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How to Draw a Grasshopper Jumping
Draw a grasshopper jumping 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: head up high.
Step 1: Head up high
Near the top right of your paper draw a small egg lying on its side for the head.
Tip The grasshopper is jumping, so its head is high up.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the head draw 2 big egg eyes, an eye apart. Add a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide open smile: a flat line with a U under it. Add round cheeks.
Step 4: Long feelers
Start on top of the head. Draw 2 long thin feelers sweeping up to the right.
Step 5: Long leaning body
Behind the head draw a long egg sloping down to the left, like a fat sausage sliding downhill.
Step 6: Leaf wing
Along the top of the body draw a long narrow leaf for the wing, with a line down its middle.
Step 7: Tummy rings
Draw 4 curved lines across the body, a thumb apart. Skip over the wing.
Step 8: Huge jumping leg
From behind the body draw a fat thigh out to a knee, then a thin shin to a bent foot.
Tip The jumping thigh is fat, like a chicken drumstick.
Step 9: Other jumping leg
Just below the first leg draw the other huge leg, tucked behind it, with its own bent foot.
Step 10: Small legs tucked in
Under the body near the head draw 2 short bent legs folded forward, each with a tiny bent foot.
Step 11: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line across the bottom of the paper. Add 2 small grass tufts on it.
Step 12: Wing and cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the wing light green and the cheeks pink. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Green grasshopper
Colour the head, body and legs green, around the wing, cheeks and mouth. Colour the mouth red.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a grasshopper jumping, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
