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How to Draw a Christmas Elf
Draw a Christmas elf in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 head like an egg on its side, with fat round cheeks.
Tip The head is almost half of the whole elf.
Step 2: Floppy hat and bell
Draw a thick band across the top of the head. Add a floppy cone leaning right, with a bell.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the head, draw 2 big round eyes, close together. Add a black dot with a shine.
Step 4: Little nose
Under the eyes, in the middle, draw a small round nose, half as big as an eye.
Step 5: Ears, smile, cheeks
Draw a pointy leaf ear on each side, level with the eyes. Add a U smile and 2 oval cheeks.
Step 6: Pear body
Start under the left cheek. Draw a pear body, wide and round at the bottom. Stop under the right cheek.
Tip The body is narrower than the head.
Step 7: Zigzag collar
Under the chin, draw a collar from cheek to cheek. Give it pointy zigzags along the bottom.
Step 8: Arms and mittens
Start under the left cheek. Draw a fat sausage arm down to a mitten on the tummy. Do both.
Step 9: Legs and boots
Under the body, draw 2 short legs. Under each leg, draw a fat boot with the toe pointing out.
Step 10: Soles and ground
Draw a straight sole line across each boot, toe to heel. Draw one long ground line under both boots.
Step 11: Yellow bell, pink cheeks
Colour the bell yellow, and the cheeks and ear insides pink.
Step 12: Peach face and ears
Colour the face, ears and nose peach, around the pink cheeks and ear insides. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Green suit, brown boots
Colour the tunic, arms, mittens, legs and hat green, and the boots brown. Leave the band and collar white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Christmas elf, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
