How to Draw a Persephone

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper, in the middle, draw an egg head. Make the chin end narrower.

Tip Leave a little room above for the flowers.

Step 2: The face

Halfway down the head draw 2 round eyes with black dots, a tiny U nose and a smile.

Step 3: Hair with a parting

Start on the left of the head. Draw hair over the top, then 2 curves back to a middle parting.

Step 4: Flower crown

On top of the hair draw 3 flowers, each with 5 round petals and a circle in the middle.

Tip The middle flower is the biggest.

Step 5: Neck and gown

Draw 2 neck lines and 2 shoulders from the chin. Hang a long gown down to a wavy hem.

Step 6: Arms

From each shoulder draw an arm: the left bent across the tummy, the right hanging down to a mitten.

Tip Each arm gets thinner toward the wrist. Rub out the gown line inside the bent arm.

Step 7: Fist and pomegranate

On the left wrist draw a round fist. Sit a round pomegranate on it, with a tiny crown on top.

Tip The little crown is what makes it a pomegranate, not an apple.

Step 8: Belt and folds

Draw a belt band across the gown, stopping behind the pomegranate. Add 2 short fold lines above the hem.

Step 9: Long hair

From each side of the hair draw long hair down past the shoulders, to a round curl by each arm.

Step 10: Sandals and ground

Under the hem draw 2 round sandals, toes pointing out. Draw a long ground line under them.

Step 11: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Colour 2 pink cheeks. Colour the face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands peach around them. Leave the eyes white.

Step 12: Pink flowers, golden belt

Colour the petals pink. Colour the flower middles, the belt and the sandals yellow. Leave the gown and fruit white.

Step 13: Red fruit, brown hair

Colour the pomegranate red and all the hair brown. Your Persephone is done!