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How to Draw a Scientist
Draw a scientist 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top, in the middle, 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: Face and glasses
Draw 2 small eyes, a U nose, a smile and eyebrows. Add round glasses joined in the middle.
Step 3: Wild hair
From the left side of the head, draw 5 round tufts over to the right. Add a curved hairline below.
Step 4: Neck and lab coat
Draw 2 neck lines. From them, draw round shoulders and a coat down to the knees, leaving 2 arm gaps.
Step 5: Lapels and buttons
From each neck line, draw a line down to a V. Add a line to the hem and 2 buttons.
Step 6: Long sleeves
From each shoulder, draw a long sleeve down to a cuff. Bend the left one across the coat.
Step 7: Mitten hands
On the right, draw a mitten hanging from the cuff. On the left, draw a mitten pointing in.
Step 8: Test tube
From the left hand, draw 2 lines up to a flat top line. Add a line across for the potion.
Step 9: Trousers, shoes and ground
From the coat hem, draw 2 trouser legs down to a shoe each, toes out. Add a ground line.
Step 10: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour the face, neck and hands peach, with a pink circle on each cheek. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Green potion, teal shirt
Colour the potion green and the shirt teal. Leave the coat and sleeves white.
Step 12: Grey hair, black shoes
Colour the wild hair and trousers grey, and the shoes black. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a scientist, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
