Video: Drawing Baxter Stockman in My Crusty Goobers Style
In this post, I’m sharing a new timelapse drawing video where I draw Baxter Stockman—specifically his fly-mutant form—from the 1987 animated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This one was a lot of fun to tackle, and it fits perfectly into the ongoing Crusty Goobers–style TMNT drawings I’ve been doing lately.
The focus of this post (and the video) is Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style. If you’ve been following along with the other TMNT posts, you already know the approach: no sketching, no erasing, no worrying about mistakes. I start with a pen, let the drawing develop naturally, and whatever happens becomes part of the character.
Drawing Along with Me, Not Drawing Perfectly
When I sit down to do these Crusty Goobers drawings, I’m not trying to make a perfect version of the character. I’m inviting you to draw along with me. That’s especially important with a character like Baxter Stockman, whose fly-mutant design is already strange, messy, and a little uncomfortable in the best possible way.
In the video, you’ll see Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style from start to finish. I don’t begin with a pencil sketch. I put pen to paper and commit to the lines. If something comes out odd, I work around it. That’s part of the creative process, and it’s something I encourage kids to try as well.
After the line work is finished, I color the drawing using markers. The coloring is loose and expressive, just like the inking. Watching the colors go down is often when the character really comes to life.
Why Baxter Stockman Is a Great Fit for This Style
Baxter Stockman’s story in the 1987 series is one of the more tragic and bizarre arcs in the show, which makes him a great subject for this style of drawing. He starts out as a scientist, creates the Mousers, gets rejected, then manipulated by Shredder, betrayed, and eventually transformed into a half-man, half-fly creature.
That fly-mutant version of Baxter is the one I draw in the video. The uneven features, bug-like eyes, wings, and distorted proportions all work really well when you’re Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style. This style embraces weirdness. It doesn’t try to clean things up or make them pretty.
Baxter’s frustration, bitterness, and anger translate naturally into exaggerated shapes and expressions, which makes the drawing process more playful than intimidating.
No Sketching, Just Letting the Drawing Happen
One thing I always like to explain in these posts is that I don’t sketch first when drawing Crusty Goobers–style characters. I don’t map things out. I don’t erase. I start with a pen and let the drawing evolve.
That approach is intentional. It shows that drawing doesn’t have to be precious. Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re opportunities to make the character more interesting. When kids see Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style unfold this way, it helps remove the fear of “doing it wrong.”
This is the same mindset behind my Crusty Goobers books.
How This Connects to My Crusty Goobers Books
The Crusty Goobers books are built around this exact approach to drawing. The characters are strange, imperfect, and full of personality. They’re not meant to look polished or symmetrical. They’re meant to feel alive.
Even though TMNT characters like Baxter Stockman don’t appear in the books, this video shows how that same Crusty Goobers style can be applied to any character. If you can draw along with Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style, you can apply those same ideas to the original characters found in the books.
The goal is always to encourage creativity without pressure.
Drawing as a Creative Exercise
Videos like this aren’t just about the finished drawing. They’re about the act of drawing itself. Sitting down, putting pen to paper, and seeing what happens is a powerful creative exercise—especially for kids.
Watch The Video:
When you draw along with Drawing Baxter Stockman from Ninja Turtles in my Crusty Goobers Style, you’re practicing observation, decision-making, and confidence. You’re also learning that drawing doesn’t have to be perfect to be satisfying.
That lesson carries over into other types of art and creative thinking.
Final Thoughts
This Baxter Stockman Crusty Goobers drawing was a great addition to the TMNT series I’ve been working through. His fly-mutant form is weird, expressive, and a perfect reminder that drawing doesn’t have to be clean or controlled to be fun.
If you’re drawing along with the video, I hope it encourages you to loosen up, try new things, and embrace whatever comes out on the page. And if you enjoy this style, the Crusty Goobers books are built around that same spirit.
Kevin Coulston is an accomplished cartoonist, animator, and writer. He is the author and illustrator of over 80 (and still counting) children’s drawing books available here on FirstArtBooks.com. Kevin has also authored numerous kid-friendly comic book series, including “Dylan McVillain: A Super Villain with the Best Intentions” and “The Adventures of a 4th Grade Space Captain,” along with the Children’s Picture Book series “Alexis and the T-Rexes.”
