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How to Draw a Thumbs Up
Draw a thumbs up in 9 easy steps, about 7 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 low, left of the middle. Draw a fat thumb with a round tip, stopping level with the start.
Tip Keep it short and fat, not a long finger. Leave the bottom open.
Step 2: First curled finger
Start at the bottom right of the thumb. Draw a fat sideways U to the right, stopping a little lower.
Step 3: Three more fingers
Start where the first finger ends. Draw 3 more sideways U fingers underneath, and stop with the smallest.
Step 4: Side of the hand
Start at the bottom left of the thumb. Curve down and in to the wrist. Stop below the smallest finger.
Step 5: Wrist and cuff
Start under the smallest finger and draw the wrist line down to a cuff, a little wider than the wrist.
Step 6: Nail and crease
Draw a small round nail near the thumb tip. Add 1 short curve lower down for a knuckle crease.
Step 7: Sparkle lines
Beside the thumb on the left draw 3 short straight lines pointing out, like a sparkle.
Step 8: Pink nail, peach hand
Colour the nail pink. Then colour the thumb, fingers, hand and wrist peach, around the nail.
Step 9: Green cuff
Colour the cuff green. Go over your lines and your thumbs up is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a thumbs up, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
