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How to Draw a Laughing Emoji
Draw a laughing emoji 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 face.
Step 1: The face
In the middle of your paper draw one big round face, nearly as big as the page.
Step 2: Laughing eyes
Above the middle draw 2 eyes squeezed shut: each is a little upside-down U, a good gap apart.
Step 3: The big smile
Start under the left eye. Draw a huge U smile, stopping under the right eye. Join the ends straight across.
Step 4: Teeth
Just under the straight line, start at the left corner and draw a gentle curve across to the right corner.
Step 5: Tongue
At the bottom of the smile draw a small upside-down U tongue. Start and stop on the smile line.
Step 6: Eyebrows
Above each eye draw a short curved line like a little rainbow.
Step 7: Tears of laughter
From the outer end of each eye draw a big teardrop swooping out over the edge of the face.
Tip Rub out the bit of face line inside each tear.
Step 8: Shine
Near the top left, a finger inside the edge, draw a short shine line that follows the edge.
Step 9: Pink cheeks and tongue
Go over your lines. Colour the tongue pink. Add a small pink oval on each cheek, under the tear.
Step 10: Colour it yellow
Colour the face bright yellow, around the pink cheeks, the mouth and the tears.
Step 11: Red mouth, blue tears
Colour the mouth red around the tongue, leaving the teeth white. Colour the tears blue, and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a laughing emoji, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
