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How To Draw an Owl is a satirical instructional image purportedly illustrating how to draw an intricately detailed owl in two steps. Despite what the title suggests, the vast majority of the artistic process is left unexplained for comedic effect.

Origin

The illustrator behind the instruction remains unknown, however, the earliest known instance of the image was hosted on a Tumblr blog and submitted to the /r/Pics subreddit[1] on August 21st, 2010. The post received 1,787 upvotes, 893 points overall and 124 comments prior to being archived. The top comment on the post pointed out a similarity to a comic featuring parody superhero the Tick (shown below, right), in which artist Ben Edlund instructs readers to draw the tick by first drawing an oval with a line in it, followed by drawing the Tick holding the oval. This comic was first published in 1997 as part of The Tick Omnibus[2]and shared online as early as 2008.[3]

How to draw an owl 1. 2. 1. Draw some circles 2. Draw the rest of the f------ owl
HEY KIDS! IT'S LEARNING to TIME EDLUND STEPOCarefull . Dow|| STEP② Now Bisect an Oval în the Center | that Oral by drawing of Your Paper. a (ne hrouch both of 7t's poles. THAT'S RIGHT!WITH THIS EASY TO FOLLOW STEP METHOD, WE GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE DRAWING YOUR OWN UNIQUE VERIONH TCK IN MINUTES SO SHARPEN THOSE PENCILS AND GIVE IT A TRY!!" STEP ③ Now Draw the TiCK holding an oval wfth a (ne- through ! NEXT TIME: SEE ISNT THAT EASY to DraW like D凵rer

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In August 2010, the owl image was reposted on FunnyJunk[3], Buzzfeed[4] and deviantART.[5] Throughout the rest of 2010, the image continued to spread on DamnLOL[6], Democratic Underground[7] and MemeCenter.[8] In June 2011, it was reposted to /r/Funny[9], but only accrued 19 points overall. On January 5th, 2012, one of the first derivative instructional images was posted to Tumblr by artist Van Oktop[10] providing a guide to drawing a horse. The post has received more than 7,200 notes and was featured on the curated Comics tag.

HoW TO: DRAW A HORSE BY VAN oKTOP ) DRAW 2 URCLES ⑦DRAw THE LEE> DRAW THE FR DRAW THE HAIR ADD smA1レ DETRILS

In April 2012, an interpretation of the Owl image created with the mobile gaming app Draw Something was posted to the /r/DrawSome subreddit.[11] In May, an instructional image using artwork by late cartoonist Burne Hogarth was posted on Ki Creative Studio[12] and in September, another variation of the owl image was shared on Flickr.[13] In January 2013, artist Marlo Meekins posted a series of similar instructional drawings to her Tumblr.[14]

raw a Butt 2 〈 do that |(奪プ愈 MARLO MEEKINS
How스 draw yourself 1 draw that 2 done MARLO MEEKINS
How To raw a butt o Some More ん Done V MARLO MEeKINSv

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How to draw a head 2. 1. Draw a circle 2. Draw the rest of the head
How to draw a turkey Step 1 - Trace hand Step 2 - Draw the rest of the f------ turkey
How to draw an ow 1. Draw some c 2. Draw the rest of the f------ owl
マールかい 里犬れ
マールかい > ふ イ
マールかいて

How to Draw Draco Malfoy

On February 20th, 2013, Twitter user @wasabeeef0630 shared an image with similar satirical instructions on how to draw the Harry Potter character Draco Malfoy, as played by British actor Tom Felton. As of July 2013, this tweet has been retweeted more than 41,000 times and favorited more than 18,000 times. The image was inspired by blending Draco's Japanese name, Marufoi (マルフォイ) the phrase "Maru kaite" (まるかいて), or "Draw a circle." This yields the phrase "Maru kaite foi," translating to "Draw a circle. Presto!"


Other Twitter users began to draw similar images with other Harry Potter characters, resulting in the creation of a mobile app in July 2013 that produces a drawing of Draco after the user inputs a circle (shown below). Coverage of this drawing phenomenon was posted on Kotaku[15] on July 4th, 2013. The article was syndicated on Airing News[16] and Addicted Gamer[17] the same day.

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About

How To Draw an Owl is a satirical instructional image purportedly illustrating how to draw an intricately detailed owl in two steps. Despite what the title suggests, the vast majority of the artistic process is left unexplained for comedic effect.

Origin

The illustrator behind the instruction remains unknown, however, the earliest known instance of the image was hosted on a Tumblr blog and submitted to the /r/Pics subreddit[1] on August 21st, 2010. The post received 1,787 upvotes, 893 points overall and 124 comments prior to being archived. The top comment on the post pointed out a similarity to a comic featuring parody superhero the Tick (shown below, right), in which artist Ben Edlund instructs readers to draw the tick by first drawing an oval with a line in it, followed by drawing the Tick holding the oval. This comic was first published in 1997 as part of The Tick Omnibus[2]and shared online as early as 2008.[3]


How to draw an owl 1. 2. 1. Draw some circles 2. Draw the rest of the f------ owl HEY KIDS! IT'S LEARNING to TIME EDLUND STEPOCarefull . Dow|| STEP② Now Bisect an Oval în the Center | that Oral by drawing of Your Paper. a (ne hrouch both of 7t's poles. THAT'S RIGHT!WITH THIS EASY TO FOLLOW STEP METHOD, WE GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE DRAWING YOUR OWN UNIQUE VERIONH TCK IN MINUTES SO SHARPEN THOSE PENCILS AND GIVE IT A TRY!!" STEP ③ Now Draw the TiCK holding an oval wfth a (ne- through ! NEXT TIME: SEE ISNT THAT EASY to DraW like D凵rer

Spread

In August 2010, the owl image was reposted on FunnyJunk[3], Buzzfeed[4] and deviantART.[5] Throughout the rest of 2010, the image continued to spread on DamnLOL[6], Democratic Underground[7] and MemeCenter.[8] In June 2011, it was reposted to /r/Funny[9], but only accrued 19 points overall. On January 5th, 2012, one of the first derivative instructional images was posted to Tumblr by artist Van Oktop[10] providing a guide to drawing a horse. The post has received more than 7,200 notes and was featured on the curated Comics tag.


HoW TO: DRAW A HORSE BY VAN oKTOP ) DRAW 2 URCLES ⑦DRAw THE LEE> DRAW THE FR DRAW THE HAIR ADD smA1レ DETRILS

In April 2012, an interpretation of the Owl image created with the mobile gaming app Draw Something was posted to the /r/DrawSome subreddit.[11] In May, an instructional image using artwork by late cartoonist Burne Hogarth was posted on Ki Creative Studio[12] and in September, another variation of the owl image was shared on Flickr.[13] In January 2013, artist Marlo Meekins posted a series of similar instructional drawings to her Tumblr.[14]


raw a Butt 2 〈 do that |(奪プ愈 MARLO MEEKINS How스 draw yourself 1 draw that 2 done MARLO MEEKINS How To raw a butt o Some More ん Done V MARLO MEeKINSv

Notable Examples


How to draw a head 2. 1. Draw a circle 2. Draw the rest of the head How to draw a turkey Step 1 - Trace hand Step 2 - Draw the rest of the f------ turkey How to draw an ow 1. Draw some c 2. Draw the rest of the f------ owl
マールかい 里犬れ マールかい > ふ イ マールかいて

How to Draw Draco Malfoy

On February 20th, 2013, Twitter user @wasabeeef0630 shared an image with similar satirical instructions on how to draw the Harry Potter character Draco Malfoy, as played by British actor Tom Felton. As of July 2013, this tweet has been retweeted more than 41,000 times and favorited more than 18,000 times. The image was inspired by blending Draco's Japanese name, Marufoi (マルフォイ) the phrase "Maru kaite" (まるかいて), or "Draw a circle." This yields the phrase "Maru kaite foi," translating to "Draw a circle. Presto!"




Other Twitter users began to draw similar images with other Harry Potter characters, resulting in the creation of a mobile app in July 2013 that produces a drawing of Draco after the user inputs a circle (shown below). Coverage of this drawing phenomenon was posted on Kotaku[15] on July 4th, 2013. The article was syndicated on Airing News[16] and Addicted Gamer[17] the same day.



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