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How to Draw a Leapfrog
Draw a leapfrog in 14 easy steps, about 11 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: first head.
Step 1: First head
Low down on the right side of your paper draw an egg head, tipped forward a little.
Tip Leave lots of room above and to the left.
Step 2: Face and hair
On the head's lower right draw 2 dot eyes, a tiny nose and a smile. Add hair on top.
Tip The face tips down because this kid is looking at the ground.
Step 3: Curved back
Behind the head draw a short neck. Draw a long bean body going left, with a softly curved back.
Tip The back is nearly level, so it is easy to jump over.
Step 4: Bent legs
At the left end draw a round bottom and a bent leg, with the other leg peeking beside it.
Tip The knee pokes forward a little, the bottom pokes back.
Step 5: Shoes and ground
Draw a round shoe on the end of each leg, toes pointing right. Draw a long ground line under them.
Step 6: Hands on knees
Draw an arm from the shoulder to a hand on the knee. Add a sleeve line and the other arm.
Tip Arms are thick at the shoulder and thinner at the wrist.
Step 7: Second head
High above the curved back draw another egg head with 2 dot eyes, a smile and a hair fringe.
Tip This head sits over the middle of the back.
Step 8: Neck and T-shirt
Under the top head draw a short neck and a T-shirt with 2 short sleeves pointing down.
Step 9: Arms pushing down
From each sleeve draw an arm that gets thinner, down to a round hand lying flat on the back.
Tip Both hands must touch the back: that is how you leapfrog.
Step 10: Legs out wide
Draw wide shorts. From each leg hole draw a leg that bends down at the knee to a round shoe.
Tip The legs go out wide so the shoes miss the kid below.
Step 11: Peach skin
Colour both faces, both necks, all 4 arms and hands, and the jumper's 2 legs peach.
Step 12: Yellow and green
Colour the jumper's T-shirt yellow and the shorts green.
Step 13: Red T-shirt and shoes
Colour the bent-over kid's T-shirt and sleeve red. Colour all 4 shoes red too.
Step 14: Blue and brown
Colour the trousers blue and colour both kids' hair brown. Your leapfrog is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a leapfrog, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
