How to Draw a Businesswoman

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw an egg for the head, a little narrower at the chin.

Tip Leave most of the page below for the body.

Step 2: The face

Low on the head draw 2 round eyes with black dots, a tiny nose and a smile. Add 2 eyebrows.

Step 3: Hair and fringe

Start on the left of the head. Draw hair over the top, down the right, and a fringe across.

Step 4: Bob

From the hair by each temple, draw the bob straight down beside the cheek and round it at the jaw.

Step 5: Neck and blazer

Draw 2 short neck lines. From them draw a blazer with short round sleeves, straight down to a flat hem.

Tip Make the shoulders round, not pointy.

Step 6: Lapels and skirt

Slant a lapel from each neck line to a V and down to the hem. Draw a skirt below.

Tip Start the skirt at the blazer's bottom corners and let it widen a little to a flat hem.

Step 7: Long sleeves

Draw each sleeve with 2 lines from the shoulder and the armpit down to the wrist. Add a cuff line.

Tip Rub out the short sleeve lines inside the long sleeves.

Step 8: Mitten hands

At the bottom of each arm draw a round mitten hand, with a little thumb pointing in.

Step 9: Briefcase

Under the left hand draw a wide box. Draw a handle from its top edge up into the hand.

Step 10: Legs, shoes and ground

From the hem draw 2 legs getting narrower, and stop at the ankles. Add 2 shoes and a ground line.

Step 11: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink, then the face, neck, hands and legs peach around them.

Tip Leave the eyes white.

Step 12: Navy blazer and skirt

Colour the blazer, sleeves and skirt navy, and leave the blouse between the lapels white.

Step 13: Black hair, brown briefcase

Colour the hair and shoes black and the briefcase brown.