A girl with a crown braid and freckles, eyes closedA crown braid wraps round the head, so curve it as part of an ellipse. Closed eyes are two downward arcs.
A girl in a hijab, three-quarter view, laughingThe scarf frames the face as one oval and folds under the chin. Laughing lifts the cheeks and narrows the eyes.
A girl with a blunt bob, face straight on, smiling with teethA bob ends above the shoulders in one blunt line. Eyes sit halfway down the head, lower than you think.
A girl with a crown braid and freckles, eyes closedA crown braid wraps round the head, so curve it as part of an ellipse. Closed eyes are two downward arcs.
A girl with a curtained fringe blowing a bubblegum bubbleThe fringe parts in the middle and sweeps to each side. The bubble is a circle that hides the mouth for you.
A girl with a French braid over one shoulder, three-quarter viewA French braid starts at the crown and gathers hair as it goes. Stack Y shapes that widen, then taper to the tie.
A girl with a high ponytail in profile, chin upIn profile the forehead, nose, lips and chin step down one line. The ear sits just behind the middle of the head.
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Head and shoulders, continued
A girl with a hime cut, face front, seriousLong straight hair, shorter side sections and a fringe cut level with the eyebrows. Nearly all ruled lines.
A girl with a lob tucked behind one ear, looking back over her shoulderA lob is a long bob that reaches the shoulders. The neck twists and the near shoulder covers part of the chin.
A girl with a pixie cut in three-quarter viewVery short hair shows the skull, so keep the back of the head full. The far eye is narrower than the near one.
A girl with a side-swept fringe sticking her tongue outA fringe is hair combed forward and cut at brow level or above. One eye winks shut; the tongue is a small U.
A girl with afro puffs, face front, eyebrows raisedTwo round puffs high on the head: draw each as a cloud outline, no single hairs. Raised brows crease the forehead.
A girl with Bantu knots, face front, big grinHair is parted into squares or triangles and each part wound into a knot. Space the knots evenly over the skull.
A girl with box braids in a bun on top, looking upLooking up shortens the face: big chin, small forehead, nostrils showing. Box braids start from square partings.
A girl with cornrows and beaded ends, in profileCornrows lie close to the head, so their lines curve with the skull like lines on a globe. Beads are tiny cylinders.
A girl with pigtails yawning, seen from slightly belowFrom below, the underside of the jaw shows and the features curve upward. A yawn is a tall oval with eyes squeezed shut.
A girl with ringlets and round glasses, head tiltedRinglets are tight curls. Draw each as a ribbon winding down a tube. The glasses tilt with the head.
From behind 16
A girl in a raincoat under a red umbrella, walking awayThe umbrella hides head and shoulders: a dome over a coat over two boots. Puddle reflections drop straight down.
A girl in a sun hat walking a dog along the tide line, from behindThe hat is an ellipse hiding the head. The lead is a diagonal joining two figures, and footprints trail back to us.
A girl in a wheelchair at the edge of a lake at sunset, from behindFrom this angle the big wheels are ellipses, not circles. Silhouette her and the chair against the bright water.
A girl with a bun pegging washing on a line, from behindBoth arms up stretch the torso and lift the shirt hem. Pegged sheets give you big plain shapes to overlap her.
A girl with a fishtail braid looking up at the stars, from behindA fishtail braid uses two sections, not three, so the weave is a tight herringbone. A tipped-back head hides the neck.
A girl with a half updo reaching for a high bookshelf, from behindHalf updo: the top section tied back, the rest left down. On tiptoe the calves bunch and one hip pushes out.
A girl with a long braid looking out over a valley, from behindNo face to worry about. The braid hangs down the spine as a centre line. Keep her small against the view.
A girl with a low ponytail carrying a ladder through an orchard, from behindA ladder on one shoulder tilts the torso the other way to balance. The rungs shrink as they go away from us.
A girl with a ponytail painting at an easel, seen from behindLet her arm cross the edge of the canvas so the two overlap. The raised arm lifts that shoulder above the other.
A girl with curly hair at a window on a rainy day, back to usCurly hair is a cloud outline, not strands. The window is the light: her back in shade with a thin bright rim.
A girl with Dutch braids on a swing at the top of its arc, from behindDutch braids stand up from the head because the strands cross under. The legs kick forward, almost out of sight.
A girl with flowers in her hair walking into tall grassGrass overlaps her legs to the knee, which saves you drawing feet. The flowers are dots and circles on a band.
A girl with locs flying a kite on a hill, from behindDraw each loc as a tube, not a line. The wind swings them all one way, the same way the kite string leans.
A girl with short hair and headphones at a desk, from behindShort hair shows the neck and ears, so the headphone band reads clearly over the skull. The chair back hides the hips.
A girl with space buns and a backpack waiting at a bus stop, from behindTwo buns, one either side of the head, with the parting as a line between. Straps pull the shoulders back.
A girl with waist-length hair sitting on a pier, feet over the waterSeated from behind, the hips are the widest shape. Hair falls as one ribbon and fans out where it meets the boards.
Sitting and resting 16
A girl with a bob asleep at a desk, head on folded armsThe arms hide half the face, so you need one closed eye and a cheek. The bob falls forward over the sleeve.
A girl with a fringe and a wool scarf on a park bench feeding pigeonsBench slats are parallel lines that narrow with distance. One arm out, crumbs as dots, pigeons as tilted teardrops.
A girl with a knotted headscarf shelling peas on a porch stepA bowl in the lap gives the hands a job. The scarf's knot is two small loops above the forehead.
A girl with a long braid reading on a window seat, seen from the sideKnees up make a zigzag of back, thigh and shin. The book rests on the thighs and only the thumbs show on the pages.
A girl with a messy bun cross-legged on a bed with a laptopCrossed legs are a flat diamond from the front. The bun is a rough circle with loose ends, so do not tidy it.
A girl with a pixie cut perched on a stool playing a ukuleleTwo hands, two jobs: one curls round the neck, one brushes the strings. One heel hooks on the rung of the stool.
A girl with a ponytail tying her shoelace on a stepA deep forward bend: chest on thigh, head down, ponytail flipped over. Hands at the lace are hard, so keep them small.
A girl with a side braid on a train, forehead against the windowThe glass holds a faint reflected profile that touches the real one. Slumped shoulders and one earbud wire set the mood.
A girl with an afro lying on her front, chin in hands, feet in the airFrom the front the body shortens behind the head until the torso nearly vanishes. The afro is one big round shape.
A girl with box braids hugging her knees on the back doorstep at duskArms wrap the shins and the hands lock in front: hide the fingers behind a wrist. Braids drape over the shoulders.
A girl with bunches sitting on a wall, legs dangling, eating an appleBunches is another name for pigtails. Dangling legs hang straight with the toes tipped down: no floor to plant them on.
A girl with glasses and a bun doing homework at a kitchen tableThe table edge cuts her off at the ribs, so there are no legs to draw. A pencil end in the mouth is a good touch.
A girl with long hair lying in the grass watching clouds, seen from aboveSeen from above, the hair fans out round the head like a halo. Arms behind the head make two triangles.
A girl with plaits sitting in the fork of a tree with a sandwichPlait is another word for braid. One leg hangs, one foot braces on the branch. Bark lines wrap the limb like bracelets.
A girl with two low buns kneeling to plant seedlingsKneeling folds the leg so the thigh rests on the calf. Give her gardening gloves: mitten shapes beat fingers.
A girl with wavy hair in an armchair that is too big for herLet the chair do the work: big rounded arms, a small figure tucked in one corner, feet not reaching the floor.
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A girl in a swim cap diving off a board, seen from the sideOne long curve from fingertips to toes. Arms cover the ears with the hands stacked. The cap makes the head a plain egg.
A girl in wellies jumping in a puddle, the splash frozen mid-airThe splash is a crown of curved spikes with loose drops above it. Wellies are tubes with a toe: no ankles needed.
A girl with a bob on a skateboard, arms out, knees bentWeight stays over the board with soft knees and wide arms. Stand the feet across the board, not along it.
A girl with a fringe walking into a strong wind, coat flappingLean the whole body forward as one slanted line. Hair, coat and scarf all blow the same way.
A girl with a helmet and plaits riding a bike downhill, front viewFront on, the bike squeezes into a tall thin stack: wheel, handlebars, head. Plaits fly back past the helmet.
A girl with a high bun in an arabesque, seen from the sideShe stands on one straight leg with the other stretched straight behind. The standing foot sits under the head.
A girl with a long scarf running for a bus, seen from the sideIn a run the opposite arm and leg go forward together. Scarf and hair stream back along one line.
A girl with a ponytail kicking a football, leg at full swingThe kicking leg swings across the body as the opposite arm swings back. The standing foot plants beside the ball.
A girl with a ponytail mid-jump, arms up, knees tuckedHair lags behind the body, so at the top of a jump the ponytail is still rising. Add a shadow on the ground below.
A girl with afro puffs on a trampoline in a star jumpA star jump has five points: head, two hands, two feet. Start with an X and hang the clothes off it.
A girl with braids skipping rope, both feet off the groundThe rope is one smooth arc, over the head or under the feet, never both. The braids fly up as she comes down.
A girl with curly hair spinning in a full skirtThe skirt lifts into a cone with a wavy hem: an ellipse with ripples. The curls swing out the same way.
A girl with loose hair on a rope swing out over a riverShe hangs from straight arms with her knees hooked up. The angle of hair and rope shows which way she is swinging.
A girl with pigtails cartwheeling on grass, caught upside downThe body makes an X balanced on one hand. Pigtails and shirt hem fall toward the ground, which is now above her head.
A girl with short hair climbing a rope ladder, looking down at usSeen from below: big feet and knees, a small head. Hands on the rungs are simple fists wrapped over a bar.
A girl with two braids ice skating, one leg lifted behindA glide: front knee bent, back leg trailing low, arms out. A thin curved line on the ice shows where she has been.
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A girl fixing a bike chain, toolbox open, grease on her noseThe bike stands upside down on its saddle: two wheel ellipses and a triangle frame. She crouches with one knee down.
A girl holding a chess knight, thinking, chin on her fistA fist under the chin pushes the cheek up a little. Her eyes look down at the board, so more upper lid shows.
A girl in a hoodie and headphones dancing in her bedroomA raised hood hides the hair and ears. One hip out, one arm up, eyes shut. Put one curved posture line in first.
A girl in a karate suit tying her belt, looking downBoth hands meet at the knot, which hides most of the fingers. The jacket wraps across the chest in a V.
A girl in a paint-streaked apron mixing colours on a paletteThe thumb goes through the palette hole and the rest of the hand hides under it. Add a streak of paint on one cheek.
A girl in safety goggles and a lab coat pouring from a beakerBoth hands are busy at chest height and her eyes are on the pour. Goggles sit over the brows; hair is tied back low.
A girl with a bow in her hair knitting a very long scarfThe needles cross in an X at chest height and the elbows stay close in. Let the scarf pool on the floor in folds.
A girl with a camera raised to her face, elbows tucked inThe camera hides half the face, which helps. Both elbows pull in to the ribs and one finger rests on the shutter.
A girl with a lantern and a map at a crossroads at nightThe lantern is the only light: bright on the map and under her chin, dark behind. Light the near edges only.
A girl with a sketchbook on her knees drawing a pigeonShe looks up while the hand keeps moving. Pencil grip: thumb and two fingers, the other two curled under.
A girl with a telescope on a balcony, one eye shutOne eye at the eyepiece, the other squeezed shut, mouth a little open. The tube points along a strong diagonal.
A girl with a violin tucked under her chin, three-quarter viewThe left side of the jaw rests on the violin and the right hand holds the bow. Bow arm, bow and strings make a square.
A girl with a watering can and rubber boots in a greenhouseThe can is a cylinder with a long spout and the water falls as a fan of dashes. Pot plants overlap her legs.
A girl with a whisk and a floury apron, mixing bowl on her hipThe bowl is an ellipse tipped toward us with one arm circling it. The whisk is a teardrop of wire loops.
A girl with plaits and a magnifying glass studying a beetleCrouching makes her a compact egg shape. Behind the lens one eye shows larger than the other, which is the joke.
A girl with short curls in a space suit, helmet under one armMitten gloves and thick tube limbs mean no fingers and no folds. The helmet is a ball with a dark visor ellipse.
How this list was compiled: Original list written for Draw This Next, September 2026. Every scene is invented, and the easy, medium and hard groups are our own estimates for someone drawing a figure with a pencil; the drawing advice in each hint is our own. Hairstyle names and the short descriptions of them were checked on 2026-09-18 against Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hairstyles (bob cut, lob, pixie cut, bunches, pigtails, ponytail, bun, double buns and odango or space buns, afro, afro puffs, fringe or bangs, curtained hair, hime cut, ringlets, crown braid, French braid, fishtail, half updo, cornrows, dreadlocks), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_braid (the Dutch braid crossing under and standing up from the hair; the fishtail braid's two sections), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_braids (square-shaped hair divisions) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_knots (square or triangular parts wound into knots). Also checked 2026-09-18: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque_(ballet_position) (one supporting leg, the other extended behind, both straight) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin (left side of the jaw on the chinrest, bow in the right hand). Licence: own work
How it works
Each of these 80 girl drawing ideas is a whole character in one line: a hairstyle, a pose, a prop and the view you see her from. The hint underneath names the hard part, such as the hands, the profile or the hair volume. Pair a view with a level: From behind plus Easy holds six.
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Named hairstyles, drawn as one big shape
Every hairstyle is a named one, checked against Wikipedia. A hime cut is long and straight with a fringe level with the eyebrows. Dutch braids stand up from the head because the strands cross under, while a French braid lies flat. Block hair in as one shape before any strands: afro puffs are two cloud outlines and ringlets are ribbons wound down a tube.
Five views, and what Easy leaves out
The 24 easy girl drawing ideas dodge the hard parts on purpose: A girl in a raincoat under a red umbrella, walking away has no face and no hands. From behind is the kindest group for a nervous beginner, because all 16 hide the face. The 22 hard ones ask for foreshortening or a twisting neck. To build a cast, press five times and copy the ones you would keep.
Start with one curved line from the head to the foot that carries the weight. If that line has life, the pose will.
Hands giving you trouble? Deal until she is holding something. A bowl, a dog lead or a camera hides half the fingers.
For cute girl drawing ideas, keep the pose and change the proportions: a bigger head, eyes set low, a small nose and mouth.
Questions and answers
Are these drawing ideas for girls, or ideas for drawing a girl?
Ideas for drawing a girl as a character. Anyone can use them, and nothing here guesses what girls like to draw. Each line gives a hairstyle, a pose and a prop, from a skateboarder with a bob to an astronaut with short curls.
Which ideas suit a beginner?
From behind holds 16 with no face to draw, and six of those are also Easy. A good first pick is A girl with afro puffs on a trampoline in a star jump, which is an X with clothes hung on it. An umbrella, sun hat or raised hood lets you skip the hair too.
How do I stop every girl I draw looking the same?
Change the silhouette first. Press three times and you get three outlines: locs swung sideways by wind, the ruled lines of a hime cut, the plain egg of a swim cap. Then change the view: try a profile or a back view after every front view.