Both my girls absolutely love to color and draw. I must admit they get it from there father, because he not only is an amazing artist, he even taught art having trained to be an art teacher. Once, I actually saw him teacher our young niece how to draw Mickey Mouse (stay tuned below to learn how to do this for yourself).
God bless, how artistic he is and let me tell you I have seen him create over the years now and still am amazed at his talent. But I know he has been drawing and creating from the time he was a small boy. So, I know he learned how at a very young age.
I was recently contacted by Kathleen Wilson, who recently started her own website where she creates drawing tutorials at We Draw Animals, to help kids learn to draw.
So without further ado, learn how to teach young children to draw Mickey Mouse with Kathleen’s help below.
Almost every kid on this great planet we call home loves to draw! It is a fun, creative, healthy activity for people of all ages. One of the first things we learn to do before writing numbers and letters and such is to draw. From scribbles to stick people all children teach themselves art at a young age. Once they reach school age their pictures begin to acquire more detail and more definition.
Art is one of the many things that are well described by the old saying that “practice makes perfect”. The more art you create the better you become. Some kids and even adults think drawing is hard and takes some kind of magical skill that most of us don’t possess, but thankfully that is not true.
Drawing is easy and anyone can do it if you just take the time to learn the proper way.
Now follow below to draw Mickey Mouse step by step:
How to Draw Mickey Mouse in 8 Simple Steps
Draw one big circle and lines that cross the center of the circle.
Now, draw three small circles that overlap the bottom part of the big circle.
Next, draw two medium circles that overlap the top part of the big circle.
Then, draw one big oblong shape below the middle horizontal line. Draw two medium oblong shapes above the line and draw two small oblong shapes inside the 2 medium oblong shapes.
Use a black marker to outline the parts of Mickey’s face, eyes nose and mouth.
Continue to outline the rest of Mickey’s face. Erase all the pencil shapes.
Use a black marker to fill in the color of Mickey’s ears, head nose and eyes.
Finish Drawing Mickey Mouse.
Whatever you do don’t give up! Have FUN!!!
Just remember even the greatest artists had to start at the beginning and learn how to create art so don’t ever give up on yourself. It may take a while to master drawing but the end results are worth the effort. Once you have mastered the basic principles of drawing you can learn to do wonderful things like shading to show where the light source is, crosshatching to give texture to your pictures and shadowing to show depth.
When pencils are a second nature you can move on to more permanent mediums like colored pencils, pens, pastels, crayons, chalk and paint. There is no limit to the fascinating things you can learn to make once you learn the basics of pencil and eraser drawing.
Thank you again to Kathleen for this fun filled, yet educational art tutorial for all young kids.
Hope you all have enjoyed and will draw Mickey Mouse now.
massholemommy says
No way – how cool is that. Now I need to go try it with my boys.
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Janine Huldie says
Oh glad you liked this and let me know how it works when you do try with your boys!! 🙂
Karen says
wow…okay my mind is blown….that is so awesome Janine…I have to try this babe.
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Janine Huldie says
Oh hope you do Karen and honestly thought this would be great for so many of us with young kids!! 🙂
dishofdailylife says
Very cute! My husband was a huge Mickey Mouse fan when he was a kid! I bet even my older kids might have fun with this!
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Janine Huldie says
Oh I do hope you try with your older kids and would love to hear their opinion. And just something else we have in common, because as you know my husband was a huge Mickey fan and still is (a big child at heart at times!!).
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LisaAndAshley says
That is SO COOL!! I am totally trying this with my girls today! :)-Ashley
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Janine Huldie says
Awesome Ashley and let me know how it goes!! 🙂
Michelle Liew says
Awesome! A fun way to begin cartooning!
Janine Huldie says
Thanks Michelle and totally agree!! 🙂
Billybuc says
I need these tips and not little kids. LOL I can't draw a stick figure and I'm dead serious about that. I'll hold onto this in case any little kids stop by my life soon. 🙂 Have a great day Janine and thank you for being who you are.
Janine Huldie says
Lol, Bill so do I. Trust me I am great at computer designing, but not so much by hand. I am in awe of those who can draw!! Have a wonderful day, too!! 🙂
Camilleta says
Hey, this looks like something even I can draw! My 4 year old is a better artist than me, lol.
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Janine Huldie says
I know and thought the same thing Camille. Trust me the artist in my family is not me, but my husband. But loved how easy this one did look!!
tamaralikecamera says
That does make it seem doable! And I'd totally use a pencil to draw – I'm not ashamed to use one for crossword puzzles either. My mom is an artist and she's owned her own art school for over 30 years. She would agree here that everyone can draw and that it's healthy. What's funny is that I seem to have no natural talent at all – it skipped me or something! I think it's more that I haven't given it the attention it deserves. I saved that for writing/photography. I love when Scarlet draws so much!
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Janine Huldie says
My dad's dad (my grandfather) was awesome with drawing and used to give us cards for every holiday with drawing he drew on them. I always wished I could do that, but seems like it skipped me, too. But I am with you on having the skills with my writing and possibly a bit of photography, too. But Emma loves to draw, so I guess we shall see!! 🙂
Dani Ryan says
So cool!!!! I love to draw and color, but my 2 y/o has no interest. 🙁
Janine Huldie says
Oh Dani, my almost 3 year old couldn't care less for the longest time unless it meant eating the crayons or writing with them on my wall! Finally she is showing some interest now!!
Leah Davidson says
This is so cool – what a great step by step -makes me think that even I can do it! Will show it to my kids for sure!
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Janine Huldie says
Oh thanks so much Leah and was so happy to share this here today. Hope your kids enjoy this one!! 🙂
Lanaya says
What a great concept to bring out the artistic abilities in the kids!
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Janine Huldie says
Thanks so much Lanaya and really thought this was such a great tutorial and so happy to share!! 🙂 xoxo!!
gigigirl says
Wish I had had these directions as a kid…..I am not gifted artistically but wanted so much to be able to draw. I guess it's never too late….might try Mickey! Great post……xxoo
Janine Huldie says
Oh hope you try Aunt Gloria and you know I am the same way with drawing, but this one looked so very easy and simple to do that I had to share!! xoxo 🙂
Katherines Corner says
Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop sweetie. I featured you on facebook! xo
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Janine Huldie says
Oh thank you so much Katie and am always so happy to linkup with you. And you truly made my morning. Hugs!!! 🙂
Amy Perdew says
That is great. I loved drawing when I was younger and I am a frequent eraser haha. My kids love to draw. This was pretty simple and easy to understand. As a lways, thanks for linking up with "Inspiration in Progress."
Janine Huldie says
My pleasure linking up and hope you and your kids get to try this Amy. Thanks as always for hosting!! 🙂
catherine gacad says
yes, i need this tutorial because i don't have a creative bone in my body. my husband, like yours, is an artist! i hope our future kid takes after him 🙂
Janine Huldie says
Catherine, trust me I felt the same way about my girls and was hoping that they would so take after Kevin on this one, too. I still am hopeful, because Emma loves to draw and Lily still not sure, but time will tell!! 🙂
Paul says
These are great tips for drawing – especially the one using basic shapes to make a basic template. I love drawing since young but don't have the chance to really go into it. My son also likes to draw, so those pointers should be useful for him too.
Janine Huldie says
Oh totally my pleasure and so happy that this will help you and your son, Paul!! thanks for reading and commenting, too 🙂