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How to Draw a Thinking Emoji
Draw a thinking emoji 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: big round face.
Step 1: Big round face
In the middle, draw one big round face, nearly as big as the page.
Step 2: Two eyes
A little above the middle, draw 2 tall oval eyes, a good gap apart.
Step 3: Looking up
Colour a black dot high in each eye, near the top right, so it looks up. Leave a tiny shine.
Step 4: Thinking eyebrows
Above the left eye, draw a low flat eyebrow. Above the right eye, draw a high curved one.
Step 5: Small mouth
Below the eyes, draw a short curved mouth tilting up to the right, like a little hmm.
Step 6: Fist under the chin
At the bottom left of the face draw a soft round fist, wider than tall. It hangs over the edge.
Tip Rub out the face line inside the fist.
Step 7: Thumb and finger
From the fist draw a thumb straight up, and a finger pointing across under the mouth.
Tip The finger on the chin says 'thinking'.
Step 8: Curled fingers
Start on the right edge of the fist. Draw 2 short lines across and stop near the middle.
Step 9: Pink cheek, yellow hand
Rub a pink oval on the right cheek. Colour the fist, thumb and finger yellow.
Step 10: Yellow face
Colour the face bright yellow, around the hand and the pink cheek. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a thinking emoji, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
