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How to draw a skull

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

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 8 minutes

Watch it first

The whole skull in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a skull

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

1

Start with the head

Draw one big oval, a little wider than it is tall. Wobbly is fine — wobbly ovals make friendly skulls.

2

Hang the jaw underneath

A wide U under the oval, like a soup bowl. Start and finish on the oval's edge so the two lines meet.

3

Two big eye sockets

Two round sockets high on the face, then colour them in. Make them bigger than you think.

4

A heart nose and a smile

A small heart sits between the sockets, point down. Then one long smile curving across the jaw.

5

Add the teeth

Five short lines crossing the smile. Space them out and the gaps turn into teeth.

6

Finishing touches

One dot under each socket, then a flower resting on top of the head. Now this skull is yours.

Go further

Now draw a skull wearing a party hat.

Practice on paper

The magic part

Animate your drawing with AI

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

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