How to Draw Romeo and Juliet

1. Begin the Romeo and Juliet outline by sketching Romeo's head. Use curved lines to outline his face, hair, and hat.

Shade a thick line at the bottom of the hat. Extend a curved line from it and enclose a rounded shape around it to form a feather.

2. Romeo said, "My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready stand." In this portrait, we've simplified this to a smile. Use curved lines for his mouth and eyebrow, and shade a small oval for the eye.

Then, use curved lines to enclose the irregular shapes of his vest, his triangular sleeves, and his rectangular belt.

3. Use long curved lines, doubled back on themselves, to enclose Romeo's arms, erasing as necessary.

Then, enclose the trapezoid shapes of his cuffs and the bottom of his vest, and the irregular shapes of his hands.

4. Use long curved lines to draw Romeo's legs, and short ones for the irregular pointed shapes of his boots.

5. Begin drawing Juliet. Use curved lines to enclose her face, bangs, and hair, and to draw her neck and shoulders. Use short lines for her eyebrows, nose, and smiling mouth, and shade small ovals for her eyes.

Enclose circles on her head and shoulders. These indicate her hair in a bun and the puffy sleeves of her dress.

6. Use long and short curved lines to enclose Juliet's arms, hands, the heart-shaped bodice of her dress, the rectangular waistline, and the end of her long hair.

7. Use long curved lines to outline the sides of her skirt and to detail the overlapping fabric within it.

8. Draw a horizontal line beneath Juliet, and a series of lines to enclose the shape of the balcony beneath it.

Then draw a narrow horizontal rectangle across her, erasing as necessary. This is the balcony's railing.

9. Draw pairs of vertical lines between the railing and the balcony.

Your Romeo and Juliet outline is now complete. Color your characters.