How to Draw an Easy Mona Lisa

1. Begin the easy Mona Lisa outline by sketching her face.

Use curved lines to sketch the pointed shapes of her eyes, the eyelids above and below them, her eyebrows, nose, lips, and the dimple on her cheek.

Draw a small circle inside each eye, and shade a smaller circle inside it.

2. Use a series of curved lines to trace Mona Lisa’s face and the wavy outline of her hair around it.

3. Continue drawing Mona Lisa’s hair. Use long curved lines and wavy curved lines. Don’t forget the part in her hair. Use another curved line for her neck, and a short line below it to contour her collarbone.

4. Begin drawing Mona Lisa’s garments using long curved lines. Connect them at the top with a pair of curved lines.

5. Use a series of overlapping curved lines to draw the wavy, folded fabric of her sleeve.

6. Draw Mona Lisa’s hand. Use long, overlapping curved lines to trace her delicate fingers. Band the tips of the fingers with short lines to indicate the fingernails.

You can check out this hand drawing tutorial to learn more. Then, continue drawing the fabric of her garments. Use long and short overlapping lines to sketch the robe and sleeve.

7. Continue drawing the sleeve using long, overlapping curved lines.

Use additional overlapping lines to draw her remaining hand, folded under the first. Texture the lower sleeves with curved and “V” shaped lines.

8. Texture the sash of the robe with curved lines. Band the upper sleeve with a zigzag line. Draw straight lines like rays of the sun around the neck of her dress.

9. Continue to contour the fabric with curved lines.

Your easy Mona Lisa outline is now complete. Color your masterpiece! In the original, Mona Lisa has pale cream-colored skin, brown hair, and brown garments.