Beginner lessons
Easy drawings for kids
The simplest lessons on the site, all ten steps or fewer, the place to start with a beginner or a wriggly five-year-old.
“Easy” here means something specific: fewer steps, bigger shapes and nothing fiddly. Every lesson on this page is ten steps or fewer, starts with one big shape (a circle, an oval, a box) and adds one or two lines per step. That is about five minutes of drawing, which is the right length for a first go.
If these go well, the next step up is the full animals (eleven to thirteen steps) on the cute and animal pages.
Easy animal faces
A head, two ears, two eyes and a nose. The gentlest start there is.
How to Draw a Cat Face
10 steps
How to Draw a Dog Face
9 steps
How to Draw a Fox Face
9 steps
How to Draw a Panda Face
7 steps
How to Draw a Koala Face
7 steps
How to Draw a Frog Face
7 steps
How to Draw a Bear Face
8 steps
How to Draw a Bunny Face
9 steps
How to Draw an Owl Face
9 steps
How to Draw a Mouse Face
7 steps
How to Draw a Pig Face
10 steps
How to Draw a Lion Face
11 steps
Easy animals
Easy animals to draw
How to Draw a Paw Print
5 steps
How to Draw a Puppy Paw
7 steps
How to Draw a Bird’s Nest with Eggs
9 steps
How to Draw a Dinosaur Egg
9 steps
How to Draw a Fish Face with Bubbles
9 steps
How to Draw a Giraffe Face
9 steps
How to Draw a Hedgehog Curled Up
9 steps
How to Draw a Llama
9 steps
How to Draw a Rhino Face with a Horn
9 steps
How to Draw a Shark Fin
9 steps
How to Draw a Whale Tail
9 steps
How to Draw a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
9 steps
Easy food
Easy food to draw
How to Draw a Carrot
8 steps
How to Draw a Pepper
8 steps
How to Draw an Affogato
10 steps
How to Draw an Apple
10 steps
How to Draw an Apple Core
10 steps
How to Draw an Apple Slice
10 steps
How to Draw Asparagus
10 steps
How to Draw an Avocado
10 steps
How to Draw Bacon
10 steps
How to Draw a Baguette
10 steps
Easy nature and sky
Nature drawings
How to Draw a Four-Leaf Clover
9 steps
How to Draw a Pinecone
9 steps
How to Draw a Tornado
9 steps
How to Draw an Acorn
10 steps
How to Draw the Andromeda Galaxy
10 steps
How to Draw an Asteroid
10 steps
How to Draw a Blizzard
10 steps
How to Draw a Campfire
10 steps
Easy everyday things
Easy things to draw
How to Draw a Ribbon
8 steps
How to Draw a Bowtie
9 steps
How to Draw a Dog Bed
9 steps
How to Draw a Flag
9 steps
How to Draw a Trombone
9 steps
How to Draw a Trumpet
9 steps
How to Draw a Tuba
9 steps
How to Draw an Abacus
10 steps
How to Draw an American Flag
10 steps
How to Draw an Anvil
10 steps
Easy vehicles and places
Easy vehicles to draw
How to Draw a Car Wheel
10 steps
How to Draw a Sled
10 steps
How to Draw a Steering Wheel
9 steps
How to Draw a Wheelchair
11 steps
How to Draw a Tent
10 steps
How to Draw an Igloo
10 steps
How to Draw a Pyramid
10 steps
How to Draw a Dock
10 steps
Three things that make drawing easier
- Draw the first shape light and big, at least the size of your hand. Small, dark first lines are the most common reason a drawing goes wrong.
- Only draw the red. Each step shows exactly one new thing in red; copy that and ignore the rest until the next step.
- Rub out the dashed guide lines last, not as you go. They are what keep everything in proportion.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is the easiest thing to draw for kids?
A face: the cat face, frog face and panda face lessons are seven or eight steps and start with one circle. After that, the sun, a cloud, an apple and a donut.
How many steps is an easy drawing?
On this site, ten or fewer. Most lessons on the whole site are ten to thirteen steps; the advanced ones go up to about sixteen.