King Arthur Drawing
Learn how to make a King Arthur drawing.
Create along with these clear 9 drawing steps. You’ll learn the basics for drawing the legendary king of Britain.
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and includes a pdf you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This accompanies perfectly with crayons or markers. This is perfect for very young kids in the need of extra guidance and simply looking to shade in King Arthur.
Get a thrill out of creating a colorful king arthur drawing and remember to add some individual details. Now let’s get started.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- King Arthur Drawing Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this tutorial, we will figure out how to draw King Arthur drawing on paper. To look the best, we will proportion out the various sizes and shapes of each part of the armored knight. The drawn lines in each step is drawn blue so you can identify the current components that you should be drawing.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Draw The Head
Draw a U-shaped outline of King Arthur’s head. Next, attach C-shaped lines to form the ears. Now, add two circles for the eyes, and two ovals for the brows. Then, draw short curved lines for the nose and mouth.
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Form The Hair
Form King Arthur’s long hair as shown.
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Outline The Crown
Outline the pointy shape of the crown.
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Draw The Excalibur
Draw King Arthur’s magical sword, the Excalibur, by first forming the handle. Then, outline the long, sharp blade.
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Add The Arms
Add the curving shape of King Arthur’s arms. Then, draw curved lines to outline the gauntlets.
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Draw The Clothes
Outline the upright shape of King Arthur’s clothes similar to the illustration.
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Attach The Legs
Draw short diagonal lines to outline the legs. Then, form the sturdy, steel boots.
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Form The Cape
Form King Arthur’s long cape draping from his shoulders. Add short lines to emphasize the folds of the fabric. Make sure to erase any overlapping lines.
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Complete The King Arthur Drawing
Let’s color our drawing of the legendary king of Camelot, King Arthur! First, use black for the eyes. Next, use a peach-colored crayon for the skin, and yellow for the hair. Now, use orange for the crown. Then, use red for the cape. Apply shades of gray for the clothes, gauntlets and boots. Finally, use orange and light gray to color the sword.
King Arthur Drawing PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for King Arthur Drawing. 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!