How to Draw an Architect (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a friendly architect step-by-step using basic shapes like circles, ovals, and rectangles. This guide helps you practice fundamental drawing skills while creating a fun character.
- Draw an architect using simple shapes.
- Practice drawing circles, ovals, and rectangles.
- Follow easy, step-by-step instructions.
- Create a character holding a building plan.
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An architect is a person who designs buildings, and this one is happy to show off a plan with a little house on it. The whole drawing is built from circles, ovals and rectangles, so it is a friendly way to practice shapes.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw an architect step by step
How to Draw an Architect · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The round head
Draw the sides and chin of a big round head. Start near the top on the left, curve down around the chin, then draw the right side the same way. Leave the top open for the hat.
Step 3: The hard hat
Draw a dome on top of the head, like half a circle, with a flat band across the bottom. Add a curved line inside the dome and a short line straight down the middle.
Step 4: The pointer stick
Draw a short slanted line sticking out from the left side of the head, like a teacher's pointer.
Step 5: Face and right arm
Draw two round glasses with a dot in each and a short line joining them, then a small curved smile below. Add a little V under the chin, then draw the bent arm on the right with a small circle for the hand.
Step 6: The body
Under the head, draw a short curved neckline. Then draw a tall shape like a vest or apron going down to a flat bottom.
Step 7: Left arm and legs
Draw a long bent arm on the left side of the body and finish it with a small circle for the hand. Under the body, draw two short straight lines for legs.
Step 8: Shoes and plan base
At the bottom of the legs, draw a flat oval for each shoe. Then draw a straight line going out to the right from the hand.
Step 9: The rolled plan
Next to the body, draw a tall rectangle with a rounded roll at the top and the bottom, like a scroll. The hand on the right holds it.
Step 10: The little house
Inside the plan, draw a small house: a square with a pointed roof on top and a tiny door in the middle.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your architect? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a kid programmer or how to draw a kid vlogger next.
Tips for drawing an architect
- Draw the head big and round first, then fit the hard hat on top so the band sits across the forehead.
- Draw both glasses circles the same size and side by side before joining them with the short line.
- Draw the rolled plan as a simple tall rectangle first, then round off the top and bottom edges so it looks like a scroll.
Free architect coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this architect coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your architect drawing
Try a yellow hard hat, a blue vest and a light blue plan with a bright red roof on the little house. For a creative twist, color the house on the plan to look like your own dream home.
Architect fun fact for kids
The word architect comes from old Greek words that mean chief builder.
Questions about drawing an architect
What shapes do I need to draw an architect?
You need a big circle shape for the head, small circles for the glasses and hands, ovals for the shoes, and a tall rectangle for the rolled plan. A half circle makes the hard hat.
How do I make the glasses look even?
Draw one circle first, then draw the second circle the same size at the same height. Join them with a short straight line in the middle.
How can I make my architect look more like a builder?
Color the hard hat a bright color and add your own details to the little house on the plan, like a window or a chimney.
