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How to Draw a Skeleton
Draw a skeleton 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: skull head.
Step 1: Skull head
Near the top, draw a skull head: a round dome, tucked in at the cheeks, with a narrower jaw.
Tip Leave most of the page below for the body and legs.
Step 2: Skull face
Across the middle, draw 2 big round eyes. Add a triangle nose hole, a wide smile and 3 tooth lines.
Step 3: Neck and suit
Add 2 neck lines under the chin. From the left one, draw a boxy top with short sleeves, ending right.
Step 4: Ribs
Draw a spine line down the middle of the suit. On each side, draw 3 curved ribs bowing out.
Step 5: Arms
From each short sleeve, draw 2 lines down to the wrist, narrower at the bottom.
Step 6: Mitten hands
At the bottom of each sleeve, draw a round mitten hand with a little thumb pointing in.
Step 7: Arm bones
Down each arm, draw a long thin bone with a round knob at each end, from sleeve to wrist.
Step 8: Trousers
Start at the bottom left of the top. Draw 2 long trouser legs, a point between them, ending bottom right.
Step 9: Leg bones
Down each trouser leg, draw a bone like the arm bones, from the hip to the ankle.
Step 10: Shoes and ground
Under each leg, draw a shoe with the toe pointing out. Draw a long ground line under the shoes.
Step 11: White skull and bones
Leave the skull, hands, bones, ribs and spine white. Go over their lines so they stand out.
Tip Leave the eyes white too.
Step 12: Black suit
Colour the suit, arms, trousers and shoes black, around the white bones and ribs. Your skeleton is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a skeleton, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
