{"title":"How to Draw an Elf","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-draw-an-elf","category":{"slug":"crafts","name":"Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Cartooning Club Junior","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwuY5vFq1JrYuJUldW1-kYg","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmedIswWM6k"},"tldr":"Draw a cute Christmas elf in 10 easy steps: eyes, pointed ears, a zigzag hat with a pom-pom, a belted tunic and striped stockings. Great for kids.","totalDurationSeconds":386,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["black fine point permanent marker","pencil and eraser (optional)"],"materials":["Bristol or marker paper","colored markers or crayons"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Draw the Elf's Round Eyes With Highlights","text":"Start in the center of your page. Draw a small circle for the left eye, starting at the top, coming down and going back up. Leave a big gap and draw a matching circle on the right at the same height. Add a tiny circle at the top of each eye for a highlight. Fill in the rest of each eye with black. Those little white dots make your elf look bright and happy."},{"number":2,"title":"Draw the Elf's Open Smiling Mouth and Tongue","text":"Line up with the bottom of the eyes and move in toward the middle. Draw the top of the mouth with a curve that goes up and then down. Go back to the left side and draw the bottom of the mouth, curving down and back up to meet the top line. Inside, add one small curve for the tongue. Your elf now has a big, cheerful grin."},{"number":3,"title":"Draw the Elf's Hair, Chin and Pointed Ears","text":"Above the eyes, draw a long curve for the bottom edge of the hat. Under it, draw the bangs: a line that bends down over the left eye, runs across and bends up near the right eye. Add hair down each side of the face. Curve the chin below the mouth. Then draw a long pointed ear sticking out from each side of the hair, with a short line inside for the fold."},{"number":4,"title":"Draw the Zigzag Brim on the Elf Hat","text":"Start right in the middle above the hat line. Draw one point going up, then angled lines coming down and out to the left and right. Keep adding points as you go toward each side, about three on each half. Bring the ends of the brim down so they sit on top of the ears. This zigzag brim is what makes the hat look like an elf hat."},{"number":5,"title":"Draw the Floppy Elf Hat and Pom-Pom","text":"From the left edge of the brim, step down, then curve the top of the hat up, around and over to the left. Let it flop down into a pointed tip. Curve a line back in to the side of the brim to close the shape. Add a short curved fold line across the hat. Behind the tip, draw a round circle for the pom-pom. The elf's head is finished."},{"number":6,"title":"Draw the Elf's Body, Belt and Buckle","text":"Under the head, draw the sides of the body, angling slightly out and down. Close the bottom with a curve. Step up and draw another curve for the top of the belt. Leave a gap in the center and draw a square buckle, then trace a smaller square inside it. Add a curved collar under the chin and one small button in the middle."},{"number":7,"title":"Draw the Elf's Flared Tunic and Trim","text":"From the bottom of the belt, draw lines going down and out on each side so the tunic flares like a little skirt. Close the bottom with a curve. Add a second curve near the bottom for the trim. Then draw a straight line from the collar down through the button and belt to the hem. That line shows where the tunic opens."},{"number":8,"title":"Draw the Elf's Striped Stockings and Shoes","text":"Draw a straight line down from the middle of the tunic to split the legs. Curve the bottom of each foot, rounding off the toe. Draw a line up from each foot to the tunic for the outside of the leg. Add a curve at each ankle for the top of the shoe. Then draw curved stripes across both legs, working up from the shoes to the tunic."},{"number":9,"title":"Draw the Elf's Raised Arms, Striped Sleeves and Mittens","text":"From the top of the body, draw a straight line angling out to the side, tucked behind the hair. Flatten the wrist with a short line, then follow the same angle back to the body. Add stripes across each sleeve. At each wrist, draw a thumb pointing up, then round the hand out and back to the wrist. The elf now waves both mittens in the air."},{"number":10,"title":"Draw the Elf's Long Hair Behind the Body","text":"Start under one ear. Draw the hair coming down behind the arm, continue past the tunic and curve the ends around and out. Do the same on the other side, working in behind the body. The hair frames the elf and fills the empty space around the arms. Sign your name and the line drawing is done. Now grab your markers and color it."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-03T16:46:32.822Z","published":"2026-10-03T16:46:28.737Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}