How to Draw a Girl

Reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson

Last Updated: March 30, 2022

Drawing people can be hard, especially children. However, with a little practice, anyone can do it. Here are steps you can follow to draw a girl.

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A Girl in Uniform

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A Cartoon Girl

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Draw a circle and a curved line under that for the chin. Add guidelines like those shown to help you with the facial features. The proportions for the face are up to you, and will vary depending on whether you want it to be realistic or cartoony. The illustrations show a cute, cartoon girl (so the proportions are not very realistic).
Draw two half-circles for the ears, on the same guideline as the eyes.
They can be larger or look different, however, if you want a less cartoonish or cute-looking girl.
Draw bangs for her and make her hair short, or keep it long and wavy. Use your imagination.
Draw a small neck for her, a circle for the upper body and an oval for the lower body.
Draw small circles for the hands and feet. Put in cute little ovals for her fingers. You don’t have to include the detail of fingernails, but if you do, make them fairly short and emphasize them later by coloring them in (to serve as nail polish).
Add a pattern if you want, or just draw a simple dress. Draw some shoes and add a floppy hat or a ribbon for her hair.
The specifics are up to you--again, be creative!
You can also add some sort of background or another outside element to your drawing at this point, such as shadowing.
You’re done!

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How do I make a cartoon girl as a beginner?

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You might want to check out Draw a Cartoon Girl With Her Hair Up.

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How can I draw Liv and Maddie?

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Start with a circle. Create a line longways in the middle of the circle (for a guideline). Add eyes, a mouth, a nose, etc. For Liv, add glasses and maybe a ponytail.

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How do I draw a full grown woman?

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Just make the head smaller, the body longer, the eyes smaller and breasts larger.

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Draw lightly in pencil so that you can easily rub out mistakes.

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For most artists, humans are the most difficult thing to portray, because there are so many techniques to drawing them and so many minor features to take into account. The girl shown in the images here is a simple example, but learning the basics before you go onto real figure drawing is important. So even if you’re not much for elementary cartoons, sketch this girl and other simple figures before you try drawing more realistic people.

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