How to Draw a Leprechaun (Easy Step by Step)
This leprechaun has a tall hat with a buckle, a round smiling face, a big fluffy beard, a bell-shaped coat and one hand waving hello. You build him from simple shapes: an arch, ovals, circles and a few curvy lines. Take your time and draw the light lines first.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 8 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a leprechaun step by step
How to Draw a Leprechaun · 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: The tall hat
Draw a tall, rounded arch like an upside-down U for the top of the hat. Leave the bottom open for now.
Step 3: Brim, buckle and face
Draw a wide, flat oval across the bottom of the hat for the brim, with a small square buckle on the front. Below the brim, add two small dots for eyes and a little smile, and a short curved line on the left for the side of the face.
Step 4: The round face
Draw a round curve that starts at the right edge of the brim, swings down around the eyes and smile to make the chin, and comes back up on the left to meet the line from the last step.
Step 5: Beard and curl
Draw a fluffy beard that wraps around the face from one side of the cheeks down to a wavy edge below the chin and back up the other side. On the right, add a small hook-shaped curl, which is the start of the hand.
Step 6: The coat
Starting under the beard, draw two lines that curve outward and get wider as they go down. Join them at the bottom with a bumpy, wavy line to make a bell-shaped coat.
Step 7: Arms
On the left, draw a long, skinny rounded rectangle for the arm hanging down. On the right, finish the waving hand by closing the curl into a small circle, then draw a short slanted line from the circle down to the beard for the arm.
Step 8: Buttons and shoes
Draw two small dots down the middle of the coat for buttons. At the bottom, draw two pairs of small loops side by side for the shoes.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your leprechaun? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a pot of gold or how to draw a leprechaun hat next.
Tips for drawing a leprechaun
- Draw lightly at first so you can fix mistakes.
- Keep the hat tall and the brim wide so it looks like a real top hat.
- Make the beard wavy along the bottom to look fluffy.
- Draw the bottom of the coat bumpy instead of straight.
Free leprechaun coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this leprechaun 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 leprechaun drawing
Color the hat and coat green and the buckle yellow. Make the beard orange, the buttons gold, and the shoes brown. Leave the face and hand a light peach color.
Leprechaun fun fact for kids
In Irish folklore, leprechauns are said to be tiny shoemakers who guard a hidden pot of gold.
Questions about drawing a leprechaun
What shapes do I need to draw a leprechaun?
You need an arch for the hat, a flat oval for the brim, circles for the face and hand, and wavy lines for the beard and coat.
How do I make the beard look fluffy?
Draw the bottom edge as a row of small bumps instead of one smooth line.
Why do the eyes and smile come before the face outline?
Drawing them first helps you place the face under the brim. Then you draw the round outline around them.
How long does this drawing take?
Most kids finish in about ten minutes.
