💡 10 drawing tips for kids
Good drawing is mostly good habits. These ten tips help at any age, ranked by how much they help a beginner.
Start with light lines
Press softly at first. Light lines are easy to change; when the shape looks right, go over it darker.
Build from shapesOurs
Almost everything is circles, ovals, rectangles and triangles. Find the shapes first, add the details last.
Look more than you draw
When drawing something real, look at it often. Most drawing is looking.
Draw big
Use the whole page. Small drawings are hard to add detail to.
Mistakes are part of it
A wobbly line can become fur, a cloud or a pattern. Many artists never erase at all.
Draw a little every day
Five minutes a day beats an hour once a month. A sketchbook makes it easy to see how much you improve.
Copy step by step, then on your ownOurs
Follow a step-by-step drawing once, then try it again without looking. Then change it: a cat with wings!
Add a background
A ground line, a sun or a room around your drawing turns a picture into a scene.
Try different tools
Pencils, crayons, felt pens, chalk, paint. Each one makes different marks.
Draw what you loveOurs
Dragons, trucks, your dog. Wanting to draw something is the best teacher. Stuck? Spin the prompt spinner.
More learn to draw lists
- The 10 easiest things to draw for kidsThe ten easiest things for kids to draw, ranked by how few shapes each needs, from a fish and a flower to a cat and a car, each with a step-by-step drawing.
- 10 drawing ideas for when you're boredTen drawing ideas for bored kids: invent a creature, draw your dream bedroom, design a robot that does chores, draw your family as animals, make a comic and more.