How to Draw Santa Claus

1. Begin the cartoon Santa Claus outline by drawing his eyes. For each eye, draw a small oval with a smaller circle inside. Shade between the shapes. Then, enclose a teardrop shape above each eye to indicate the eyebrows.

2. Draw a circle between the eyes to form the nose. Then, use curved lines that meet at points to enclose two teardrop shapes connected to it. This is Santa’s mustache. Use curved lines to enclose the mouth and tongue.

3. Use curved lines to enclose a peanut or potato shape around the face. This encloses the head and beard.

4. Draw an oval shape around the top of the head, and allow it to continue to the nose. Then, use curved lines to enclose the ears on each side of the head.

5. Enclose a partial circle beside one ear. Extend a curved line from it to the other side of the head, forming the Santa hat drawing. Then, extend curved lines downward from each side of the beard, outlining the torso.

6. Draw two round-cornered squares on the torso, one inside the other. This is the belt buckle. Extend a pair of straight lines on each side of the buckle to enclose the belt. Then, draw a narrow, curved rectangle at the bottom of the torso, forming the trim.

7. Draw Santa’s upraised arm. Draw a rounded rectangle, and connect it to the body with two lines. Then, use two overlapping curved lines to sketch the mitten.

8. Draw Santa’s remaining arm against his side. Enclose a partial curved rectangle, then use curved lines to enclose the sleeve above and the mitten below it.

9. Draw Santa’s legs. First, draw a straight, vertical line below the torso. Then, use curved lines to enclose three layers of irregular curved shapes on both sides of the line.

Your Santa outline is now complete. Color your cartoon of Santa Claus. Since the 1880s, he has been depicted with a white beard, rosy cheeks, and a red suit trimmed in white fur.