How to Draw an Angel

Begin by drawing a circle to outline the cartoon angel's head.

Beneath the circle, draw a curved line to outline the chin.

Draw a curved line on each side of the head to enclose the ears. Within each ear, draw a series of short, connected, curved lines to detail the inside of the ear.

Erase the guide lines from the face.

Draw two short, curved lines protruding from the bottom of the face to form the neck. Enclose the shape of the neck using a short, "S" shaped line.

Below the neck, draw two long, curved lines to outline the shape of the body.

Draw a scalloped, wavy line around the base of the neck to add detail to the garment. Connect the long, curved lines at the bottom using a long, wavy line. Detail the fabric folds of the dress by drawing several curved lines between the long, curved lines.

Draw a sleeve by extending one curved line from the collar of the garment and another from the body. Connect the lines using a wavy line.

Draw the other sleeve by extending a curved line from the collar on the opposite side. Connect this line to the bottom of the dress using a curved line.

Draw a hand extending from one sleeve. Use narrow "U" shaped lines to form the fingers, and curved lines to detail the palm.

Draw a hand extending from the other sleeve, again utilizing narrow "U" shaped lines to form the fingers.

Detail the sleeves. Draw a wavy, scalloped line to form a cuff around each sleeve. Give the sleeve depth by drawing a curved line from the hand to the bottom of each sleeve.

Give the angel flowing hair. Draw a long, curved line, beginning at one sleeve, surrounding the head, and ending at the other sleeve. Draw a number of curved lines extending from the head to the shoulders. Across the forehead, draw two curved lines that meet in a point at the top of the head.

Erase the guide lines from the head.

Draw the eyes. Draw a wide, "U" shaped line to form the bottom of each eye, and a thick curved line to form the top. Above the eyes, use curved lines to enclose a curved shape and form eyebrows.

Draw an oval within each eye area. Inside the oval, draw a smaller oval and a "W" shaped line across the bottom. Shade between the small oval and the line. Then, Draw a wide "U" shaped line to form the smiling mouth. Draw curved lines beneath the mouth to dimple the chin, and a short, curved line to form the nose.

Draw the wings. Extend a long, curved line from the angel's hair on each side. Then, extend a series of overlapping, shorter curved lines from the tip of the long line. Repeat until the form of the wing is enclosed by the overlapping lines, meeting the hair or sleeve.

Detail the wings with additional feathers. Do so by drawing a number of connected, "U" shaped lines in each.

Draw a halo above the angel's head. Do so by drawing an oval within an oval. how to draw an angel.

Color your cartoon angel.