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How to Draw a Chess Queen
Draw a chess queen 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: the queen.
Step 1: The queen
In the middle, draw the tall queen in one outline: ball head, narrow waist, collar, thin stem and wide base.
Tip Like a tall vase with a head on it.
Step 2: Two eyes
On the ball head, draw 2 big round eyes a finger apart, with a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a wide U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The crown
Draw a thin band on the head. On it, draw 3 crown points, the middle tallest, each with a ball.
Step 5: Collar lines
Across the collar, draw 2 curved lines, one at its top and one at its bottom, edge to edge.
Step 6: Base lines
Across the wide base, draw 2 gently curved lines the same way, one above the other.
Step 7: A little pawn
To the right, draw a small pawn: a round head on a body that widens to a flat base.
Step 8: Board line
Start at the left edge and draw a straight line under the pieces to the right edge.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkle stars around the queen, like plus signs with curvy dips.
Step 10: Cream queen
Colour the queen cream, going around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Yellow crown, pink cheeks
Colour the crown, its band and three balls and the sparkles yellow. Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 12: Slate pawn
Colour the pawn slate grey. Go over your lines and your chess queen is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a chess queen, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
