This drawing lesson will be very interesting and unusual, and in it I will tell you how to draw a leprechaun step by step.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a leprechaun. I think you have ever heard of this character. By following my simple instructions, you can easily draw a leprechaun even if you are a beginner artist without any drawing experience or just a child.

A leprechaun is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief.

Now it’s time to prepare your drawing materials and begin the step-by-step drawing of a leprechaun.

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 20 minutes

How to Draw a Leprechaun

Draw the outline of the head and torso.
Outline its head as a large oval and its torso as curved lines.
Depict a leprechaun’s hat.
To do this, you should draw a cone and part of the oval below it.
Add the buckle and the face outline.
Draw a curved line and two rectangles on the hat and a curved line on the head.
Draw the facial features.
Draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and outline of the leprechaun’s beard.
Add the arms and legs.
Depict them with curved lines. The right side of the torso is symmetrical to the left.
Depict an outline of the jacket.
To do this, draw straight and curved lines on the leprechaun’s torso.
Draw the decorative elements.
Add a bow tie and a belt to the leprechaun’s torso.
Erase the auxiliary lines.
Use an eraser to remove unnecessary lines from the drawing.
Color in the drawing.
Use black, beige, orange, brown and shades of green.

The drawing of the leprechaun is done! I’m sure you did a great job and now you’ re happy with the result of your work. To come back to this tutorial later you can download the PDF file with a short version of this lesson and some interesting additions.

Leprechaun Drawing Worksheets

How to Draw a Leprechaun: Additional Method

Now you will learn how to draw the Leprechaun step by step. I ask you to prepare all the necessary materials and you can begin this fascinating lesson.