Are you just starting out as an artist? Are you trying to improve your drawing skills? If so, you've come to the right place. This list of simple things to draw for beginners can help you build a firm artistic foundation. How?
Each of these drawing tutorials follows a simple, step-by-step format. The objects or characters are broken down into nine steps. In each step, you will add a few lines or shapes to your picture. You can follow along with our illustrations. Each new line is highlighted in blue.
As you follow the steps, your drawing will slowly take shape. Sometimes, you may need to use an eraser to remove lines from a previous step.
As you draw each animal, pattern, or object, you will get used to looking at a subject in terms of its simple shapes and parts. In time, you can apply those skills to drawing virtually anything your eye sees.
Many of the drawings on this list are useful, too. For example, included are several cards that you can draw and give to someone instead of buying a card. You can use other drawings to decorate things or to create a scene in your own cartoon or comic book.
51 Easy & Simple Drawing Ideas
Anemometer
"Anemometer" may be difficult to say, but it's easy to draw! You will use pairs of straight lines to form the arms that connect the round collection cups.
Solar Eclipse
Can you explain how a solar eclipse happens? This chart makes it easy - and it's easy to draw! The sun, moon, and planet Earth are all made from circles.
Squid
Squid have cone-shaped bodies and large round eyes. Unlike octopuses, they don't have just eight long arms; they have ten. Can you see the suction cups on the bottoms of the tentacles?
Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony
You will use lots of curved lines to outline Pinky Pie and her curly mane and tail. Notice her big, wide eyes and the three balloons that make up her cutie mark.
Key and Lock
Both the body and the shackle or shank of the lock are arch-shaped. The key is made in the old-timely skeleton key style. The keyhole is a circle attached to a tall trapezoid.
Fireplace
You'll feel nice and cozy as you draw this winter fireplace. The hearth itself is a series of trapezoids. The middle shape has a brick pattern and an arched alcove that holds the firewood and the fire.
Easy Mother's Day Card
Do you think flowers are difficult to draw? Not if they have hearts instead of petals! This bouquet includes spotted and striped hearts. The butterflies are also quite simple, lacking details of their bodies and wings.
Blood Donor Day Poster
This poster includes a person's hand, a bandage, a heart, and a rectangular IV bag filled with fluid.
Lips
Use curved lines to outline the lips and texture them, including the creases at the corners. You will find an even simpler set of lips below.
Unicorn Emoji
Emojis are fun to share, and this one communicates uniqueness. Use curved lines to trace the face, the locks of the mane, and the horn with its spiral shape.
Easy Cartoon Scarecrow
This is a scarecrow at its simplest. Its round face has two eyes, a nose, and a smiling mouth. It is made from a shirt, a pair of jeans, gloves, and shoes, all stuffed with straw.
Funny Face
This clown is bald except for the fluffy hair above his ears. He's wearing a hat with a flower. His makeup includes eyeshadow and eyebrows, lipstick, blush, and a big, red nose.
The American Flag
The American flag is a rectangle with thirteen stripes. It also has a smaller rectangle in one corner that is filled with 50 stars. This drawing includes a fold in the fabric and a flag pole.
Best Dad Drawing for Father's Day
Don't wait until next Father's Day to draw this strong, muscular heart wearing a shirt collar, a necktie, gloves, and a crown. Tell Dad he's the best any day!
Ballet Shoes
Use long curved lines to trace the curved shapes of the slippers and the rectangular strips of ribbon that attach them to the legs.
Lippy Lips from Shopkins
This character is a lipstick with a cute face. First, you'll draw the "bullet" tube and the lipstick on top. Then, you'll draw its arms, feet, and face.
Easy Clownfish
You will start with a basic fish shape. Then you'll add fancy scalloped fins. Finally, you'll add the clownfish's characteristic vertical stripes.
Cowboy Boots
These boots were made for drawing! You can draw the simple outline of the boots and then decorate them with buckles, piping, and embroidery.
Tribal Wolf
This howling wolf's head has been reduced to its most basic lines. Its fur is textured with rectangular spiral designs.
The Among Us Godzilla
It won't be difficult to identify the outsider when he's wearing this skin. It includes sharp teeth, a tail, spikes down the back, and an expulsion of glowing flame.
Pusheen the Cat
Pusheen's outline is simple - a single line traces his body, head, and ears. You will use small circles and curved lines for the rest of Pusheen's feline features.
Simple Flowers in a Vase
Flowers don't have to be complicated. This picture includes a rose, a tulip, and a daisy flower. They have long stems, teardrop-shaped leaves, and a vase with a wavy pattern.
Dad’s Trophy
This trophy is the perfect award for your hard work. It's got a cup, a star, the number 1, and an engraving that says "World's Best Dad." You can change the words to fit any occasion.
Barn
You may not be able to hit the broad side of a barn, but you can certainly draw one. This building is made mainly from rectangles and lines in an "X" pattern.
Easy, Step-by-step Rose Drawing for Kids
The petals, sepals, stem, thorns, leaves, and leaf veins are all accomplished by drawing a few curved lines. There is an even easier rose later on the list.
Easy Cartoon Lion
This animal is easy to draw - and we're not lion! First, you'll use curved lines to sketch its face and seated body. Then, use jagged curved lines for its furry mane and tail.
Thanksgiving Card
Capture the essence of the autumn season by drawing a collection of leaves, a turkey on a platter, a pumpkin, and an acorn.
Cute Cartoon Eyes
Eyeballs, irises, pupils, and glints of light reflected in them all have a round shape. You can make them cute by using thick lines for the eyebrows and eyelashes.
Ladybug
The ladybug beetle has a round head, round eyes, and round spots on its back. Its legs and antennae are made from curved lines.
Pizza Steve
Pizza and dark sunglasses are really cool. Put them together and you get this cool character. All you have to add are his simple arms and legs.
The Chicago Bulls Logo
This angry bull face has a simple outline. The curved lines that furrow the brow and crease the eyes, and those that tip the horns set it apart.
Among us Pets
Pets are among us! The bloblike Headslug, rectangular Ro-Bot, and the four-legged, one-eyed Doggy are all easy to draw.
Camper
You can get this cute camper ready for summer fun in no time. The camper as well as its windows, doors, and compartments are made from rectangles with rounded corners.
Lamp
This lamp has a simple shade, base, and pull cord. The lampshade is banded vertically and the base of the lamp has a bold zigzag pattern.
Cartoon Butterfly
This butterfly is realistic but easy to draw. You can see all its parts - huge wings, club-shaped antennae, three body segments, six legs, and complex eyes.
Simple, Quick Rose
The many overlapping petals of a rose in bloom are simplified to a few pairs of lines and a spiral. It also has triangular sepals and thorns, a rectangular stem, and teardrop-shaped leaves.
Cartoon Cloud
Clouds are easy to draw because they can take on almost any shape. This one is a fluffy cumulus cloud with a relatively straight bottom and round bulges on top.
Blippi
Spend time with Blippi! His face is simple for beginners to draw. You will simply outline his hat, glasses, sparkling eyes, smiling mouth, and well-trimmed beard.
Yoshi
Yoshi the dinosaur has a very simple outline. His snout, cheeks, eyes, belly, shell, dorsal ridges, and the fronts of his shoes are all round. You'll learn how to use some lines to connect them.
Lipstick
The basic outline of the lips consists of just three long lines. Then, you will use additional lines to texture the skin of the lips. Don't forget to color them like your favorite shade of lipstick!
Beginner Mandala
Mandalas are intricate flowerlike patterns. This one is very simple. There's a flower in the middle with concentric circles and stripes all around it.
School Bus
The school bus is basically rectangular in shape with an extension at the front and round wheels. You could even write other labels on the side, like "City Bus."
Vans
You could look at your shoes to draw them, or you could use this guide. Notice the pattern of the sole, the wavy on the side of the shoe, and the overlapping laces.
Happy Birthday in Bubble Letters
Do you know how to write in bubble letters? This guide will show you how. Then, you can use what you've learned to write any message you want!
Grapes
A bunch of grapes is a series of overlapping circles. This one also has rectangular stems and a heart-shaped leaf.
Easy Dinosaur for Kids
This long-necked dinosaur is made from just a few long curved lines. They trace its head, neck, body, tail, and four rectangular legs.
Laboratory
Circular beakers, triangular flasks, long, narrow, "U" shaped test tubes - the most difficult thing to draw is the microscope on the end of the table.
Valentine's Day Card
This easy card consists of a ribbon banner and hearts of many different sizes. Each portion of the banner is a curved rectangle. You could even change the message to fit any occasion.
The Police
This policeman is on the job with his badge and uniform. He has a special hat, a necktie, a set of handcuffs, and a holstered gun.
The Autobots Symbol from Transformers
This policeman is on the job with his badge and uniform. He has a special hat, a necktie, a set of handcuffs, and a holstered gun.
Happy Birthday Card
Draw a layered cake with candles, pretty wrapped presents, balloons, and pennant decorations.
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