skull drawing:

how to draw a skull

Learn how to create your own skull drawing!

Drawing a skull is easy and the results are fun. Skulls don't have to be ominous - they can also be cute and colorful! I'll show you all the steps to creating 9 different skulls, which you can see below. Choose the one(s) that suit your personal style the most!

You can use a pencil, pen, markers, or crayons - whatever you have on hand. If you're just getting the hang of it, you might want to try with a pencil first. That way you can erase your mistakes. If you like the final drawing, you can always go over the lines with a marker or other art material!

This drawing lesson will show you all the steps to create the skull on the left. This is one of the more complicated skulls, so if it feels overwhelming, start with an easier skull drawing.

When you're done drawing your skull, you can then color and decorate your skull drawings for Day of the Dead! If you don't know what Day of the Dead is, read all about it! For examples of my Day of the Dead art, see my skull drawings on the right.

Click on each skull to be taken to simple step-by-step instructions for drawing each one.

	You can draw this skull in 9 easy steps. Watch the animation on the left before you start drawing, so that you can see how the individual steps build to create this cool skull drawing!

Draw the arc of a circle, but leave a wide opening at the bottom.	Add 2 short vertical lines, 1 on either end of the line you drew in Step 1.	Connect these 2 lines with a single horizontal line.
Underneath the line you drew in Step 3, draw a wide u-shape. This is the jaw of the skull.	Draw a smaller wide u-shape that intersects the line you drew in Step 3. This is the bottom of the mouth.	Draw a horizontal line that connects both ends of the u-shape that you drew in Step 5. This is the outline of the mouth!
Inside the mouth, draw a bunch of short vertical lines to make teeth.	Above the teeth, draw 2 raindrop shapes for nostrils.	Draw 2 large circular shapes for eyes. Congrats, you just drew a skull!

Cool, you've just drawn a skull! There are 8 more skull styles to choose from, so once you've mastered this one, go back to the beginning of How to Draw A Skull and try your hand at a few more funky skulls.

If you like drawing skulls, and you want to get more advanced, check out these Day of the Dead skulls. They are colorful, detailed and fun!

You can use the skull drawing you just drew to create a funky skull like you see on the right. This gives you an idea of how you can add a bunch of colors and patterns to your skull to make it really come alive!

 

Now you can enjoy Thaneeya's popular Day of the Dead art in a new 2014 wall calendar that will be released on July 16, 2013. To ensure you get a copy you can pre-order it on Amazon now!