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How to Draw a Nutcracker
Draw a nutcracker 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: big head.
Step 1: Big head
Near the top of your paper draw a big round head, a little wider at the cheeks.
Step 2: Tall soldier hat
Draw a tall hat on the head, a band across the bottom, side to side, and a ball on top.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Under the hat draw 2 big round eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a white shine.
Step 4: Nose and moustache
Draw a round nose under the eyes. Under the nose, draw a wide moustache that curls up at each end.
Step 5: Big smile and beard
Under the moustache draw a wide open smile. Draw a short beard under the smile.
Step 6: Soldier jacket
Under the beard draw a jacket with long sleeves that hang a little away from its sides.
Step 7: Shoulder pads
On each shoulder, draw a curved line from the top of the jacket down to the sleeve's outside edge.
Step 8: Round mittens
At the end of each sleeve, draw a round mitten.
Step 9: Belt and buttons
Draw a buckle low on the jacket. Draw 2 belt lines from side to side, and 3 buttons above.
Step 10: Legs and boots
Start under the jacket and draw 2 straight legs, stopping at 2 boots, toes out. Add a ground line.
Step 11: Gold trim
Colour the hat band, shoulder pads, buttons and buckle yellow.
Step 12: Peach face, red smile
Colour the face peach and the smile red. Leave the eyes, moustache, beard and mittens white.
Step 13: Red jacket, blue trousers
Colour the jacket and pom-pom red, around the pads, buttons and belt. Colour the trousers blue.
Step 14: Black hat and boots
Colour the hat, belt and boots black, around the band and buckle. Go over your lines.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a nutcracker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
