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How to Draw a Treehopper
Draw a treehopper 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
On the left of your paper, below the middle, draw a small egg on its side for the head.
Tip A treehopper is a tiny bug with a giant thorn on its back.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the middle of the head, draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a black dot and shine in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw an open smile: a flat line with a wide U under it. Add 2 round cheeks.
Step 4: A little body
On the right of the head draw a plump egg on its side for the body, tucked behind the head.
Step 5: A giant thorn
Start behind the head. Draw a wide thorn up to a sharp point. Stop at the middle of the back.
Tip Rub out the back line inside the thorn, so the thorn grows out of the body.
Step 6: A folded wing
Start at the head. Draw a long oval wing across the body, ending in a point at the tail.
Step 7: Belly rings
Under the wing, draw 3 short curved lines down to the bottom of the body.
Step 8: The stem
Under the bug, draw 2 wavy stem lines edge to edge. Add a pointed leaf on top near the right.
Step 9: Six little legs
Under the body draw 3 short bent legs going down to the stem. Each ends in a tiny ball foot.
Tip Only 3 legs show from the side. The other 3 are hidden behind.
Step 10: Leaf wing, pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the folded wing light green and the round cheeks pink.
Step 11: Green treehopper
Colour the head, body and thorn green around the wing, cheeks and mouth. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Red mouth, dark legs
Colour the open mouth red and all the legs and feet dark grey.
Step 13: Green stem
Colour the stem and the leaf green.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a treehopper, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
