How to Draw a Cartoon Monster
Creatives will enjoy learning how to draw a cartoon monster with 6 easy steps.
Draw along with these basic 6 drawing steps. You will learn the fundamentals for drawing a cartoon monster.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and includes a pdf you can easily print or download. The pdf packet even contains a coloring-book-like page with just the line art. This pairs well with crayons. It is perfect for very young children needing extra guidance and are looking to shade in a cartoon monster.
Learning to draw is much more fun when you have a easy to understand lesson to follow. Keep practicing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Cartoon Monster Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

In today’s lesson, we are going to discover how to draw a cartoon monster on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be observed in each step of the how-to article here. Take notice that the blue lines are used to indicate the new lines being drawn in each in each of the steps.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Draw The Face
Let’s start by drawing the cartoon monster’s face! First, draw three eyeballs. Next, outline the long curving shape of its mouth. Then, draw its teeth by adding small curved shapes inside the mouth.
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Outline The Body
Outline the shape of the monster’s furry body.
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Add The Arms
Add its long arms with big hands attached to its body.
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Draw The Feet
Draw the bumpy shape of its feet below its body.
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Attach The Horns
Attach big pointed horns on each side of the monster’s head. Then, add curving lines on the surface of its horns.
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Complete The Cartoon Monster Drawing
Now, let’s complete our drawing of a friendly cartoon monster! First, use a white crayon to color its teeth and its schlera or the white part of its eyeballs. Next, fill the pupils and the inside of its mouth with a black crayon. Now, color its sharp horns with an orange crayon. Then, shade the rest of its fluffy body with a purple crayon.
How to Draw a Cartoon Monster PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw a Cartoon Monster. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!