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How to Draw a Lacewing
Draw a lacewing in 11 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 head.
Step 1: The head
A bit above the middle draw a big soft egg for the head, a little wider than tall.
Tip Leave room on both sides for the wings.
Step 2: Two huge eyes
Across the middle draw 2 big round eyes almost touching. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a white speck.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile. Add a small round cheek below each eye, not touching it.
Step 4: Two long feelers
From the head draw a very long thin feeler out to each top corner, ending in a tiny ball.
Tip Lacewing feelers are as long as the body, thin as hairs.
Step 5: Short soft body
Under the head draw a small round chest, then a short soft body down to a rounded tip.
Tip Keep the body short. The wings will reach past its tip.
Step 6: Tail rings
Across the tail draw 3 little smile lines, a thumb apart, from the left edge to the right edge.
Step 7: Top wings
From the chest draw a big rounded wing leaning up and out, back to the body. Do both sides.
Tip Lacewing wings are wide and rounded, like leaves.
Step 8: Bottom wings
Under each top wing draw a rounded wing leaning down and out, past the tail tip, back to the body.
Step 9: Lace veins
Down the middle of each wing draw one long vein. Add 3 shorter veins across each wing, like a net.
Tip A few light veins are enough.
Step 10: Gold eyes, pink cheeks
Colour the big eyes gold yellow and the round cheeks pink. Keep the white specks in the eyes.
Step 11: Green wings and body
Colour the 4 wings lightly green. Colour the head and body leaf green, around the eyes. Your lacewing is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a lacewing, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
