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How to Draw Moss
Draw moss 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 rock.
Step 1: The rock
In the middle draw a big round rock with a flat bottom. Give its top soft round bumps.
Tip Keep the bumps round and soft, like a cushion: that is the moss.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the rock draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, with a shine.
Step 3: A big smile
A little below the eyes draw a wide U smile from under one eye across to the other.
Step 4: The moss blanket
Start on the rock's left side, above the eyes. Draw a bumpy line of hills across, stopping on the right.
Tip Everything above this line is moss: small round bumps, never pointy.
Step 5: Two mushrooms
On the moss draw 2 little mushrooms, each a short stem with a round cap, like a tiny umbrella.
Step 6: Cracks
Draw 2 short crooked cracks on the bare part of the rock, one on each side.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line from edge to edge along the rock's flat bottom. Add a grass tuft on the right.
Step 8: A snail shell
Left of the rock, on the ground, draw a round snail shell with a small circle inside for its swirl.
Step 9: The snail's body
Draw its body from under the shell out to a round head, with a dot eye and 2 feelers.
Step 10: Cheeks and snail
Colour pink cheeks under the eyes and the snail's body cream.
Step 11: Grey rock
Colour the rock grey around the eyes, cheeks and moss, and the snail shell tan. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Green moss, red caps
Colour the moss green and the mushroom caps red. Go over your lines and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: moss, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
