How to Draw Step by Step for Kids: Easy Drawing Lessons They Can Follow

DrawingNow offers thousands of free step-by-step drawing lessons, and its dedicated kids' section is built for ages 6–15 or any beginner. Each tutorial breaks a drawing into a few sketching steps you follow in order, with video lessons and printable coloring pages as backup. If you want a child to finish a simple drawing on their own, pick a subject from the kids' category (a bird, a face, a wolf, a car, Pokemon, or cartoons) and work through the steps below.

What Makes a Tutorial Kid-Friendly

Not every "easy" tutorial works for a child. Before you hand over the screen or printout, check these signals:

• Few steps, not many. The site describes its lessons as "easy, few steps" — a good kids' tutorial stays short enough to hold attention.
• Pictures carry the instructions. Look for image-led steps with short explanations rather than dense paragraphs a young child can't read alone.
• A video option exists. DrawingNow pairs its sketching steps with video tutorials, so a child who reads slowly can watch instead.
• The subject is one they asked for. Animals, cartoons, faces, and characters (Sonic, Minions, Pokemon, Inside Out) keep motivation up far better than a still life.

The kids' section is explicitly aimed at 6–15 year olds and beginners, so it's the right starting filter rather than browsing the full catalog.

How to Work Through a Lesson

1. Choose the subject together. Start in the kids' category — for example how to draw a bird, a face, or a wolf — and let the child pick. Interest is what gets the drawing finished.
2. Open the tutorial and look at the first step only. Don't scroll ahead. Each step shows the sketch at that stage.
3. Draw the basic shapes first. Follow the step in order: the early steps establish simple shapes, and later steps add details. Skipping ahead is the most common reason a drawing "goes wrong."
4. Match the step before moving on. Compare the child's paper to the on-screen step. If it looks close, continue; if not, adjust before adding more.
5. Add details in the order shown. Details come after the base shapes are in place, not before.
6. Use the printable version if you prefer paper. Tutorials include printable coloring pages with images and explanations, which is useful for younger children or a screen-free session.
7. Watch the video if a step is unclear. The video lesson shows the sketching motion, which static images can't always convey.

Expected result: a finished drawing that matches the tutorial's final image, built up from simple shapes rather than drawn in one pass.

Matching the Lesson to the Child

The site also groups tutorials by theme — Cartoons, Manga, People, Animals, Fantasy, Nature, 3D — so once a child finishes one subject, the next lesson in the same category is an easy follow-up.

Common Frustrations and Fixes

• "It doesn't look right." Usually a skipped step. Go back to the last step that matched and redo from there.
• Pencil lines too dark to erase. Pressing hard makes mistakes permanent. Draw the early shapes lightly so they can be adjusted or erased.
• Losing interest halfway. Pick a shorter tutorial next time, or switch to a subject the child chose themselves.
• Can't follow the text. Switch to the video lesson for that tutorial.
• Running out of printable pages. The site's printable tutorials are a separate, regularly updated set — check the latest printable list rather than reusing the same one.

Quick Answer

For a kid-friendly drawing lesson, go to DrawingNow's kids' section (built for ages 6–15 and beginners), pick a subject they like, and follow the steps in order — basic shapes first, details after. Use the video lesson when a step is unclear and the printable coloring page for screen-free practice. The lessons are free to browse by category, and the site notes it offers thousands of them.