when celebrating the Mexican holiday “Day of the Dead” or as they say in Spanish “Día de los Muertos”. It started when Spanish Conquistadors landed on a piece of North America which is known as Mexico today, they came across some natives performing some kind of ritual that seemed to be ridiculing death. So after that Mexicans have been practicing this very same ritual that includes skulls made from sugar and decorated as well. When you learn how to draw a sugar skull you can actually draw out your very own designs on the skull like you were decorating Easter eggs. It is something that is fun and I know you will enjoy learning how to draw a sugar skull design step by step. This is also a very popular tattoo design that many Latin’s and Latino Americans ink on their bodies. Well, let me shut up and get back to work. I still have two more lessons to submit so stay tuned.
Using Google Slides™ to Create Sugar Skulls
The Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos falls on November 1st and 2nd. This Mexican tradition has been handed down from Spanish invaders since the 1500’s. It’s a time for families to celebrate the memory of deceased loved ones. They prepare colorful decorations and delicious foods. Some of the most popular decorations include alfeñiques or sugar skulls. This post provides a tutorial in using Google Slides™ to create sugar skulls.
Skull template
After opening Google Slides, Select “Insert”, then “Image”. Type “sugar skull template png” and then select “Search” to locate a basic skull image that will work for the sugar skull design.
2. Adjust the size and placement of the skull on the slide.
Under “Insert”, add “image” to add colorful shapes and images to the skull. Some of the keywords I use are: star, triangle, mustache, paisley, mariglold, flower, heart, vine, leaves, etc. Just make sure to add “png” at the end of the keyword so there’s no white space around the image. This is an excellent time to emphasize symmetry to the students and to use copy and paste so the size remains the same for both sides of the skull.
Step 3.
You will now start drawing out the shape of the skull and then outline the very same hearts that you drew in step two. Cap off the teeth and then move to the next step.
Step 4.
Now this is where the fun starts. You will start drawing out your very own designs like you see here or you can use the sugar skull design you see here.
Step 5.
This step should take you a while to finish because you have to fill in the sugar skull with some really nice designing like you see here. Remember you can add any kind of shapes that you like when drawing your sugar skull.
