Free course: Make a monster movie

How to draw Frankenstein's monster

Six steps, one pencil, about twelve minutes. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 12 minutes

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The whole monster in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to Frankenstein's monster

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

1

Start with the head

Draw a tall box with a flat top and a rounded chin. Wobbly is fine — wobbly lines make a friendly monster.

2

Add the neck and jacket

Two straight lines under the chin make a thick neck. Hang a boxy jacket off the bottom of them.

3

Hair and a face

One straight line across the head gives him flat hair. Add two dot eyes low down, a little hook of a nose, and a wide smile.

4

One arm up to wave

Send one arm up and open the hand, with the thumb out to the side. The other arm swings down, and that hand stays closed.

5

Legs and big boots

Two short legs under the jacket. Park a big blocky boot at the end of each one, with the toes pointing out.

6

Bolts and a stitch

One zigzag stitch across the forehead, a V collar on the jacket, and a bolt on each side of the neck. Now this monster is yours.

Go further

Now draw Frankenstein's monster on his first day of school.

Practice on paper

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