Easy How to Draw a Crescent Moon - Step by Step Drawing Guide for Kids and Beginners

1. Begin by drawing a long curved line. It should be shaped like a circle, but the circle must remain incomplete. It is not fully enclosed.

2. Draw a curved line from the top of the line, forming a sharp point. This outlines the top of the crescent moon.

3. Draw a curved line of from the other end of the original line, again forming a sharp point.

4. Use a series of curved lines to outline the face of the crescent moon. Notice the bulges of the brow, nose, and lips. The moon is now fully enclosed.

5. Behind the outline of the brow, use curved lines to enclose a sharply pointed, curved shape. This forms the moon’s eyebrow.

6. Next, draw the eye. Use three curved lines to enclose a roughly triangular shape. Draw a curved line above the eye to form the eyelid, and a curved line within the eye to enclose the circular shape of the pupil. Shade the pupil, leaving a bit uncolored to represent the eye’s “sparkle.”

7. Draw a curved line to represent the moon’s nostril, and another for the mouth. Draw small dots at the back of the crescent to give the moon a mottled texture.

8. Continue to texture the crescent, extending the dots and circles to the pointed tips.

9. Fill the sky with five-pointed stars.

Color your crescent moon.