How to Draw a Roman Soldier

1. Begin the Roman soldier outline by drawing the man's face. Use curved lines to trace the nose, chin, nostril, mouth, dimple, eyes, and eyebrows. Shade a circular pupil inside each eye.

2. Draw the Spartan helmet around the soldier's head. Use curved lines to draw the circular hinge, the three layers of the side, the curved pentagon shape of the faceplate, and the irregular rounded shape of the back of the helmet.

Draw a curved line across the faceplate to give it a three-dimensional appearance.

3. Draw the crest on top of the cartoon helmet. Enclose a rounded rectangular base for the crest. Use a curved line to give it a three-dimensional appearance. Then, enclose a curved trapezoid shape on top.

Detail the plume with a curved line and a "V" shaped line. Use three lines to draw the man's neck - two for the outline and one for contouring.

4. Use overlapping curved rectangle shapes to form the shoulder armor. Then, draw another curved rectangle, like half of a cylinder. This is the soldier's large shield. Draw a curved line at one corner to add to its three-dimensional appearance.

5. Draw overlapping curved lines to form the armor protecting the chest. Then, use curved lines to enclose the shirt sleeve, lower arm, and bent thumb.

6. Draw a sword in the soldier's hand. First, use overlapping curved lines to form the fingers. Then, enclose the rectangle shape of the handle and the half-circle shapes of the hilt and pommel. From the top of the handle, extend three curved lines to create the blade.

7. Enclose a number of rounded rectangle shapes to form the skirt-like armor of the lower body. Band one portion with straight vertical lines. Then, use curved lines to enclose the leg and knee pad.

8. Draw the irregular shapes of the foot and sandal. Draw the remaining leg, foot, knee pad, and sandal.

9. Complete your Roman soldier outline by adding details. Draw small circles to indicate rivets in the armor. Draw curved perpendicular lines across the feet to lace the sandals. Place a large oval in the center of the shield, with a rectangle shade parallel to the sides of the shield.

Color your cartoon of a Roman soldier. The crest of the helmet was often red in color. The armor was made of metal, appearing gray or silver in color if the soldier maintained it in good condition.