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How to Draw a Thumbs Down
Draw a thumbs down 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: the thumb.
Step 1: The thumb
Start left of the middle. Draw a fat thumb hanging down, round at the tip. Stop level with the start.
Tip Keep it short and fat. Sweep the last bit out to the right.
Step 2: First curled finger
Where the thumb stops, draw a long sausage lying sideways, round at both ends.
Step 3: Two more fingers
On top of it draw 2 more sausage fingers. Each one starts and stops on the finger below.
Step 4: Little finger
Start on the finger below. Draw the last finger the same way, shorter and thinner, and stop on it again.
Step 5: Side of the hand
Start at the thumb's left end. Curve up the side of the hand and in. Stop above the fingers.
Step 6: Wrist line
Start on top of the little finger. Draw a short wrist line straight up. Stop level with the other side.
Step 7: Soft cuff
Across the 2 wrist ends draw a soft cuff with round corners, a little wider than the wrist.
Step 8: Thumb crease
High on the thumb, start on its right edge and draw 1 short curve in. Stop before the middle.
Step 9: Peach hand
Colour the thumb, the fingers, the hand and the wrist peach.
Step 10: Blue cuff
Colour the cuff blue. Go over your lines and your thumbs down is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a thumbs down, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
