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How to Draw an Action Figure
Draw an action figure in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big head.
Step 1: Big head
Near the top of your paper draw a big head, wider than tall, with fat cheeks and a narrower chin.
Step 2: Short hair
Draw the hair over the top of the head, from side to side, with a small point in the fringe.
Step 3: Friendly face
Under the hair draw 2 big round eyes with black dots and shines. Add a smile below.
Step 4: Neck and chest
Under the chin draw a short neck. Spread it into wide sloping shoulders and a chest with a flat bottom.
Tip The chest is about as wide as the head.
Step 5: Belt and hips
Across the bottom of the chest draw a belt with a small buckle. Under it draw wide hips.
Step 6: Arm joints
Draw a ball on each shoulder. Draw a smaller ball lower down and further out for each elbow.
Tip The balls are the joints that let the toy bend.
Step 7: Arms and hands
Join each shoulder ball to its elbow ball. Draw a thick lower arm down to a round hand.
Tip Each arm piece gets a little thinner as it goes down.
Step 8: Leg joints
Draw a big ball under each side of the hips. Draw a smaller ball below each one for the knees.
Step 9: Legs and boots
Join each hip ball to its knee ball with a thick thigh. Draw a round calf down to a big boot.
Tip Make the legs chunky, wider than the balls. Point the toes out.
Step 10: Round stand
Around the boots draw a wide flat oval. Draw a short line down from each end and join them underneath.
Tip The stand stops the figure from falling over.
Step 11: Peach face and hands
Go over your lines, then colour the face and the 2 hands peach. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Yellow belt, grey joints
Colour the belt yellow. Colour the 8 ball joints and the stand grey, around the boots.
Step 13: Green suit
Colour the neck, chest, hips, arms and legs green, around the belt and the joints.
Tip Leave the boots white for now.
Step 14: Brown hair, black boots
Colour the hair brown and the 2 boots black. Your action figure is ready to play!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an action figure, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
