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How to Draw a Cocoon
Draw a cocoon in 10 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 hanging cocoon.
Step 1: The hanging cocoon
Above the middle of your paper draw a big cocoon hanging down: fat in the middle, pointed at the bottom.
Step 2: Two big eyes
High on the cocoon draw 2 big eggy eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile from eye to eye. Draw a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: A twig on top
Above the cocoon draw a long thin twig right across your paper, with a round end at each side.
Step 5: The silk stalk
Join the cocoon to the twig: draw 2 short lines close together from the cocoon top up to the twig.
Step 6: Silk wraps
Below the face draw 4 curved silk wrap lines across the cocoon, edge to edge, spaced down to the point.
Tip Keep every wrap line under the cheeks, off the face.
Step 7: Top wrap and leaf
Add 1 more wrap above the eyes. From the right of the twig, draw a stem down to a leaf.
Tip Draw a line down the middle of the leaf, like a real leaf.
Step 8: Cream cocoon
Colour the cocoon and the silk stalk cream, leaving the eyes and the cheeks white.
Step 9: Brown twig, green leaf
Colour the twig brown and the little leaf green.
Step 10: Pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the cheeks pink, and your cosy cocoon is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cocoon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
