How to Draw a Person

Here you will learn how to draw a person easily even for beginners. Draw easily and quickly according to our instructions!

Person Drawing
How to Draw a Person Step by Step

Hi all! In this easy step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to draw a person. How can you define a person? Man is a social being that has a mind and consciousness.

It is man who is the subject of social and historical activity and has been creating culture for thousands of years. It is characterized by thinking, articulate speech – this is its difference from other living creatures on Earth.


However, thinking and articulate speech are far from all the differences between man and other creatures. A person is able to freely choose, to be responsible for his actions. People have inherent ideas about good and evil, fair and unfair, about honor and duty.

This guide will show step-by-step instructions on how to sketch a man in a simple cartoon style. We hope that this lesson will help you with your school task or just give you pleasure in the process of drawing.

Time needed: 20 minutes

How to Draw a Person

  1. Outline the head.

    Start by drawing the head. First, depict the cartoonish shape of the personages head.Person Drawing Step 1

  2. Add the torso.

    Now you need to sketch the human torso as shown in the example. The torso should be drawn just below the head.
    Person Drawing Step 2

  3. Draw pants.

    Now it’s time to depict the person’s legs. Use straight lines for this in the same way as shown in the example.
    Person Legs Drawing

  4. Add sleeves.

    On both sides of the torso draw the sleeves of the person’s shirt.How to Draw a People

  5. Depict the hands.

    Right under the sleeves, sketch the hands and fingers of the person. To draw hands in detail, you can watch the lesson on drawing hands.How to Draw a People Easy

  6. Draw the shoes.

    Feet shod in shoes is another element that needs to be drawn for a more complete image of a person. Draw two curved arcs and connect them to form a toe cap. Add a small heel, drawn with two lines – one short vertical and a longer one at the bottom.People Drawing Easy

  7. Face details.

    Let’s move on to drawing the face. First you need to draw two small eyes of the person, a nose, and an ear.
    How to Draw a Cartoon Person

  8. Add hair.

    Draw the nice hairstyle of the person using curved lines as in the example. After that, draw small eyebrows above the eyes. Also in this step, connect the head and torso of the person using two straight lines, as shown in the example.How to Draw an Easy Cartoon Person

  9. Add details.

    Our character is depicted with a beard, and this is the beard you need to draw. Also, following the example from the step, add the details of the shirt, this is a collar and a round button.Cartoon Person Drawing

  10. Color the drawing.

    Start the coloring process by tracing the outlines of the sketch using markers or a fountain pen. Then you can already shade your drawing with coloring supplies such as crayons, felt-tip pens or colored pencils.
    How to Draw a Person

Your wonderful artwork is ready, we hope that it was understandable and interesting. Start other drawing lessons if you want to practice more often and improve your skills!

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