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How to draw a ladybug

Six steps, one pencil, about eight minutes. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then bring your ladybug to life.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 8 minutes

Watch it first

The whole ladybug in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a ladybug

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the shell

Draw a big round oval. Wobbly is fine — wobbly shells make friendly ladybugs.

2

Add the head

A round bump on top of the shell. Start and end it on the shell's edge.

3

Give it a face

Two dot eyes and a small smile under them. Keep the smile above the shell line.

4

Legs and antennae

Three short legs peek out on each side. Then two antennae with a dot on each end.

5

A line and six spots

Draw a line down the middle of the shell. Then three round spots on each side.

6

Sit it on a leaf

A pointy leaf peeks out under the shell, with a vein down the middle. Now this ladybug is yours.

Go further

Now draw a ladybug with a pattern no ladybug has ever had.

Practice on paper

The magic part

Animate your drawing with AI

Finished drawing? In a Kubrio project, your kid turns this paper ladybug into a real animated film — with Kubrio's AI thinking partners at their side. The little antenna twitch below is a wink; the real clips go much further.

Ingenious projects that inspire kids to make things — until they find the thing only they could make.
Ages 6–13.

The Animation Studio

Your kid draws a character on paper, tells the story, and watches it star in a real animated film.

See how it works or explore all the projects

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