How to Draw, Step by Step

Every tutorial starts with a few simple guide shapes and builds the drawing one step at a time, with a video of a real pencil doing each step and a free printable coloring page of the finished drawing. Pick a theme or jump straight into a lesson.

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Animals Easy animal drawing tutorials: pets, wild animals, birds and sea creatures, each built from simple shapes. 11 tutorials Halloween Pumpkins, bats, ghosts, witches and friendly monsters to draw step by step for Halloween. 2 tutorials Characters Fan-favorite characters drawn simply: Pikachu, Hello Kitty, Sonic, Peppa Pig, Labubu and more. 5 tutorials Kawaii & Cute Super cute kawaii-style drawings with big eyes and tiny smiles: food, animals and everyday things. 8 tutorials Fantasy & Magic Dragons, unicorns, mermaids, castles and other magical things, built from easy shapes. 2 tutorials Heroes & People Ninjas, astronauts, pirates, knights and other fun figures in simple poses. 1 tutorial Vehicles Motorbikes, cars, trains, planes, boats and rockets, step by step. 1 tutorial Food & Treats Ice cream, cupcakes, pizza, fruit and drinks that are fun to draw and color. 2 tutorials Sports Trophies, balls, helmets and sports gear, step by step. 1 tutorial

How these drawing lessons work

Each tutorial uses the same method art teachers use: light guide shapes first (a circle for the head, an oval for the body), then the outline over the guides, then the details and the finishing touches. Easy lessons have six steps and suit children from about four with a grown-up nearby; nine-step lessons work well from six; the detailed ones are for eight and up or patient beginners of any age.

Every lesson shows the exact materials used (pencils, fineliners or markers) and comes with a short video of a real hand drawing each step, a printable step sheet, and a free coloring page of the finished drawing. When a drawing goes wrong, the "common mistake" note under each step tells you what to fix.