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How to Draw a Ladybug
Draw a ladybug 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 a wide egg on its side for the head. Keep it small.
Tip About a third as wide as your paper. The shell is much bigger.
Step 2: Two antennae
From the top of the head, draw 2 short curves up and out, each ending in a ball.
Step 3: Two big eyes
A little below the middle draw 2 big eggy eyes, one eye apart. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Start under the left eye, draw a flat line across and a wide U back. Add a cheek each side.
Step 5: The shell
Start on the chin by the left cheek. Draw a big round shell and stop by the right cheek.
Tip Almost a circle, filling most of the paper. Much bigger than the head.
Step 6: Line down the middle
Start on the middle of the chin. Draw one straight line down the shell to the bottom.
Step 7: Six spots
Draw 3 round spots on the left wing: top, side and bottom. Draw 3 more on the right to match.
Tip Keep the spots clear of the middle line and the shell edge.
Step 8: Front legs
Start high on each side of the shell. Draw a thin bent leg out to a small foot.
Step 9: More legs
Start halfway down each side, draw 2 more thin bent legs, one below the other, each with a small foot.
Step 10: Pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 11: Red shell
Colour the shell red around the spots, and the open mouth red too. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Black head and spots
Colour the head black, around the eyes, cheeks and mouth. Colour the spots, antenna balls and legs black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ladybug, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
