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How to Draw a News Anchor
Draw a news anchor in 13 steps, about 10 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 an egg for the head, a little narrower at the chin.
Tip Leave most of the page below for the body and desk.
Step 2: The face
Below the middle of the head draw 2 oval eyes, a tiny U nose, a smile and 2 eyebrows.
Step 3: Bob hair
From the left jaw draw a bob over the head to the right jaw. Add a fringe above the eyebrows.
Tip Rub out the head line inside the hair.
Step 4: Neck and blazer
Draw a neck. From the left neck line draw the blazer round to the right one. Add a V collar.
Step 5: Long sleeves
From the left sleeve draw an arm bent across the tummy, stopping at the wrist. The right arm hangs down.
Tip Rub out the short sleeve ends and the blazer line inside the bent arm.
Step 6: Hands
On the left wrist draw a round fist with a thumb on top. On the right draw a hanging hand.
Step 7: Sheet of news
In the left fist draw a sheet of paper standing up: a tall box with 3 short lines across it.
Step 8: News desk and ground
In front draw a long desk at tummy height. From its ends draw 2 sides down to a ground line.
Tip The desk hides everything below the blazer: no legs to draw.
Step 9: Microphone
From a flat base on the desk draw a thin stand up to a round microphone head.
Step 10: Screen
Up on the right draw a big square screen with a globe inside: a circle, a line and an oval.
Step 11: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour the face, neck and hands peach, with a pink circle on each cheek.
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Red blazer, white top
Colour the blazer and sleeves red. Leave the top under the collar and the news sheet white.
Step 13: Blue screen, brown desk
Colour the screen blue around the globe, the hair and desk brown, the microphone black. Your news anchor is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a news anchor, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
