How to Draw Linus
Kids will enjoy learning how to draw Linus in today’s art lesson.
Draw along with these clear 9 drawing steps. You’ll learn the basics for drawing Peanut’s Linus holding his precious blanket!
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf guide even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This goes well with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. It is useful for very young children looking for some extra guidance and simply looking to color in Linus.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw Linus Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In today’s tutorial, we are going to discover how to draw Linus on paper. The shape and proportion of each part will be highlighted in each step of the lesson. Note that the blue outlines are used to show the newest elements being created in each step.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Outline The Head
Start by drawing Linus’s oval-shaped head. Then, add two C-shaped ears on both sides of his head.
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Form The Face
Draw two circles for his eyes. Next, add a C-shaped nose. Then, draw curved lines for the brows, mouth, and the lines around his eyes.
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Add The Hair
Outline the hair strands on Linus’s head by drawing curved lines.
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Draw The Shirt
Add two short vertical lines for his neck. Now, outline the shape of his shirt. Then, draw the striped pattern by creating evenly spaced horizontal lines.
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Outline The Shorts
Draw two rectangles to outline his shorts.
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Add The Arms
Form the shape of his arms connected to the sleeves of his shirt. Make sure to erase any overlapping lines.
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Draw The Blanket
Draw Linus’s security blanket in his hand similar to the illustration.
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Form The Legs
Add the upright shape of his legs. Now, outline the socks by drawing horizontal lines. Then, form his oval-shaped shoes with curling laces.
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Complete The Drawing Of Linus
Time to add a pop of color to our drawing of Linus! First, fill in the eyes and shorts with a black crayon. Next, shade his skin with a peach crayon. Now, fill in the shirt with red and white crayons. Then, color his socks with white, and his shoes with brown. Finally, shade his blanket with a blue crayon.
How to Draw Linus PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw Linus. 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!