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How to Draw a Cartoon Face
Draw a cartoon face in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 egg head.
Step 1: Big egg head
Near the top, draw a big soft egg head, round at the cheeks and a little narrower at the chin.
Tip A cartoon kid has a big head: nearly two thirds of the page.
Step 2: Two ears
On each side of the head, draw a C ear. Start on the head line and stop back on it.
Step 3: Big eyes
Below the middle of the head, draw 2 big tall oval eyes, one eye apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Nose and smile
Between the eyes, draw a tiny U nose. Under it, draw a wide smile with curls at the ends.
Step 5: Eyebrows
Above each eye, draw a short curved eyebrow, like a little rainbow.
Step 6: Hair cap
Start above the left ear. Draw 5 soft tufts over the head, stopping above the right ear.
Tip Soft bumps like little clouds, not spikes.
Step 7: Hairline
Start where the hair meets the head on the left. Curve across the forehead to the hair on the right.
Step 8: Inside the ears
Inside each ear, draw a smaller C that follows the outside curve.
Step 9: Neck
Start under the chin. Draw 2 short neck lines straight down, stopping a little way below it.
Step 10: Shirt
From each neck line, draw a sloping shoulder down to a flat bottom edge. Add a U collar between them.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, peach skin
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the face, ears and neck peach, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Brown hair, blue shirt
Colour the hair brown and the shirt blue. Go over your lines and your cartoon face is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cartoon face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
