How to Draw Mouths: 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 top curve
Draw one shallow upward curve for the top center of the mouth.
Add the left corner
Draw a long curve down from the left side of the top line.
Add the right corner
Draw a matching curve down from the right side.
Close the mouth shape
Join the sides with one broad curved line along the bottom.
Draw the teeth
Add a curved row of simple teeth across the top of the mouth.
Add the tongue
Draw one curved tongue line near the bottom.
Add the left smile crease
Draw one short curved crease beside the left corner.
Add the right smile crease
Draw a matching short curved crease beside the right corner.
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 Mouths: 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 8 steps on one worksheet and draw along with a pencil, away from the screen.
