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How to Draw a Strongman
Draw a strongman 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 of your paper, draw an egg for the head. Leave room above for the barbell.
Step 2: Face and moustache
Add 2 oval eyes, a U nose, a moustache and a smile below. Ears start and stop on the head.
Step 3: Neck and leotard
Start with 2 short neck lines under the chin. Draw a wide leotard with thin straps, back to the neck.
Step 4: Stripe and belt
Draw 2 lines across the leotard for a stripe. Add a line near the bottom for the belt.
Step 5: Big bent arms
From each shoulder, draw a thick arm with a round muscle. It bends up at the elbow and gets thinner.
Step 6: Fists
On top of each wrist, draw a round fist with a little thumb pointing in.
Step 7: Barbell
Above the head, draw a long thin bar behind the fists. Add a big round weight on each end.
Step 8: Shorts and legs
Draw short shorts under the leotard. From each leg hole, draw 2 curvy lines down to where the boots go.
Step 9: Boots and ground
Under each leg, draw a tall boot with the toe pointing out. Draw a long ground line under the boots.
Step 10: Peach skin
Colour the head, ears, neck, arms, fists and legs peach, around the moustache. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Grey weights, red leotard
Colour the bar and the two weights grey. Colour the leotard red above and below the stripe.
Step 12: Brown boots, black shorts
Colour the belt and the boots brown. Colour the stripe, the shorts and the moustache black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a strongman, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
