Step by Step Drawing of a Woman Holding a Book

Six small panels show how to build a cartoon woman one step at a time. The first panel is a simple oval face with eyes, a nose and a smile. Next come short curly hair and a collar, then the full head with a bead necklace, a buttoned blouse with long sleeves and a flared skirt with a waistband. Later steps add a feather quill in one hand and a book in the other, then skirt pleats, buttons, earrings and oval shoes. The book has smiley faces on its cover and a small bookmark. The last panel shows the finished figure in color, with brown hair, a teal dress and a blue book. Try following along with a pencil first, then color your own version. This printable also works well for a classroom lesson on drawing people from basic shapes.