How to Draw a Mustache
This easy tutorial shows how to draw a mustache with a symmetrical outline and zigzag edges. Follow eight simple steps to complete and color the drawing.
Prepare to Draw a Mustache
A mustache is facial hair that grows under the nose and above the upper lip. Its shape can vary, but this version has a simple symmetrical outline that is easy for beginners to draw.
Once you complete this tutorial, you can add the mustache when you draw a person or create a new character. You can also use similar zigzag lines when drawing a beard.
First, you will add several guidelines to make the two sides even. Then you will outline the mustache with zigzag lines that suggest individual hairs along its edges.
Mustache Drawing Tutorial
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
- Ruler
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to draw a mustache step by step
- Draw the horizontal guidelines.
Draw two straight horizontal lines parallel to each other. These guidelines mark the upper and lower boundaries of the mustache and help you control its height.
- Add the vertical guidelines.
Between the horizontal lines, draw one short vertical line in the center and two slanted lines near the sides. Use them to mark the middle and outer edges of the mustache.
- Outline the left side of the mustache.
Starting at the center guideline, draw a long zigzag line toward the left edge. Place the line close to the upper horizontal guide to form the top of the mustache.
- Draw the upper right edge.
Add a similar zigzag line on the right side of the center guideline. Follow the upper guide and make this half of the mustache match the width and shape of the first.
- Draw the lower left edge.
Outline the lower left side with a long zigzag line. Begin near the center, curve the line downward, and connect it to the outer end of the upper mustache outline.
- Complete the mustache outline.
Draw the lower right edge with another curved zigzag line. Connect it to the center and the outer tip so the second half follows the shape of the left side.
- Erase the mustache guidelines.
Use an eraser to remove the horizontal, vertical, and slanted guidelines. Leave only the finished zigzag outline, and correct any uneven sections if necessary.
- Color the mustache drawing.
Color the mustache brown or choose another natural hair color. Fill the entire shape evenly and make sure no small white areas remain near the zigzag edges.
Mustache Drawing Printables
Share this tutorial with your friends so they can try the drawing as well. You can also download the free PDF and use the worksheets whenever you want to draw the mustache again.
Conclusion
The guidelines make it easier to keep the two halves of the mustache even, and the zigzag outline gives the facial hair a simple texture. You can change its width or curve to create another style.
To continue working with facial hair, try drawing a beard. Its outline uses similar pointed lines, so it is a natural next subject after the mustache.
You could also add your finished mustache after sketching a male face, or practice its placement by drawing a nose from the front.
