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How to Draw a President

13 steps · Tricky · about 10 min

Draw a president 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 podium.
Step 2: The face
Across the middle of the head draw 2 big eyes with black dots. Add a nose, smile and eyebrows.
Step 3: Neat hair
Start on the left of the head. Draw soft tufts over the top and stop on the right.
Step 4: Neck and jacket
Draw 2 neck lines under the chin. From the left one draw a round-shouldered jacket, stop at the right one.
Step 5: Lapels, tie and pin
From each neck line draw a notched lapel down to a V. Add a tie and a round pin.
Step 6: Long sleeves
From each shoulder draw a sleeve round the elbow to the wrist, then up to the armpit. Add a cuff.
Tip Rub out the jacket line inside each sleeve.
Step 7: Hands
On each wrist draw a fist like a fat egg pointing down, with a thumb bump and a finger line.
Step 8: Podium and seal
Under the fists draw a podium: a flat top behind the fists and a tall box to the ground.
Tip The podium hides the legs, so there are none to draw.
Step 9: Notes and microphone
Between the fists draw a sheet with one line. From the podium draw a stand up to a round microphone.
Step 10: Flags
Behind him draw a pole on each side. Start at head height and go down to the ground. Add flags.
Step 11: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour the face, neck and hands peach, with a pink circle on each cheek. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Grey hair, wooden podium
Colour the hair grey and the podium wood brown, leaving the seal and notes white.
Step 13: Navy suit, red tie
Colour the suit navy and the tie, pin and flags red, leaving the stars white. Colour the microphone black.