How to Draw Paul Bunyan, the Giant Lumberjack (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw Paul Bunyan, the friendly giant lumberjack, using simple shapes for his head, body, and legs. You'll discover how to easily add his woolly hat, mustache, big axe, and even his plaid shirt with crossing lines.
- Start your drawing with simple shapes for Paul Bunyan's head and body.
- Incorporate his signature woolly hat, mustache, and big axe.
- Create his plaid shirt easily by drawing crossing straight lines.
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Paul Bunyan is a friendly giant lumberjack with a woolly hat, a mustache and a big axe. He is built from simple shapes: a round head, a rounded body, short legs and a blocky axe blade. The plaid shirt is just straight lines that cross, so it is easier than it looks.
- Medium
- 20 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 Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack step by step
- Tips for drawing Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack
- Free Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack coloring page
- How to color your Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack drawing
- Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack
- More easy fantasy drawings
How to draw Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack step by step
How to Draw Paul Bunyan, the Giant Lumberjack · 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, face and ears
Sketch a rounded head with a few short hair lines across the top and a small curved ear on each side. Add a wavy mustache with a tiny mouth in the middle, then a few short lines for the beard down each side.
Step 3: The woolly hat
Draw a dome on top of the head, then a curved band across the forehead. Add a little round pom-pom on top and short up-and-down lines on the band for the knit.
Step 4: Two round eyes
Fill in two small round dots for eyes, side by side above the mustache.
Step 5: Body and arm
Under the beard, draw a wavy collar and a big rounded body shape with a flat bottom. Add a bent arm on the right ending in a round mitten.
Step 6: Legs and boots
Draw two short legs going down from the bottom of the body, with a gap between them. Add a chunky rounded boot at the bottom of each leg.
Step 7: Axe and fist
Draw a round fist on the left side of the body. Draw a long straight handle slanting up through the fist, and finish with a big axe blade at the top with a curved cutting edge.
Step 8: Plaid shirt
Draw straight lines up and down across the shirt, then lines side to side to make squares. Add a few curved lines on the sleeve to match.
Step 9: Little tree
Next to the boots, draw a puffy cloud shape for the leaves and a short trunk below it. Add a tiny check mark on the leaves.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a unicorn or how to draw a dragon next.
Tips for drawing Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack
- Draw the hat band with short up-and-down lines so it looks like knit wool.
- For the plaid shirt, draw the up and down lines first, then the side to side lines. Take your time and keep them roughly even.
- Make the axe blade bigger than the handle is wide so it looks heavy, and let the handle pass through the fist.
Free Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack 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 Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack drawing
Try a red and black plaid shirt, a green hat and a gray axe blade with a brown handle. For a twist, make the plaid rainbow-colored.
Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack fun fact for kids
Paul Bunyan is a tall-tale hero from American logging camps. Many of the stories people tell today were printed in 1916 in advertisements for the Red River Lumber Company.
Questions about drawing Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack
What shapes do I need to draw Paul Bunyan?
You need a round head, a rounded body, two short legs with boots, and a blocky axe blade. The shirt is made from straight lines.
How do I draw a plaid shirt?
Draw straight lines going up and down, then lines going side to side to make a grid of squares. They do not have to be perfect.
How do I make Paul Bunyan look friendlier?
Keep the eyes as round dots and give him a curved mustache with a tiny smile. Soft round shapes make him look kind.
