Learn how to draw a great looking Dia de Los Muertos Skull with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Dia de Los Muertos Skull.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Dia de Los Muertos Skull
How to Draw a Great Looking Dia de Los Muertos Skull for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin the Dia de los Muertos skull outline by drawing a long curved line for the top of the head. Draw two large circles for the eyes and an upside-down heart for the nose.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 2
2. Use overlapping curved lines to create the cheekbones and the jaw. Then, draw four overlapping, rounded teardrop shapes to form the teeth.
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Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 3
3. Draw more teeth, using curved lines to create overlapping rounded teardrop and rounded triangle shapes.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 4
4. Extend a pair of curved lines upward from each side of the mouth and allow each set to meet at sharp points.
Then, draw a circle in the center of each eye. Use curved lines to enclose five petals around one of the circles, creating a flower.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 5
5. Use curved lines to draw petals around the round flower center in the remaining eye. Then, border each eye socket with a flowerlike scalloped series of curved lines.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 6
6. Use curved lines to enclose triangles on each side of the nose and jagged flame or leaflike patterns on the cheeks and temples.
Easy Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 7
7. Draw a heart in the center of the forehead, and a flower on top of the head. First, enclose a half-circle shape, then the scalloped pattern of petals around it. Draw two more small daisy flowers on the jaw bones.
Add More Details to Your Dia de Los Muertos Skull Picture - Step 8
8. Draw a smaller heart inside the heart on the forehead. Then sketch teardrop shapes of different sizes on each side of it.
Complete the Outline of Your Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing - Step 9
9. Draw small circles on the forehead, above the teeth, and on the chin. Enclose a pointed pattern on the chin using curved lines.
Color Your Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing
Your Dia de los Muertos skull outline is now complete. Color your sugar skull drawing. Usually, the base of the skull is white, and the patterns are adorned with bright colors.
For more great skull drawing tutorials, see the collection of How to Draw Skulls for Kids.
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Learn More About The Dia de Los Muertos Skull Drawing
La Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a celebration that roughly corresponds to Halloween. You can learn how to draw a Dia de los Muertos skull, on the primary symbols of the holiday.
The Day of the Dead skull is not actually made of bone. Instead, it is a type of candy called a sugar skull. You can see another example of a sugar skull drawing here.
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Sugar skulls and other foods are often left on the graves of dead loved ones during Dia de los Muertos. You can use this graveyard drawing to complete the scene.
Would you like to get really good at drawing Day of the Dead skulls? Check out this easy, step-by-step realistic skull drawing guide. After you finish the drawing, you can decorate it however you would like.
For more easy and fun guides, see the How to Draw a Dinosaur Skull or Cat Skull Drawing tutorials.
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