How to Draw a Cute Snowman Step by Step

Start with two round shapes, then add a floppy hat, a happy face and a simple scarf. Finish your cute snowman with twig arms, two buttons and a ground line. No shading or complicated details needed.

What you need

A pencil, an eraser and a sheet of paper are enough. Draw lightly at first, then trace the lines you want to keep when your cute snowman is finished.

All 6 steps on one sheet

Copy the whole drawing from this sheet, or follow the steps below one at a time.

How to draw a cute snowman step by step: all 6 beginner steps on one sheet

Step 1 of 6
Draw a circle for the head
Draw one circle near the top of your page. Leave room above it for a hat and below it for the body.
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Step 2 of 6
Add a larger round body
Draw a larger round shape beneath the head. Let the head overlap the top of the body a little.
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Step 3 of 6
Add a floppy hat and pompom
Draw a curved band across the top of the head. Add a soft bent cap above it and a small circle for the pompom.
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Step 4 of 6
Draw happy eyes, a nose and a smile
Add two small upside-down curves for happy eyes, a little triangle for the carrot nose and one short curve for the smile.
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Step 5 of 6
Wrap a simple scarf around the neck
Draw a curved band where the head meets the body. Add two short rounded scarf ends hanging down in front.
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Step 6 of 6
Add twig arms, two buttons and ground
Draw a short twig arm on each side with one small fork. Add two round buttons down the body and a curved ground line underneath.
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That's it! You have drawn a cute snowman.

Trace your favorite lines a little darker, erase any unwanted pencil marks and add color if you would like.

What you need

A pencil, an eraser and a sheet of paper are enough. Draw lightly at first, then trace the lines you want to keep when your cute snowman is finished.

All 6 steps on one sheet

Copy the whole drawing from this sheet, or follow the steps below one at a time.

How to draw a cute snowman step by step: all 6 intermediate steps on one sheet

Step 1 of 6
Stack the round snow shapes
Sketch a large round head above two stacked snow shapes. Add a light face axis and a ground guide, keeping the contours slightly uneven for a natural snowy shape.
Beginner tip: Keep the head oversized to give the snowman its cute proportions.
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Step 2 of 6
Add the happy face and carrot nose
Draw two happy crescent eyes, a tapered carrot nose and a curved smile made from small pebbles. Add a few light cheek marks beneath the eyes.
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Step 3 of 6
Draw the floppy hat and scarf
Wrap a broad folded brim around the head and add a soft beanie crown with a round pompom. Draw a thick scarf around the neck with two hanging fringed ends.
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Step 4 of 6
Add twig arms, a mitten and buttons
Draw two irregular twig arms, placing a mitten on the raised waving hand. Add branches to the other hand and three rounded coal buttons down the body, then refine the snow contours.
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Step 5 of 6
Texture the knitwear and snowy edges
Add ribbing, grouped stitches and folds to the hat and scarf. Texture the pompom with small tufts, refine the scarf fringes and carrot ridges, and add sparse marks along the snowy edges.
Beginner tip: Leave plenty of white space between texture marks so the snow and knitwear stay soft.
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Step 6 of 6
Finish with soft shadows and snowfall
Remove unused guides and deepen selected overlapping contours. Hatch lightly beneath the hat, scarf and stacked snow shapes, then add ground shadows, two little snowballs and a few falling snow dots.
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