Q&A for How to Draw a Brain

It could be anywhere. Location of the tumor can affect different things the brain regulates, like speech or movement.

Because it's the way humans evolved to have the most information compacted in a small place and it also helps avoid brain damage.

Not really, that said, you could try drawing it different ways and maybe something will be easier for you.

This is just a guideline; you can simplify it or make it more elaborate, depending on your need.

The lines on the cerebellum are what make it a cerebellum. The brain is a tricky thing!

If you are just drawing it for fun like I am, you don't have to draw all the specific lines and squiggles. Just draw the main ones.

It’s fairly complicated, but can be made simpler. See method one for the easiest method.

The pons is the round part of brainstem that connects the cerebellum to the rest of brain. It's main function is to regulate breathing and relay sensory information to the cerebellum. Also, it contains the origins of several cranial nerves.

The brain controls the nervous system and everything else essential for a functioning body.

Yes, animals have different brains, but they are often similar to human brains. If you want to draw an animal brain, look up some reference pictures of that specific creature's brain.

No, you do not NEED to color it. If you are a student looking at it for anatomy, however, coloring might help.