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How to Draw a Dad
Draw a dad 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 head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top of your paper, draw an egg for the head. Leave room below for a long body.
Step 2: Eyes and brows
Just below the middle, draw 2 oval eyes with a black dot in each. Add a short brow over each.
Step 3: Nose, smile and ears
Add a small U nose and a smile. Each C ear starts and stops on the side of the head.
Step 4: Short hair
Start on the left of the head. Draw hair over the top, stopping on the right. Add a side-part hairline.
Step 5: Neck and shirt
Draw 2 short neck lines. From them, draw a shirt with short sleeves, back to the neck.
Step 6: Collar and tie
Draw a pointy collar flap on each side of the neck. Under it, draw a knot and a long tie.
Step 7: Arms and mittens
From each sleeve, draw an arm with a soft elbow, round a mitten and thumb, back up to the sleeve.
Step 8: Trousers and belt
Start at the bottom left of the shirt. Draw 2 long trouser legs, back to the right. Add a belt.
Step 9: Shoes and ground
Under each leg, draw a rounded shoe with the toe pointing out. Draw a long ground line under the shoes.
Step 10: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour the face, ears, neck, arms and hands peach, with pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Red tie, blue shirt
Colour the tie red. Then colour the shirt blue around the tie.
Step 12: Grey trousers, brown shoes
Colour the trousers grey, and the hair, belt and shoes brown. Dad is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dad, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
