How to Draw a Mountain Climber

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw an egg head, a little narrower at the chin.

Step 2: The face

Below the middle of the head draw 2 small oval eyes. Add a tiny U nose and a smile.

Step 3: Climbing helmet

Draw a round helmet dome over the top of the head. Add a thin rim and a headlamp on the front.

Step 4: Neck and jacket

Draw 2 neck lines. From the left one draw a jacket with long sleeves, round to the right one.

Tip Let each sleeve bend out a little at the elbow and get thinner at the wrist.

Step 5: Backpack and straps

Draw a backpack peeking out above both shoulders. Add 2 thin straps from the shoulders down to the hem.

Step 6: Fists

At the end of each sleeve draw a round fist with a little thumb pointing in.

Step 7: Rope coil

From the right shoulder draw a tilted oval coil across the chest, back to the start. Add 2 ovals inside.

Tip Rub out the jacket and strap lines inside the coil.

Step 8: Trousers and boots

From the hem's left end, draw trousers round to the right end. Add 2 tall boots, toes pointing out.

Tip Trousers have a tiny bend at the knee and a point between the legs.

Step 9: Ground and rock

Start at the left, draw a bumpy ground line under the boots and stop at the right. Add a rock.

Step 10: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Colour the face, neck and fists peach, with pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.

Step 11: Orange jacket, red helmet

Colour the jacket orange, around the straps and rope. Colour the helmet red, leaving the headlamp white.

Step 12: Green backpack, grey rock

Colour the backpack and the 2 straps green, and the rock grey.

Step 13: Navy trousers, brown boots

Colour the trousers navy, and the rope coil and the boots brown. Your climber is done!