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How to draw a scarecrow

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

Watch it first

The whole scarecrow in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a scarecrow

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

1

Start with the head

Draw one big circle near the top of your paper. Wobbly is fine — a scarecrow's head is a stuffed sack, and no sack is perfectly round.

2

Draw the shirt

One big shirt under the head, wide at the shoulders and loose at the bottom. It is stuffed with straw, so keep every edge soft and round.

3

Add the floppy hat

One long curve across the top of his head for the brim, then a soft dome above it. Add a few short lines under the brim for straw hair.

4

Give him a face

Two dot eyes, a button nose, and a wide smile. Cross the smile with three lines — one at each end, one in the middle — so it looks stitched.

5

Arms and a pole

Two long sleeves out to the sides, like a shirt on a washing line. Add straw at both cuffs, and a post below the shirt to hold him up.

6

Finishing touches

A little crow on his shoulder with a beak, a dot eye, and one wing lifted, then a square patch on the shirt. Now this scarecrow is yours.

Go further

Now draw a scarecrow who's friends with the crows.

Practice on paper

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