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How to Draw a Pawn
Draw a pawn in 13 easy 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: round head.
Step 1: Round head
Near the top, in the middle, draw a big round ball for the pawn's head.
Tip Leave room below for the body: the ball is about a third of the pawn.
Step 2: Two eyes
On the ball draw 2 big round eyes a finger apart, with a black dot and a shine in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Start under the left eye. Draw a wide U smile and stop under the right eye. Add 2 oval cheeks.
Step 4: Collar
Start on the ball, low on the left. Draw a flat oval collar under it and stop on the right.
Tip The collar sticks out a little wider than the ball.
Step 5: Flared body
Start under the collar, near the middle. Draw 2 lines down that curve apart like a bell. Stop low down.
Tip Narrow at the neck, wide at the bottom.
Step 6: Base
Start at the end of one line. Draw a fat, flat base and stop at the other line.
Tip Round at the sides, straight along the bottom.
Step 7: Base lines
Draw a curved line across the top of the base. Draw another across its middle.
Step 8: Little pawns
On each side draw a small pawn: a ball head, then a body that flares to a flat base.
Tip They stand on the same line as the big pawn.
Step 9: The board
Draw a straight line across the paper under all 3 pawns.
Step 10: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle star on each side of the head.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, cream pawn
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the big pawn cream, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 2 sparkle stars yellow.
Step 13: Grey pawns
Colour the 2 little pawns dark grey. Go over your lines and your pawn is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pawn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
