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How to Draw a Surprised Face
Draw a surprised face in 11 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 head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top of your paper, draw a big soft egg for the head, narrower at the chin.
Tip Make it big, nearly two thirds of the page tall.
Step 2: Two ears
Each ear starts and stops on the side of the head, like a C. Add a smaller C inside.
Step 3: Wide eyes
Below the middle of the head, draw 2 big round eyes. Put a small black dot in each.
Tip Small dots make the eyes look wide open.
Step 4: Raised eyebrows
High up the forehead, draw a short rainbow eyebrow above each eye. Surprised eyebrows jump up!
Step 5: Nose and O mouth
Between the eyes, draw a small U nose. Under it, draw a tall oval for the open O mouth.
Step 6: Curly hair
Start above the left ear. Draw 5 soft round tufts over the head, stopping above the right ear.
Tip Soft bumps like little clouds, not spikes.
Step 7: Hairline
Start where the hair meets the head on the left. Draw 2 soft bumps across, stopping on the right.
Step 8: Neck and shirt
Under the chin, draw 2 short neck lines. From each one, draw a shoulder sloping out. Add a U collar.
Step 9: Yellow shirt
Colour the shirt yellow.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, peach skin
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the face, ears and neck peach, around the cheeks and mouth. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Red mouth, brown hair
Colour the mouth red and the hair brown. Go over your lines and your surprised face is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a surprised face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
