How to Draw a Clown ? (6 Drawings)

Learning to draw a clown is sometimes more complex than you think. Where to start? What colours should you use? Should you use a template or follow your instincts?

Whether you’re a drawing beginner or an expert, a child or an adult, welcome to Rebel Skull ! We are passionate about skulls and the world around them. And clowns are obviously part of it, especially when it comes to scary clowns! 🤡

In this article, we offer you a step-by-step tutorial to make the most beautiful clown design. We’re going to show you six clown designs, some are funny, some very childish and some more sad. So there is something for everyone! If you’re more into scary clowns, we invite you to check out our tutorial showing you how to draw a killer clown.

Ready to go? Then let’s get started right away! 👊

Drawing a Clown – Model 1

The drawing we’re going to show you first has exaggerated features of a clown’s face. He has a funny hat, big eyebrows, a big mouth and curly hair. This drawing is perfect for children, our clown will be smiling and full of colour. 🎨

We suggest you arm yourself with a pencil, a black marker, a blank sheet of paper (or a drawing book) and coloured pencils. It will take us about an hour to make this lovely clown.

1) The nose

Let’s start with the centre of the drawing by simply drawing the clown’s nose. A circle in the centre will be perfect.

2) The Eyes

The eyes are glued to the nose. We form two large oval shaped semi circles and two small circles in the centre. 👀

3) The Head

Let’s now draw the head around the eyes and nose. The shape is free to choose but we recommend an oval shape as in the diagram below.

4) The Mouth

A nice banana shaped mouth will be perfect for a real clown look. 👄

5) The Bust

Now that the face is formed, let’s draw the bust of our dear, sweet clown. Start with the two lines to form the neck, then the big bow tie for a clearly visible accessory. We finish with the shoulders.

6) The hair

Add the ears and a nice tuft of curly hair. The more volume the better!

7) The Hat

Now draw the hat to put on our prankster’s head. With a little flower for the cheerful side of our dearest. 💐

8) Finishing touches

Now erase the little lines and strokes that you used to make a straight drawing. Add your own personal touch to the clown with accessories and symbols, such as the polka dots on the bow tie!

9) Coloring

All that’s left to do is color in your clown! It’s up to you to choose the colours that suit you best. Here is our finished drawing, just below. Don’t hesitate to give us your opinion in comments! 😃

Clown Drawing – Model 2

Our second clown is also quite simple to draw. It still has a bit more detail than the first one. It is perfect for children who are used to drawing. Once again, let’s go step by step with explanations for each step.

1) The Head

Let’s start by creating a simple oval shape. This shape will be used to create the head. You will notice that the top of the head is slightly more pointed and narrower than the bottom.

2) The Body

Next, draw the body using a small rectangle. The arms and legs are also represented by small rectangles. The hands are made of small circular shapes. ⚇

3) Hair and Feet

Now it’s time to add some hair to our animated clown’s head. To do this, you can use a shape made of small curved lines. You can also draw the feet using a curved line and a straight line.🦶

4) The Face

Now let’s work on the face. We start by adding the eyes and pupils with large circular shapes. The nose can also be done with a (smaller) circle. The area around the mouth is drawn with a curved rectangle. A kind of banana to make him smile. 😬

5) Details

We can complete the work on this character by adding some oval shapes inside our drawing. The mouth contains a long curved line and you can also make large buttons on your clown’s shirt.

6) Admire!

Good job! This was the final version of the black and white character. If you want to colour it in to give it more life, then go ahead!

Drawing a Circus Clown – Model 3

Now that the two simplest clowns in our article are done, let’s move on to a third one that’s a bit more complex! This one is accessible to children accompanied by an adult to guide them. Or to be made by adults simply. 🎈

An eraser, a pencil, a blank sheet of paper (or a drawing book) and off you go to start a beautiful circus clown drawing!

1) The body

The drawing is made up of many details. It is best to draw using geometric figures so that everything is proportional and symmetrical. To do this, draw 2 straight lines that cross at the bottom. Then draw a nice oval body.

2) The Mouth

Draw the shape that creates the mouth and cheeks. Mark the bottom to make the chin.

3) The Head

Now draw the upper part of the head. Simply with an oval shape.

4) The arms

“Attach” them to the upper part of the body, draw them with curved lines. 💪

5) The Eyes and Hands

Now do the hands at the end of the arms (obviously). Start by drawing the face using the eyes and nose.

6) Ears and Belt

Find the middle of the body and divide it with two lines, this is a belt. Draw the eyebrows as curved arcs above the eyes. There are also the ears on the sides of the head. 👂

7) Hair

A clown usually has lush, wavy hair. Do yourself a favour and add some volume!

8) The Face

Now draw the pupils in the eyes. And for a welcoming clown, give him a wide smile!

9) The Accessories

Our character has a hat on his head and a bow tie on his neck. Draw them carefully! 🕶

10) The Clothes

Draw the straps of his trousers using two lines. Don’t forget the buttons. Also add the pockets.

11) Shoes

Draw them using two flat ovals. Don’t forget the laces, like on the model right here:

12) The Details

You can copy the details we add, but you can also trust your imagination and choose to do them differently if you want! 🙌

13) The Balloons

He is holding them in his left hand. Draw them really big.

14) Coloring the clown

All that’s left to do is to colour in your drawing. You can use the colours we have chosen as a guide or you can do as you like. 🎨

Clown drawing – Model 4

Let’s move on to our fourth pattern! This one is accessible to kids and adults alike, so knock yourself out! 🤡

1) The Bases

Make a circle for the torso. An oval shape with another oval superimposed on top means the head. Draw intersecting lines to guide the facial features.

2) The Arm and Leg Bases

Now create the guides for the arms and legs. These are “V” shaped lines ending in circles and ovals respectively.

3) The Face

Draw the outline of the lower jaw, chin and ears. This is the beginning of our clown’s face 😀

4) Nose, Mouth and Eyes

The guides we made just before help us to have a nice symmetry to draw the eyes, nose and smiling mouth.

5) Hair

The tufts of hair around the ears look like tiny clouds. This is perfect to represent a circus clown hairstyle. 🥳

6) The Hat

A real clown would be completely lost without his hat!

7) The Bow Tie

Shape the pretty bow tie at the neck. 🕶

8) The Suspenders

Draw the front straps of her outfit.

9) The Sleeves

Draw the sleeves. Take care to detail the folds for a more realistic look.

10) The Hands

Now draw two beautiful hands at the end of your sleeves. We advise you to make two open hands, as if they were saying “cuckoo”.

11) The Pants

Draw the loose trousers buttoned at the end of the straps. 👖

12) The Shoes

Draw two large shoes. You notice that they are well inflated at the end, which is a perfect characteristic of a clown’s outfit!

13) Now you just have to colour!

Now give this special character the colors you want! The more colours the better. Use all your colored pencils if you have to! ✍️

Drawing a Sad Clown – Model 5

Our first models were all happy clowns, so why not switch to a sad model for a change? If that’s what you’re looking for then you’ve come to the right place. In this section we’ll show you how to draw the sad clown. You can do it freehand while looking at your computer screen and our templates or print out our images if you like. 🤗

1) Head and Body

Starts with an egg-shaped head. Below and across the head, draw an oval with four almost flat sides.

2) The Costume

Outline the ears, eyes and forehead with U shapes and curved lines. Use an oval and curved line for the nose and forehead. Make the collar using connected U-shapes. Make a J shape and a U shape for each hand. 🤲

Connect the hands using a short line. Place a thin rectangle between the hands. Draw curved lines and curved rectangles for the wrists.

3) Eyes, Ears, Gloves and Hat

Place the hat on your character’s head, we chose to put it on crooked. Draw the eyes with half rainbows. Also draw the fingers (or gloves), the ears and the folds of the clothes. Shape the collar, shoulders, arms and elbows. Put short curves on the thumbs. For the strap of each glove, attach a short line to a longer curve. ✍️

4) Make-up and Details

Detail the face with a short line, triangles, small circles and a small L shape, as in the figure just below. Add a large tear for a realistic effect. Draw the hatband with a long curve. Form elbows with many short lines that cross five longer lines.

Add pleats to the coat and shape the cuffs. Place a long curve in each oval button. Connect the inverted J shapes to an oval for the flower. Place a curve in each drop petal. 💐

5) The Shadows

Now blacken the pupils to finally create the eyes properly. Use lots of short lines to shade the collar, arms, wrists, buttons, flower, flowerpot, nose and headband.

And that’s it, our sad clown design is finished! It’s perfect to add to your drawing collection. It’s a nice change from the happy clowns you see everywhere. You can now colour it in if you like.

Drawing a Clown in Color – Model 5

This is our second to last clown design, and it’s the most beautiful! This one is bound to be coloured in for a perfect color drawing. No time to wait, here we go!

1) The Basics

Start this first step with an egg shape for the head, then add the guidelines for the face in the middle, as shown in the diagram just below. You can then draw the shape of the clown’s hair on both sides and then the shape of the ruff he is wearing as well.

2) Facial Features

Start this step by drawing a large inverted triangle on his forehead, which gives him two eyebrows. You can then draw the clown’s eyes and the shape of the face, especially the jaw line. Then draw a big smile on his face, and on the right hand side draw the shape of his curly hair and add his ears. 👂

3) The Linings

Next, thicken the eyebrows and give the clown eyeballs. Next you will draw the outline of the mouth that a typical clown would have, and then the curl on the left side of his head. You will then start to draw the shape of the crop around the neck.

4) The Clown Nose

First you will need to draw a large perfect circle for the nose, then some eyelashes. Then draw the inside of the clown’s ear and the ruffle around his neck. Give him some nice teeth, then a little teardrop curled at the top of the triangle. Then erase all the guidelines and shapes you drew in the first step. 🤡

5) The Expressive Details

This is the last step of the drawing and here you will just add some details of a clown’s face to make it look decorative. Start by drawing the small pupils, then the triangular shapes on the cheeks. Also draw swirls on the cheeks and nose, then add a circular decoration on the nose. Finish the step by adding her tongue. 👅

6) The Colors

l that’s left is for you to colour in the clown as you like using the colours you prefer. Here is ours, use our colours as inspiration if you wish!

Drawing a Halloween Clown

Our latest clown isn’t really for kids, it’s for you, the terror fanatic, the dark and the Halloween night. Hang on, he’s going to be scary! 🎃

1) The Guide Lines

Start with two guide lines like these to make the frame of your clown. Once this is done, make a sketch to centre your future face.

2) Face Expressions

Define the shape of the head and then draw the eyebrows. These eyebrows should be drawn in such a way that they look raised or a little raised. 🔝

3) The Lower Face

For this third step, draw the shape of your clown’s face and neck. Simply draw the same lines as the model just below.

4) Eyes and Nose

Using the guidelines for the face, you can draw the shape of the eyes and the round nose in true clown style. Add puffy bags under each eye, with the left eye being more prominent.

5) The Teeth

Now we can draw the most frightening detail of our drawing. It’s the teeth, or rather the fangs! Beautiful, long, sharp teeth that are just waiting to bite his enemies. 👿

6) Hair

For our final step, you need to draw the chin and then the crazy hairstyle that clowns are known for. Don’t forget the eyebrow makeup too to intensify the clown style. Then erase the mistakes and the guidelines.

7) Filling in the drawing

All that’s left is to fill in your drawing with colours to give it life. Use the colours we’ve chosen if you like, or choose your own colours for a very personal drawing. 🙌

And if you like killer clowns, you’ll love our tutorial for drawing Pennywise, a terrible clown ! It’s up to you!