How to Draw a Love Monster (Easy Step by Step)
A love monster is a round, cuddly creature that hugs a big heart. It is built from simple shapes: a dome for the head with two little ears, a chubby belly, two small feet, two dot eyes, and a heart. If you can draw curves and a heart, you can draw this one.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 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 love monster step by step
How to Draw a Love Monster · 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: Head and ears
Draw the top of the head as a big rounded dome with a small loop on each side of the top for the ears. Let the sides curve down and slightly out, and stop at the bottom with a little curl inward.
Step 3: The round belly
Start at the bottom of one side and draw a big curve down and across to the bottom of the other side. This makes a chubby, rounded belly like a wide bowl.
Step 4: Two little feet
Draw two small flat ovals under the belly, one on the left and one on the right. Make them about the same size.
Step 5: Eyes and mouth
Fill in two round dots for the eyes, side by side in the middle of the face. Between them, draw a tiny wavy line for the smile.
Step 6: The big heart
On the belly, draw the top of a heart with two soft bumps and a dip between them. Then draw two slanted lines going down from the bumps to meet at a point at the bottom.
Step 7: Hugging arms
Draw a curved arm on each side of the heart. Start each line out by the side of the belly, curve it around the edge of the heart, and let it swoop back out below.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your love monster? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a love monster
- The heart is the trickiest part. Draw two soft bumps first, then two lines that meet at a point, and keep both bumps about the same size.
- Let the arms curve around the heart so it looks like the monster is really holding it.
- Place the eyes far apart and the tiny mouth between them. That makes the face look sweet and sleepy.
Free love monster coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this love monster 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 love monster drawing
Try soft purple or mint green for the body and a bright red or pink heart so it stands out. For a twist, color the heart in rainbow stripes.
Love monster fun fact for kids
The heart shape has been used as a symbol of love for hundreds of years, even though a real human heart looks quite different.
Questions about drawing a love monster
What shapes do I need to draw a love monster?
You need a big rounded dome for the head with two small ear loops, a curve for the belly, two small ovals for the feet, and a heart. The eyes are just two filled-in dots.
How do I make my love monster look cuter?
Keep the body very round and chubby, and put the eyes wide apart with a tiny smile. Making the feet small also helps.
How do I draw the arms hugging the heart?
Draw the heart first, then add a curved line on each side that wraps around its edge. Start each line out at the side of the belly so the arms look like they are holding on.
