How to Draw the Virgin Mary

Learn how to draw a great looking Virgin Mary with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Virgin Mary.

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing the Virgin Mary

How to Draw a Great Looking Virgin Mary for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

How to Draw the Virgin Mary Step 01

1. Begin by sketching the maiden's face. Use curved lines to sketch the wide "U" shaped jaw and the inverted "V" shaped hairline. Notice the opening on one side of the face.

Drawing Step 2

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2. Extend a long, curved line from the hair, enclosing the face and continuing beneath it. Draw a second curved line nearly parallel to the first. This forms Mary's headscarf. Use various curved lines to detail the folds of cloth.

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Drawing Step 3

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3. Continue the lines of the headscarf at the top of the head, allowing them to meet at a point. From this point, extend a long, curved line, and another from the cheek. This forms the other side of the draped headscarf.

Drawing Step 4

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4. Extend two short, curved lines from beneath the head, forming the neck. Enclose the neck with a curved line. Draw another parallel to it, and connect them on the end, forming the neck of the garment.

Drawing Step 5

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5. Draw a curved line from the neck of the garment to the side of the headscarf. Then, connect the two sides of the headscarf using a series of overlapping curved lines. This outlines the bodice of the garment.

Drawing Step 6

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6. Draw a horizontal curved line parallel to the bottom of the bodice. Connect them with two short, curved lines. Draw curving zigzag lines on each side of this rounded square shape. This forms the sash or belt of the garment.

Drawing Step 7

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7. Finish enclosing Mary's hair by drawing a short line from the face to the headscarf. Texture the hair and the scarf with curved lines of various lengths. Then, draw two thick, curved lines to indicate the eyebrows.

Add More Details to Your Virgin Mary Picture - Step 8

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8. Draw the eyes. For each, use three successively smaller circles nested one within the other. Shade between the two smallest circles to indicate the pupil.

Complete the Outline of Your Virgin Mary Drawing - Step 9

How to Draw the Virgin Mary Step 09

9. Draw small "U" shaped lines to indicate the nose and mouth.

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How to Draw the Virgin Mary Step 10

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Learn More About The Virgin Mary Drawing

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is sometimes referred to as the Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, or the Madonna. Who was Mary?

Historians agree that Jesus was a real historical figure. According to the Bible, his mother conceived him while still a virgin by means of the holy spirit.

Before his birth, she was married to the carpenter Joseph, who raised Jesus as his own son. Mary and Joseph then went on to have at least six other children.

Said The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Veneration of the mother of God received its impetus when the Christian Church became the imperial church under Constantine and the pagan masses streamed into the church. . . . Their piety and religious consciousness had been formed for millennia through the cult of the ‘great mother’ goddess and the ‘divine virgin,’ a development that led all the way from the old popular religions of Babylonia and Assyria.”

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In the time since, the Virgin Mary, often with the child Jesus, has been depicted in art. Art forms often mirrored those of pre-Christian religious artwork of mother-goddesses such as Diana, Artemis, or Cybele.

Images of the Virgin Mary are still popular today, especially in nativity scenes during the Christmas holiday. She is often seen with a halo about her head. Candles bearing the likeness of Mary may be lit for religious purposes.

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