Learn how to draw a great looking Marilyn Monroe with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Marilyn Monroe.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing Marilyn Monroe
How to Draw a Great Looking Marilyn Monroe for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin the Marilyn Monroe outline by drawing her eyes. Outline each eye with two curved lines, noting that they don't meet at the corners. Enclose two circles in each eye, shading the smaller circles.
Drawing Step 2
2. Use curved lines to draw the eyelids, then shade thick lines for the lush eyelashes and eyebrows.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Use curved lines to draw the nose, nostril, and lips.
Drawing Step 4
4. Use a long curved line to outline Marilyn's face, and shorter, overlapping curved lines to begin her hair.
Drawing Step 5
5. Continue drawing her hair using overlapping curved lines. Then, draw her ear and contour inside it. On the earlobe, draw a circle with a teardrop shape below it. This is her earring.
Drawing Step 6
6. Use overlapping curved lines and curved lines that meet at points to draw the top of Marilyn's hair. Draw a smaller teardrop shape within the teardrop earring.
Drawing Step 7
7. Extend two curved lines below the head to form the neck. Then, use a series of curved lines, some of which meet at a jagged point, to finish enclosing her hair on each side of her head.
Add More Details to Your Marilyn Monroe Picture - Step 8
8. Extend the line of the neck on one side to form the shoulder. On the other, draw a curved line from the side of the neck.
Then, use additional curved lines to contour the neck and collarbones and to outline the top of the blouse.
Complete the Outline of Your Marilyn Monroe Drawing - Step 9
9. Texture Marilyn's hair with curved lines. Draw a curved line across her cheek to contour her cheekbones. Between the nose and mouth, shade a small oval. This is a mole or "beauty mark."
Color Your Marilyn Monroe Drawing
Your portrait of Marilyn Monroe is now complete. Color your drawing. Monroe's most iconic look is bleached blonde hair, red lipstick, and a white dress. But did you know? Her natural hair color was brown!
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Learn More About The Marilyn Monroe Drawing
More than half a century after her final film, Marilyn Monroe remains a pop culture icon. Get to know this star from the golden age of Hollywood as you learn how to draw Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe was an American model and actress known as the "blonde bombshell." During the 1950s and early 1960s, she was one of the most famous actors in Hollywood.
Before she was an actress, Monroe was a pin-up model - a fashion model whose pictures are intended for display. You can learn how to draw a pinup girl here.
In her time, Marilyn Monroe was also called a sex symbol. You can learn how to draw even more lovely ladies, like this sexy anime girl drawing.
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