How to Draw a Suit of Armor (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw a friendly suit of armor using easy, step-by-step instructions. You'll create a knight from simple shapes like domes and rounded bumps, perfect for starting your storybook drawings.
- Use simple shapes for your armor, like domes and rounded bumps.
- Start your knight's helmet with a basic dome shape.
- Create a friendly expression with round dot eyes and a tiny smile.
- Form the shoulders of your armor using rounded bumps.
- Draw a shield with a distinct pointed bottom.
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This little knight is built from simple shapes: a dome for the helmet, rounded bumps for the shoulders, and a shield with a pointed bottom. The round dot eyes and tiny smile make it friendly instead of scary. It is a good first step toward drawing castles, dragons, and other storybook heroes.
- 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 a suit of armor step by step
How to Draw a Suit of Armor · 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: Helmet dome
Draw a curved arch like half of a circle for the top of the helmet. Below it, draw a short wavy line from one side of the arch to the other.
Step 3: Collar and body
Under the helmet, draw a short curved line for the collar. Then draw a straight line down on the left side, and a long gently curved line across the bottom for the body.
Step 4: Ear plates
On each side of the helmet, draw a small tall oval like a jelly bean. Add a short line going down from each oval, and curve the left one in toward the collar.
Step 5: Shoulder pads
Draw a rounded bump on each side below the helmet for the shoulder pads. Make the left one a closed shape and the right one an open curved arch.
Step 6: Left arm
On the left, draw a rounded sausage shape that hangs down from the shoulder pad. Close it with a rounded end for the hand.
Step 7: Legs and boots
Draw two short legs coming down from the bottom of the body. At the end of each leg, draw a rounded boot that pokes out to the side.
Step 8: Helmet plume
On top of the helmet, draw a small curly feather shape that goes up and then flicks to the right like a little flag.
Step 9: The shield
On the right side of the body, draw a shield with a wavy top edge. Curve both sides down to meet in a rounded point at the bottom.
Step 10: Eyes and smile
Under the wavy line on the helmet, draw two round dots for eyes. Between them, a little lower, add a tiny wavy smile.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your suit of armor? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a suit of armor
- Draw the helmet dome first and keep your lines light. The ear plates and the plume sit on the helmet, so a nice round dome makes the whole knight look right.
- Draw the two shoulder pads about the same size so the knight looks balanced.
- Draw the shield last so it can overlap the body and the shoulder pad. Curve both sides down to the point so the halves look alike.
Free suit of armor coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this suit of armor 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 suit of armor drawing
Try silver or gray for the armor, with a bright red plume and a shield with a colorful stripe. For a twist, give your knight a shield with your own family crest or a favorite animal.
Suit of armor fun fact for kids
Full suits of armor in the Middle Ages usually weighed around 40 to 60 pounds, but the weight was spread across the whole body, so knights could still walk, climb, and get on a horse.
Questions about drawing a suit of armor
What shapes do I need to draw a suit of armor?
You need a half-circle for the helmet, small ovals for the ear plates, rounded bumps for the shoulders, a rounded sausage for the arm, and a shield shape with a pointed bottom. The boots are small rounded shapes.
How do I make my knight look cuter?
Keep the eyes as simple round dots and place them wide apart. Add a tiny smile, and make the body chunky and the legs short.
How do I draw a shield that looks even on both sides?
Start with the wavy top edge. Then curve one side down to the point and copy the same curve on the other side so they match.
