How to Draw a Snowman
Learn how to draw a snowman by drawing along with this simple drawing guide.
Follow along with these easy 6 drawing steps. You will learn the fundamentals for drawing a snowman.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a coloring-book-like page with just the line art. This goes perfectly with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. It is useful for very young children in the need of extra guidance and simply looking to color in a snowman.
Drawing is much more fun when you have a clear lesson to follow. Enjoy!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Snowman Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

In today’s tutorial, we will discover how to draw a snowman on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be highlighted in each step of the tutorial. Note that the blue lines are used to indicate the current components being drawn in each in each of the steps.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Start The Body
Draw a circle in the lower part of your paper.
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Add The Middle And Upper Part
Then, draw two circles on top of each other, forming a number 8.
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Draw The Scarf
Next, draw the scarf around the snowman’s neck.
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Add The Hat And Face
After that, we will draw the snowman’s face and the hat like shown here.
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Draw The Arms And Buttons
We will complete our snowman drawing by adding the tree branches for arms and circular buttons on his snowy body.
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Complete Your Drawing
Grab your crayons or colored pencils and make your snowman drawing come to life!
How to Draw a Snowman 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 Snowman. 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!