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How to Draw a Calavera
Draw a calavera in 11 easy steps, about 8 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: the skull.
Step 1: The skull
Draw a big skull in the middle of your paper: a wide round dome with a narrower jaw below.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the dome draw 2 big round eyes. Add a big black dot with a white shine.
Step 3: Flower eyes
Round each eye draw a ring of 5 little circles like petals, with a small gap from the eye.
Step 4: Heart nose and smile
Between the eyes draw a small upside-down heart nose. Under it draw a wide U smile from eye to eye.
Step 5: Stitches
Draw 3 short up-and-down lines across the smile, like stitches.
Step 6: Forehead flower
High on the forehead draw a small circle with 5 round teardrop petals round it, one pointing up.
Step 7: Curls and sparkles
On each cheek draw a C curl with a tiny hook. Add a sparkle star each side of the skull.
Step 8: Ground line
Start left of the skull and draw a ground line under the chin, across to the right.
Step 9: White skull, pink petals
Go over your lines, then colour the skull white and the little petal circles pink. Keep the eyes white.
Step 10: Yellow flower, sparkles
Colour the forehead petals and the two sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Orange middle, purple nose
Colour the flower's middle orange and the heart nose purple. Your calavera is ready for the fiesta!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a calavera, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
