How to Draw a Head: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial, One Frame at a Time
Older lines stay soft gray. The newest line in each frame shows in coral, so you always know what's new.
Draw the head shape
Draw one softly rounded oval for the head.
Add the left ear
Draw one simple ear on the left side of the head.
Add the right ear
Draw a matching ear on the right side.
Draw the eye shapes
Add two simple almond-shaped eye outlines.
Add pupils and eyebrows
Draw one pupil inside each eye and one curved eyebrow above each.
Draw the nose
Add one small simple nose in the center of the face.
Add the smile
Draw one curved smiling mouth below the nose.
Draw the neck
Add two short curved neck lines beneath the head.
Add the hairline
Draw a simple curved fringe across the forehead.
Finish the hair
Add the outer hair shape around the top and sides of the head.
What you'll need
Pencil, eraser, paper — then crayons, markers, or colored pencils to finish.
Tip for grown-ups
Let each new coral line stay light until the drawing is done, then trace the final outline in black.
Your Finished How to Draw a Head: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
The completed pencil sketch, then the same drawing colored in.
Finished Line Art
Trace over your favorite lines and erase any extra pencil marks.
Colored In
Color it any way you like — this is just one idea.
Take it offline
Print all 10 steps on one worksheet and draw along with a pencil, away from the screen.
