How to Draw a Thoth

Step 1: Ibis head

Near the top draw an egg on its side, pointed end on the left. Leave room above for a moon.

Tip Thoth has the head of an ibis, a wading bird, and the body of a person.

Step 2: Curved beak

From the head's pointed end draw a beak curving down to a sharp point. Add a mouth line.

Tip Make the beak wide at the head and thin at the tip.

Step 3: Big eye

High up near the beak draw an egg-shaped eye. Colour a big black dot in it and leave a shine.

Step 4: Crescent moon

On top of the head draw a thin moon lying on its back, like a bowl with 2 points.

Tip Thoth is a god of the moon and of writing.

Step 5: Round moon

Draw a round moon sitting in the bowl. Its top peeks up above the 2 points.

Step 6: Headdress

Draw a cloth round the back of the head, down to a flap. Add a matching flap under the beak.

Tip Both flaps end at the same height.

Step 7: The tunic

Start under the left flap. Draw a T-shirt shape with short sleeves and stop under the right flap.

Step 8: Broad collar

From flap to flap under the neck draw a curve. Draw a deeper curve under it for a wide collar.

Step 9: Arms and hands

From each sleeve draw an arm that gets thinner to the wrist and ends in a round hand.

Tip Keep the hands away from the kilt.

Step 10: Kilt and belt

Start at the tunic's left corner. Draw a round kilt, stop at the right corner. Add a belt and tab.

Step 11: Legs and sandals

From the kilt draw 2 legs down to the ankles. Add a flat sandal under each and a ground line.

Step 12: Yellow gold, peach skin

Colour the thin moon, collar, belt, tab and sandals yellow. Colour the neck, arms and legs peach.

Step 13: Blue headdress

Colour the headdress blue: the cloth behind the head and the flap in front.

Tip Leave the round moon, the tunic and the kilt white.

Step 14: Green head, grey beak

Colour the head green and the long beak dark grey. Leave the eye white. Thoth is done!