How to Draw a Unicorn
Learn how to draw a unicorn cute and fast using our detailed step-by-step instructions. Take a look at the collage below to see an outline of the unicorn drawing tutorial.
Here you will learn how to draw a unicorn in the drawing tutorial, which will explain in detail how to create a cute cartoon mythical unicorn.
Unicorns are mysterious creatures. For many centuries, great people have turned to the image of these wayward animals. Leonardo da Vinci himself composed a fable about them, Raphael wrote “The Lady with the Unicorn”, ancient Greek historians spoke about unicorns in their writings as if we were now describing thoroughbred horses or white rhinos.
Yes, and in modern literature they often write about these creatures—remember the Harry Potter saga. When Harry bought his first wand from Ollivander’s Wand shop, he learned that each one had a core of a powerful magical substance. One of the strongest wands was the one in which the core was with a hair from a unicorn’s crest.
Scroll down and draw a cute unicorn with detailed instructions.
Time needed: 25 minutes
How to Draw a Unicorn
- Draw the head.
For the outline of the head shape, you need to use an oval shape. Also, above the oval shape of the head, you need to draw the unicorn’s ear. Besides, at the end add the shape of the eye as in the example.
- Add details.
Detail the eye by adding a highlight in the eye and eyelashes. Also detail the ear and cheek by adding a heart.
- Draw the mane.
Using two curved lines draw the front part of the unicorn’s mane, then draw the back part of the mane using wavy lines as in the example.
- Add the horn.
For the horn, use slightly curved lines that meet at a point.
- Draw the torso.
Draw a cartoonish little unicorn torso.
- Draw the legs.
Draw the hoofed legs of the jumping unicorn.
- Add the second pair of legs.
Now you need to add the second part of the jumping unicorn’s legs.
- Draw the wing.
Draw the small cartoon unicorn wing as shown.
- Creating the tail of your unicorn artwork.
To finish drawing the unicorn, add the tail using two curved lines.
- Color your cute unicorn.
Color the unicorn’s tail, hooves, and mane pink, and shade the horn with rainbow colors. The body of the unicorn can be shaded in silver.
After all this simple work, it is finally time to stand back and admire your very own piece of cute unicorn artwork. Hopefully you are happy with your artwork and feel more empowered to tackle with other animal drawings that you can find on our website.