Click HERE to save the tutorial to Pinterest!
It is going to be Halloween soon, so we're going to draw a skeleton. There are quite a few parts in a skeleton, but if you use simple, basic shapes to help with the drawing, it is quite easy.
As we will be erasing the early "helper" shapes later, sketch the shapes lightly and have your eraser at hand.
Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial.
We will start by drawing the skeleton's head first. The drawing is quite tall, so leave enough space so that everything will fit.
In the guide below, each step is highlighted in a light blue color.
You don't need any special pens or tools. A regular pencil, eraser, and paper are all you need. If you want, you can also color the drawing with colored pencils or pens.
If you liked this tutorial, see also the following drawing guides: Ghost, Jack Skellington, and Skull.
Like my drawing tutorials? Get more on YouTube:
RECOMMENDED ART SUPPLIES: See my Amazon Store.
You don’t need any special art supplies to draw this tutorial but you can support Easy Drawing Guides by purchasing through the following Amazon links:
- Holiday Gifts on Arts & Crafts and Pretend Play.
- Holiday Gifts on STEM and Learning.
- Sharpie marker to draw clean, black lines.
- Good, cheap paper to draw on or a sketch pad to take with you on your travels.
- Bright, easy to blend colored pencils or cheaper oil pastels.
- Pencil set to practice drawing and shading together with a vinyl or kneaded eraser, and a sharpener. If you draw a lot with pencils, you could even get yourself an electric sharpener.
- Faber-Castell’s Amazon store has all the above, plus great art sets for kids.
Disclosure: Some of the above links are affiliate links, and I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you choose to make a purchase using them.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Skeleton
First, draw a small circle for the top of the skull and an overlapping rectangle below the circle.
Add two tiny ovals for the eyes and connect the circle and rectangle with short curving lines.
Erase the extra lines inside the skull. Draw a small triangle for the nose, and a half moon shape for the mouth.
Let's do the body next. Draw a curving line down from the skull. This will be the spine. Add two short lines across the spine; one for the shoulders and another for the hip. They need to be a little tilted to help when we will draw the arms and legs later.
OTHER EASY DRAWING GUIDES:
Draw four narrow rectangles for the upper and lower arms. Leave some space between the rectangles.
Add tiny circles in all the corners of each rectangle. Also, draw a slightly larger circle between the rectangles. These circles will help to shape the bones and will also be the joints of the skeleton.
Draw two small rectangles for palms. Add slightly bent lines for the fingers.
Draw a series of small triangles going down the spine.
Sketching the ribs can be a little complicated, but if you draw a V-shape first connecting the hip and upper arms that will help. Draw six ribs on both sides of the spine. The ribs are curved upwards.
Erase all the extra lines. When you remove the lines between the small circles and rectangles in the arms, they begin to look like bones.
Draw the hip like a peanut and add two rectangles for each leg. The rectangles are not in one line as we want our skeleton to be on the move.
Draw small circles for the leg joints like we did for the arms.
OTHER EASY DRAWING GUIDES:
Add circles for the ankle joints and draw triangles for feet. Add five small ovals for toes to each foot.
Erase the extra lines from the legs (the same way we did for the arms).
Add some color and your skeleton drawing is ready.
Printable PDF of the Drawing Guide
Liked the drawing guide?
Leave a comment below or follow on Pinterest.
easy
You're good. 🙂