Draw a Fairy

Fairies are mythical beings with magical powers. This tutorial will show you step-by-step instructions on how to draw a fairy.

Steps

Method One: A Fairy Sitting on a Flower

  1. Sketch a large flower.
  2. Draw a stick figure of a fairy sitting on the center of the flower.
  3. Sketch the fairy’s body and add a pair of wings on her back.
  4. Draw the fairy’s dress.
  5. Sketch the parts of the face like the eyes, nose and lips; frame it with the hairstyle you want. Some fairies have pointy ears, you can also draw it here.
  6. Darken the outline of the body you sketched earlier.
  7. Refine the lines and erase unnecessary ones.
  8. Color the fairy.

Method Two: A Cute Fairy

  1. Sketch a rough outline of the fairy's body using a stick figure. During this step, think of what position you imagine your fairy to be in - she could be sitting or lying down. This illustration will be a sketch of a fairy that is flying. Add a crossed vertical and horizontal line on the face for accurate positioning of the face’s parts.
  2. Draw the fairy’s body. Add a pair of wings and refine the hands’ details by drawing the fingers.
  3. Sketch a pair of large anime style eyes. Draw the nose and sketch a smiling lip on the fairy’s face.
  4. Sketch the outline of the face and frame it with your desired hairstyle.
  5. Draw the fairy’s dress.
  6. Darken the body’s outline and add design, as desired on the wings.
  7. Add pixie dust for added glimmer, if you want.
  8. Color the fairy.

Method Three: A Girl Flower Fairy

  1. Sketch a circle for the head.
  2. Sketch the guidelines for the face as well as the chin and the jaw line.
  3. Then, sketch an oblong for the body.
  4. Add the extremities (arms and the legs).
  5. Draw the fairy wings by drawing irregular oblongs.
  6. Sketch the draft of the hair you want for your fairy.
  7. Sketch the clothes of the fairy as you want.
  8. Sketch 2 circles for the eyes.
  9. Draw the basic outline of the fairy.
  10. Erase the draft and put in more details.
  11. Color the fairy.

Method Four: A Boy Tree Fairy

  1. Sketch a circle for the head. Add a line in the middle of the circle.
  2. Sketch the chin and the jaw line.
  3. Then, sketch an oblong for the body and the extremities (arms and the legs).
  4. Sketch the guidelines of the face.
  5. Sketch the draft shapes for the mouth and the eyes.
  6. Sketch the draft of the fairy wings.
  7. Sketch the hair of the fairy as you want.
  8. Sketch the clothes of the fairy.
  9. Draw the basic outline of the fairy.
  10. Erase the draft and put in more details.
  11. Color the fairy.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Eraser gum
  • Colored pencils, crayons, markers, watercolors or felt tips