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How to Draw a Suit of Armor

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a suit of armor in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 helmet.

Step 1: The helmet
Draw a bucket helmet: round dome, straight sides, rounded chin. Add a line from the top halfway down.
Step 2: The visor
Where the line stops, draw a flat band across the helmet with 3 eye slits. Add 3 breathing lines below.
Tip No face shows: this armor is empty!
Step 3: The plume
From the top of the helmet, draw a feathery plume sweeping over to the left, like a long leaf.
Step 4: Neck and breastplate
Draw 2 neck lines and a body with sleeves. Add a line from the neck down to the waist.
Step 5: Shoulder plates
Over each shoulder, draw a big round plate like a half-egg, with a curved line across it.
Step 6: Plate arms
Under each shoulder plate, draw an arm hanging down, thinner at the wrist. Draw a small circle inside each elbow.
Step 7: Gauntlets
At each wrist, draw a short wide cuff. Under it, draw a round fist with a thumb curve.
Step 8: Belt and skirt plates
Below the chest, draw 2 curved belt lines close together. From the belt, draw 2 lines down to the hem.
Step 9: Legs
Under the hem, draw 2 legs, narrower at the ankle, with a gap between. Add a curve across each knee.
Step 10: Boots and ground
Under each leg, draw a tall boot with a heel and a long toe pointing out. Add a ground line.
Step 11: Grey helmet and body
Go over your lines. Colour the helmet, neck, breastplate, skirt and shoulder plates grey, not the visor or belt.
Step 12: Grey arms and legs
Colour the arms, gauntlets, legs and boots grey too, but not the elbow discs.
Step 13: Slate visor, red plume
Colour the visor, belt and elbow discs slate blue, and the plume red. Your suit of armor stands guard!