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How to Draw a Roman Soldier
Draw a Roman soldier in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: egg head.
Step 1: Egg 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 legs.
Step 2: The face
Below the middle of the head draw 2 small oval eyes with a black dot. Add a nose and smile.
Step 3: Roman helmet
Draw a helmet, 2 cheek guards to the jaw, and a crest: start on one side, stop on the other.
Step 4: Neck and tunic
Draw 2 neck lines, then the tunic: start at one, stop at the other. Add a belt with 4 strips.
Step 5: Arms
From each sleeve draw 2 lines down for the arm, closer together at the wrist. Stop at the wrist.
Step 6: Mitten hands
Under each arm draw a mitten: start at the outside wrist, round the fingers, stop at the inside wrist.
Step 7: Shield
Over the left arm draw a tall shield: a flat top, 2 sides bowing out, a flat bottom.
Step 8: Legs
From the hem or shield draw 2 lines down for each leg, closer at the ankle. Stop above the bottom.
Step 9: Sandals and ground
Under each leg draw a sandal with a round heel and a long toe pointing out. Add a ground line.
Step 10: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour the face, neck, arms, hands and legs peach, with 2 pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Yellow boss, grey helmet
Colour the circle on the shield yellow. Colour the helmet and its cheek guards grey.
Step 12: Red tunic, brown belt
Colour the crest, tunic and shield red, around the yellow circle. Colour the belt and sandals brown.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Roman soldier, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
