How to draw a person
A kid in a T-shirt, not a stick person. Eight steps. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 8. Draw a big U shape for the face.
All 8 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw a big U shape for the face.
2. Draw curly hair on top, with a wavy line in front.
3. Add ears, two dot eyes and a big smile.
4. Draw a short neck and a T-shirt with sleeves.
5. Draw arms coming out of the sleeves, with round hands.
6. Draw shorts under the T-shirt.
7. Draw two legs going down.
8. Add shoes, and a star on the T-shirt.
A tip for drawing a person
Real people are not sticks: the arms and legs have two sides, and the T-shirt has sleeves. The arms come out of the sleeves and reach about halfway down the shorts. Start the face as a U and let the hair close it at the top, so you never have to rub a line out.
Change it up
Once your person is down, make it yours:
- Draw yourself, with your own hair.
- Add a hat, glasses or a backpack.
- Draw a friend holding hands.
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More in people and robots, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this person in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.