How to Draw Harry Potter: easy drawing guide for kids

How to Draw Harry Potter (Easy Step by Step)

ByMess Maker In Chief

Harry Potter is a cute round-headed wizard with big round glasses, messy hair and a magic wand. He is built from simple shapes: circles for the glasses, a rounded head with spiky hair, and a long thin stick for the wand. Kids love adding the tiny scar near the end.

  • Medium
  • 15 minutes
  • 9 steps

You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.

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In this article (7 sections)
  1. How to draw Harry Potter step by step
  2. Tips for drawing Harry Potter
  3. Free Harry Potter coloring page
  4. How to color your Harry Potter drawing
  5. Harry Potter fun fact for kids
  6. Questions about drawing Harry Potter
  7. More easy character drawings

How to draw Harry Potter step by step

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  1. 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.

  2. Step 2: The hair outline

    Start at the left side of the head and draw a big curved line up and over the top, with two little spikes poking up in the middle. Let it curve down the right side and stop partway, leaving the bottom of the head open.

  3. Step 3: The ears and chin

    Draw a small round ear bump on each side of the head. Then draw a smooth curve across the bottom to make the cheeks and chin, joining the two ears.

  4. Step 4: Glasses and a fringe curve

    Draw two round circles side by side in the middle of the face for the glasses. Then draw a wavy line that starts above the left circle and swoops over to the right circle.

  5. Step 5: The eyes

    Draw a big round dot inside each glasses circle for the eyes.

  6. Step 6: Bangs and scar

    Draw a few pointy hair tufts on the forehead, coming down toward the left glasses circle. Then add a tiny teardrop-shaped scar on the upper right of the forehead.

  7. Step 7: Mouth, collar and arms

    Draw a short line between the glasses for the nose bridge and a tiny curved mouth below. Add a curly tuft by the right glasses, then a small collar with a square clasp under the chin. Finish with a round fist on the left and a sleeve on each side.

  8. Step 8: The robe front

    Under the clasp, draw two long lines that go down and flare out, making the two front flaps of the robe. Close the bottom of each flap, and add a short straight line across the middle between them.

  9. Step 9: The magic wand

    Draw a long thin stick slanting up and to the left from the fist, with a small triangle at the tip. Add a short curved line below the fist for the end of the sleeve.

  10. All done!

    Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.

Finished your Harry Potter? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw SpongeBob SquarePants or how to draw Cinderella next.

How to draw Harry Potter step by step for kids
Every step of the Harry Potter drawing on one page. Save it for later.

Tips for drawing Harry Potter

  • Draw the two glasses circles about the same size. Try tracing around a coin or a bottle cap so they match.
  • The messy bangs are the trickiest part. Make three or four short pointy zigzags instead of one long line.
  • Draw the wand at a slant and keep it thin. Start at the fist, pull a straight line up, then finish with the little triangle tip.

Free Harry Potter coloring page

Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Harry Potter coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.

Free printable Harry Potter coloring page for kids
Tap the picture to open the full-size coloring page.

How to color your Harry Potter drawing

Try black or dark brown for the hair, red and gold for the robe, and a light brown or yellow wand. For a creative twist, add sparkles or little stars around the wand tip.

Harry Potter fun fact for kids

The first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was first published in 1997 by author J.K. Rowling.

Questions about drawing Harry Potter

What shapes do I need to draw Harry Potter?

You need a round head with a spiky hair outline, two circles for the glasses, two flared flaps for the robe and a thin stick for the wand.

How do I make the hair look messy?

Draw short, pointy zigzags along the top and across the forehead. Let some tufts stick out in different directions.

How do I draw the scar?

Make a tiny teardrop shape on the upper right of the forehead, then fill it in with a pencil or marker. Keep it small so it looks like a real scar.

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