How to Draw Benjamin Franklin

1. Begin the Benjamin Franklin outline by drawing the man's face. Use curved lines to outline the eyes, eyelids, nose, and nostril. Shade a small circle inside each eye.

2. Use thick, pointed, curved lines to draw the eyebrows above the eyes. Then, use curved lines to sketch the mouth, lower lip, corners of the mouth, side of the face, hair, and ear.

3. Use long and short curved lines to draw his hair, the collars of his garment, and the contours of his face.

4. Use a series of overlapping curved lines to draw the lapels of the coat, the cravat or fluffy necktie, and the shoulder and front of the coat.

5. Use curved lines to finish the hair and the front and sleeves of the coat. Notice how some of the lines overlap, while others don't touch.

6. Use a series of short curved lines to draw the lacy cuff. Finish the arm with a long, flowing line, then use overlapping, curved lines for the hand and fingers.

7. Finish the hand using overlapping curved lines. Detail the fingertips with round fingernails. Draw oval-shaped buttons on the front of the coat. Texture the hair and fabric with curved lines.

8. Draw Franklin's famous kite. Draw a diamond shape for the kit itself, with perpendicular lines inside it. Draw two curved lines in a triangular shape with the horizontal line. This is part of the kite's string.

From the tip of the triangle, extend a long, wavy line to Franklin's hand. Draw a skeleton key with the string threaded through it.

9. Extend another long curved line from the bottom of the kite. Draw bows - small circular knots with rounded triangles on each side - along the string to make the kite's tail. Then, use connected, curved lines to draw clouds in the sky.

Your Benjamin Franklin outline is now complete. Color your historic portrait. Men at that time wore powdered wigs, which would appear grey or white.