How to Draw an Old Lady
People of all ages are useful subjects for figure drawing practice. This tutorial will show you how to draw an old lady step by step.
The finished drawing shows an elderly woman standing in a relaxed pose with a cane. Follow the steps to draw this friendly cartoon character.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw an Old Lady
- Draw marking lines.
Depict two ovals, as well as several curved lines of different lengths, to indicate the location of the head, upper and lower torso.
- Mark the location of the arms and legs.
At the bottom and sides of the previously drawn lines indicating the location of the torso, add circles of different sizes, as well as straight and slightly curved lines.
- Add a few more marking lines.
Depict lines of symmetry on the face, add the neck and neckline, and outline the shoulders and sides using curved lines of varying lengths.
- Depict the guidelines to indicate the hands and cane.
To complete this step, use circles of different sizes, as well as straight and curved lines of different lengths, as shown in the picture.
- Continue drawing the legs and draw the shoes.
Use circles, as well as many curved lines of varying lengths, to indicate the size of the legs and outlines of the older woman’s shoes.
- Add facial features.
Inside the previously drawn outline of the head, draw the eyes, nose, mouth, as well as wrinkles on the cheeks and forehead of an old lady.
- Depict the oval of the face, ear, and hairstyle.
Use curved lines of different lengths to draw the chin, cheeks, ear as well as the hair as shown.
- Draw the costume.
Use many broken, slightly curved lines of varying lengths to draw the shirt and dress. Add the folds on the clothes and wrinkles on the neck.
- Sketch out the hands.
To complete the old lady’s hands, sketch out the wrists and fingers using curved lines of varying lengths.
- Finish drawing the legs.
Add the contours of the socks and draw the shoes in more detail using curved lines of different lengths, as shown in the picture.
- Remove extra lines from the drawing.
Now you can use the eraser tool to remove any unnecessary guidelines from the drawing and prepare it for coloring.
- Make the drawing more realistic.
To make your drawing look more voluminous and realistic, add the folds to the clothes using thin, curved lines.
- Color the drawing.
To color an old lady, use any color for the skin, as well as shades of blue, shades of gray, brown, and black.
This is the end of this fascinating drawing lesson in which we told you how to draw an old lady step by step. We hope that you can easily cope with this lesson.
