Learn how to draw a great looking Cleopatra with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Cleopatra.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing Cleopatra
How to Draw a Great Looking Cleopatra for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin the Cleopatra outline by drawing her face. Use long and short lines for the nose, and thick lines for the eyebrow, eye, eyelashes, and makeup beside the eye. Shade an oval in the eye to indicate the pupil.
Drawing Step 2
2. Use a series of lines to continue the face - the upper and lower lips, chin, and neck.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Use long, curved lines to sketch the rectangular shape of Cleopatra's hair.
Drawing Step 4
4. Use straight lines to begin the base of the headdress. Then, use curved lines to draw the head and body of the bird figurine. Band the beak with a short line and draw a small circle to indicate the eye.
Drawing Step 5
5. Draw the pattern of the bird's wing on the side of the headdress. Start with narrowly spaced parallel lines. Then, use a long line to enclose another segment, followed by the rectangular feathers.
Drawing Step 6
6. Draw ovals along the wing. Then draw the tail at the back of the headdress. Draw several lines like a rubber band fastening a ponytail. Then, use "U" shaped lines to draw the tail feathers. Extend the lines back towards the center of the headdress.
Drawing Step 7
7. Draw straight and wavy lines across the vulture's body. Then, draw a cobra above it. Enclose a rounded teardrop shape, then use curved lines to detail the snake's face and hood.
Add More Details to Your Cleopatra Picture - Step 8
8. Use curved lines to draw two more snakes' heads on each side of the first. Shade small ovals for the eyes. Extend a long curved line from the back of the headdress to complete the hair.
Complete the Outline of Your Cleopatra Drawing - Step 9
9. Use curved lines to draw the queen's torso and to detail her garments.
Color Your Cleopatra Drawing
Your Cleopatra outline is now complete. Color your character. As is common with Egyptian artwork, she likely had black hair and a gold headdress. Her garments may have been blue and gold, the colors of royalty.
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Learn More About The Cleopatra Drawing
Cleopatra is an ancient queen renowned for her beauty. You can learn how to draw Cleopatra with the help of this easy, step-by-step historical drawing guide.
This drawing is based on carvings called reliefs found in ancient Egyptian temples. The carvings depicted Cleopatra as a goddess. In fact, for political reasons, she claimed to be the embodiment of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
Cleopatra is linked with many other historical figures. She was a descendant of one of Alexander the Great's generals. She had a romance with Julius Caesar and married Marc Antony.
By the time Cleopatra's rule came to an end, ancient Egypt, as embodied by this pyramid drawing, was over. Egypt came under Roman rule, defeated by armies like this Roman soldier drawing.
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