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How to Draw a Daruma
Draw a daruma 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 round body.
Step 1: The round body
In the middle of your paper draw a big round body, wider at the bottom, with a flat base.
Tip A daruma has no arms or legs: it rocks and stands back up.
Step 2: The face patch
Inside the top half of the body draw a smaller rounded face shape. Leave a thick band all round it.
Step 3: Big eyes
In the face patch draw 2 big round eyes a gap apart. Add a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Thick eyebrows
Over each eye draw a thick curved eyebrow like a fat leaf.
Step 5: Nose, smile and cheeks
Between the eyes draw a tiny U nose. Under it draw a small smile with a cheek at each end.
Step 6: The belly patch
Low on the body, under the face patch, draw a sideways oval for the gold belly patch.
Step 7: Gold swirl
Inside the belly patch draw 1 swirl. Curl it round in the middle, then sweep its tail out to the right.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a long ground line under the flat bottom of the body.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 4 sparkle stars around the daruma, one near each corner.
Step 10: Gold belly, pink cheeks
Colour the belly patch yellow like gold, the cheeks pink and the sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Red body
Colour the body red, around the face patch and the gold patch. Leave the face white.
Step 12: Black eyebrows
Colour the eyebrows black, leaving the eyes white round the dots. Go over your lines. Make a wish!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a daruma, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
