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How to Draw a Wasp

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a wasp 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
Near the top of your paper, draw a big egg on its side for the head, with round cheeks.
Tip Leave lots of room below for the long pointed body.
Step 2: Two feelers
Start on the head, left of the top. Draw a curve up and out to a ball. Same on right.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the middle of the head, draw 2 big egg eyes, an eye apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a flat line and a U under it. Add a round cheek under each eye.
Step 5: A pinched body
From the chin, draw a small chest, a tiny thin waist, then a long pointed tummy.
Tip A wasp has a tiny waist, and its tummy ends in a sharp point.
Step 6: Four thin stripes
Start on the left of the tummy. Draw 2 close smile lines across to the right. Add 3 more pairs.
Step 7: Long wings
From the side of the head, draw a long thin wing out and back to the chest. Same on right.
Step 8: Front legs
Under each wing, start on the chest. Draw a thin bent leg out to a small ball foot and back.
Step 9: Back legs
Low on each side of the chest, draw a thin bent leg down to a small ball foot and back.
Tip The back feet sit wider apart than the knees.
Step 10: The stinger
Start on the point of the tummy. Draw a small sharp triangle pointing down, and stop back on the tummy.
Step 11: Yellow wasp, red mouth
Colour the head and body yellow around the eyes, cheeks and stripes. Leave the eyes white. Colour the mouth red.
Step 12: Blue wings, pink cheeks
Colour the 2 long wings sky blue, and colour the round cheeks pink.
Step 13: Black stripes, grey legs
Colour the 4 stripes, the stinger and the feeler balls black. Colour all 4 legs dark grey.