How to Draw a Family (Easy Step by Step)
A family drawing is fun because everyone is built from the same few shapes: circles for heads, rectangles and triangles for bodies, and straight lines for arms and legs. You can change the sizes to show who is tall, who is small, and who is holding hands.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 9 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 family step by step
How to Draw a Family · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Dad's head and body
Draw a big circle for dad's head near the top left of the page. Then draw a tall rounded rectangle just below it for his body.
Step 3: Dad's face
Inside the head, draw two round dots for eyes. Under them, draw a happy curved smile like a little bowl.
Step 4: Dad's arm and legs
Draw one short slanted line out from the left side of his body for an arm. Then draw two straight legs down from the bottom of the body, each with a little foot turned outward.
Step 5: Mom's head and dress
Next to dad, draw a smaller circle for mom's head, a little lower than his. Add two dot eyes and a smile, then draw a triangle dress that starts narrow at her neck and gets wide at the bottom.
Step 6: Mom's legs
Draw two straight legs down from the bottom of the dress, each with a little foot turned outward.
Step 7: Holding hands
Draw a short curvy line from dad's side over to mom's side, so their hands meet.
Step 8: Older child and baby body
Next to mom, draw a medium circle for the head with a small curl of hair on top, then a small rounded square for the body. Add two dot eyes, a smile, two short legs, and an arm reaching back to mom. Then draw a long arm from the child toward the right, and below it a small rounded body for the baby with two tiny legs, one arm holding hands and one arm waving up high. Add a tiny curl and a little f
Step 9: The baby's head
Draw a small circle around the baby's little face, so it becomes the baby's head with the curl sticking out on top.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your family? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a family
- Draw the biggest person first, then make each next person a little smaller so the family looks like it steps down in size.
- The hands are the trickiest part, so draw the arms as simple curved lines that touch, and do not worry about fingers.
- Keep all the heads round, and add a little curl of hair on top of the kids to tell them apart from the grown-ups.
- Draw the baby's face first and the head circle last, so you can center the circle around the face.
Free family coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this family 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 family drawing
Give each person their own shirt color, like blue for dad, purple for mom, and bright colors for the kids. For a twist, color the background as a sunny park with grass under their feet.
Family fun fact for kids
The English word family comes from the Latin word familia, which meant all the people who lived together in one household.
Questions about drawing a family
What shapes do I need to draw a family?
You need circles for the heads, a rounded rectangle for the dad, a triangle for the mom, and small rounded squares for the kids. Straight lines make the arms and legs.
How do I make the family look like they are holding hands?
Draw the arms as curved lines that reach toward each other and meet between the bodies. Stop the lines where the hands touch.
How do I make my family look cuter?
Make the heads big and the bodies small, and give everyone a wide smile. Little curls of hair on the kids also add a lot of charm.
