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How to Draw a Smile
Draw a smile in 9 easy steps, about 7 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 big u.
Step 1: The big U
Across the middle of your paper draw a huge U: start on the left, swoop down, stop on the right.
Tip Make it really wide: a big laugh.
Step 2: Close the top
Start at the left point. Draw a gentle curve bowing up across to the right point.
Step 3: The teeth
Start inside the left corner. Draw a dipping curve across to the right corner. Add 5 short gap lines.
Step 4: The tongue
Near the bottom, start on the U on the left. Draw a rounded bump over to the right side.
Step 5: Bottom lip
Start at the left corner. Draw a bigger U a finger under the smile, back up to the right corner.
Step 6: Top lip
Start at the left corner. Draw a soft wide M above the smile, down to the right corner.
Step 7: Laugh lines
Just outside each corner of the mouth, draw a small curved line like a bracket. Do not touch the lips.
Step 8: Pink tongue
Colour the tongue pink.
Step 9: Red lips, black mouth
Colour the lips red and around the tongue black. Leave the teeth white. Your big smile is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a smile, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
