Draw a Unicorn

The unicorn is one of the most popular mythical creatures. A unicorn is a strong, wild and fierce creature. There are different ways to depict a unicorn, so this article has a traditional version, a cartoon version and a cute and sweet version. Choose the style that fits your needs.

Steps

A Traditional Unicorn

  1. Draw a circle for the base of the head, and use the guidelines to position the snout.
  2. Then create the ear.
  3. Create a long pointed shape for the horn with curve lines around it.
  4. Draw the body. Add more lines to make the muscles more visible.
  5. Draw the left front leg.
  6. Draw the right leg.
  7. Draw left back leg.
  8. Followed by the right leg.
  9. Add the hair on the head portion.
  10. Create the hairy tail.
  11. Add lots more details
  12. Add the outlines to the unicorn 
  13. Remove the guidelines. You’re done with it. Keep up the good work!
  14. Finished.

A Cartoon Unicorn

  1. Draw two horizontal oblongs and a circle. The longer oblong and the circle overlap each other at the upper right. This will be the framework.
  2. Draw the unicorn’s four legs and hooves from the two overlapping circles, using straight and curve lines.
  3. Draw curve lines to connect to the oblong at the left and also to draw the details of the head – eyes, nose, and mouth.
  4. Draw details for the spiralling horn at the forehead.
  5. Draw the ears using rounded curves extending from the head.
  6. Draw the tail using curve lines.
  7. Draw using the curve lines to refine the sketches of the legs, hooves, and tail.
  8. Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines. Add details to beautify.
  9. Color to your liking!

A Cute Unicorn

  1. Start by drawing a little horn.
  2. Add the eyes. Draw two small circles under the horn. Add a dot in each circle.
  3. Fill in the face area. Draw the curve of face and ears.
  4. Form the body. Create two curves of a body, as shown in the picture.
  5. Add legs. Draw four small rectangles to form the cute unicorn's legs.
  6. Add details on the unicorn's face. Also add details to each leg.
  7. Draw a little tail.
  8. Add fur. Draw fluffy fur on the unicorn's back.
  9. Add some color in this cute unicorn. All done!
    • You can make it to be more nutty by put the tongue under its face.
    • For ultimate zaniness, add small hearts in each eye.

Things You'll Need

  • Drawing paper
  • Drawing pencil(s)
  • Eraser
  • Markers for coloring

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