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How to Draw a Toy Soldier

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a toy soldier in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 head.

Step 1: Big head
Near the top of your paper draw a big head, wider than tall, with fat cheeks and a narrower chin.
Tip Make it big, almost half of the whole soldier.
Step 2: Tall soldier hat
On the head draw a tall flat-topped hat. Add a band near its top and a curved front peak.
Tip Keep the sides going straight up with no wide brim, or it turns into a top hat.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Under the hat draw 2 big round eyes. Colour a big black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Step 4: Ball nose
Under the eyes, in the middle, draw a round ball nose a little smaller than an eye.
Step 5: Cheeks and smile
Draw a little oval on each cheek beside the nose, and a smile curve under the nose.
Step 6: The coat
Start under the head at the left. Draw a coat down to a flat bottom and up to the head.
Tip The coat is narrower than the head.
Step 7: Arms and hands
From under the head draw a fat arm down each side, bending in to a round hand on the tummy.
Step 8: The drum
Between the hands draw an oval. Draw down from its left end, round to its right end. Add a zigzag.
Step 9: Straps and button
Add 2 straps from the chin down to the drum, and a small round button between them.
Step 10: Legs and boots
Start under the coat, draw 2 straight legs down to 2 boots, toes out. Add a ground line under them.
Step 11: Peach face, pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the face, nose and hands peach and the cheeks pink. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Yellow band, blue drum
Colour the hat band and the button yellow. Colour the drum blue, leaving its top white.
Step 13: Red coat, black hat
Colour the coat, arms and legs red, the hat and boots black, around the drum and band. Ready to march!