How to Draw a Sad Boy

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw a big round head, a little wider at the cheeks.

Tip Leave room below for a small body.

Step 2: Sad eyes

Just below the middle draw 2 oval eyes. Colour a black dot low in each, leaving a shine.

Tip Low dots make the eyes look down at the ground.

Step 3: Nose and mouth

Between the eyes draw a tiny hook nose. Under it draw a short upside-down smile.

Tip Corners that turn down make a mouth look sad.

Step 4: Worried eyebrows

Over each eye draw an eyebrow. Make it high near the middle and sloping down to the side.

Step 5: One tear

Under one eye draw a small teardrop, pointy on top and round below.

Tip Leave a little gap under the eye.

Step 6: Two ears

On each side of the head draw a C ear. Start and stop on the head.

Step 7: Swept hair

Start above the left ear. Draw hair over the top to the right ear, then a fringe back.

Tip The fringe sweeps to one side with one little dip.

Step 8: Neck and top

Start under the chin: draw 2 short neck lines and stop. From them draw a top with sloping shoulders.

Step 9: Arms and hands

From each shoulder draw a sleeve hanging down to a straight cuff. Add a round mitten hand under it.

Tip Arms that just hang down look tired and sad.

Step 10: Trousers

Start at the left corner of the top. Draw 2 trouser legs down and back up to the right corner.

Step 11: Shoes and ground

Under each leg draw a rounded shoe with the toe turned out. Draw a long ground line under them.

Step 12: Tear and skin

Colour the tear light blue. Colour the face, ears, neck and hands peach. Leave the eyes white.

Step 13: Blue and grey

Colour the top and both sleeves blue. Colour the trousers grey.

Step 14: Hair and shoes

Colour the hair brown and the shoes navy. Go over your lines and you are done.