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How to Draw a Skull
Draw a skull in 10 easy steps, about 8 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 skull.
Step 1: The skull
In the middle, draw a big skull: a wide round dome, tucked in at the cheeks, a narrower jaw below.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the dome's middle, draw 2 big round eyes, an eye apart, each with a black dot and shine.
Step 3: Heart nose
Between and under the eyes, draw a small upside-down heart for the nose.
Step 4: Toothy smile
Under the nose, draw a U smile from eye to eye and a deeper curve below it, with 3 teeth.
Step 5: Cheekbones
Inside each cheek, draw a short curved dent below the eye, stopping before the smile.
Step 6: A crack
From the top of the dome, draw a short zigzag crack down to the right, stopping well above the eye.
Step 7: Two sparkles
Draw a small 4-point sparkle on each side of the skull, not touching it.
Step 8: Ground line
Under the chin, draw a straight ground line that sticks out past the skull on both sides.
Step 9: Sand skull
Go over your lines. Colour the skull sand, and leave the eyes and the nose white.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles, grey nose
Colour the sparkles yellow and the heart nose dark grey. Your skull is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a skull, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
