How to Draw a Cowboy
With a hat on his head and lasso in his hand, this cowboy is happiest on the range. If you love Western movies, cowboys, the Old West, or any of the above, you'll love learning how to draw this rugged cowboy.
Learn how to draw this cowboy.
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In
this
section, we'll show you how to draw the above cowboy. Either draw
the picture freehand while looking at your
computer monitor or print
out this page to get a
closer look at each step.
Follow
the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step.
The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in black. Here, we'll show you an
illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.
Step 1: D
raw an egg-shaped head. Divide it into upper and lower
halves to show the eye and top of the ear. Sketch part of an oval for the ear.
Add lines for the eyebrows, nose, mouth, and top of the chin. Place an upright
line in the upper right side of the head. Use a large curved rectangle for
the chest and a smaller rectangle for the hips.
Attach the head to the chest and the chest to the hips with two curved lines.
Use ovals, lines, and odd-shaped tubes, triangles, and rectangles to outline
the arms, hands, legs, knees, and foot.
Step
2: Use a Z-shaped figure and a short bumpy line for the nose.
Draw a very thin pointed tube for the eyebrow. Sketch an A-shaped figure lying
on its side for the eye. Shape the mouth and chin as a short curved line and a
small comma-shaped figure. Form the jawline, neck, and shoulders using a few
sharply and gently curved lines. Connect the
chest and hips with two upright curved lines. Outline the sleeves and jeans,
including wrinkles, using several curved lines. Make a boot shape out of the
triangle. Add four unfinished ovals, two long curved lines, and an upright thin
rectangle missing its top end to form the rope.
Step 3:
Form the hat with an upside-down bowl and a curved V-shaped
figure with one very long end that curves up and around to the back of the
head. Draw the hairline under the hat. For the nostril, use a very short line
and a bent line. Sketch a long Y-shaped figure for the open part of the jacket,
placing a V-shaped figure and a U-shaped figure inside it for the scarf. Use
several curved lines to shape the wrinkled
sleeves and jeans, as well as the bottom of the jacket. Define the U-shaped
fingers, and add curved knuckles to the hand on your left. Place a sharply bent
line near the front of the boot and a curved line in front of the heel. To form
the fence rail, place eight straight lines on both sides of the body and between
both legs and the rope.
Step 4:
Sketch the tied ends of the scarf and the jacket’s collar,
pockets, shoulder tops, sleeves, and wrinkles using a rectangle, triangles, and
several curved and straight lines. Draw unfinished
ovals on the top pockets for buttons. Use a few curved lines to show some of
the wavy hair. Place two lines in the neck. Add details to the rope and boot
using curved and bent lines.
Step 5:
Make the rope look twisted by using many pairs of short
curved lines. Use several jagged and curved lines to add wrinkles to the jacket
and jeans. Finish detailing the boot by forming two tiny banana-shaped figures
below the bottom of the jeans leg. Add some
texture to the fence rail using an oval, a U-shaped figure, and a few curved
lines. Shade the clothes, hair, neck, hands, and under the hat’s brim using
several curved and jagged lines.
Way to go! This cowboy is ready to wrangle some cattle. To explore another kind of occupation, check out the next section to learn how to draw a chef.
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