{"title":"How to Draw a Unicorn (Easy Cute Unicorn Drawing)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/drawing/how-to-draw-a-unicorn","category":{"slug":"drawing","name":"Drawing"},"creator":{"name":"Art for Kids Hub","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6cJl89axqY"},"tldr":"Draw a cute unicorn step by step: eye, head, striped horn, mane, legs and tail, then color. An easy marker drawing for kids and beginners.","quickAnswer":"Draw a cute unicorn step by step: eye, head, striped horn, mane, legs and tail, then color. An easy project: about 25 minutes. You need 5 things, including drawing or marker paper, colored pencils, markers or crayons and gold or yellow colored pencil. The 10 steps start with draw the Unicorn's Eye With Two Highlight Circles, draw the Unicorn's Forehead and Backwards J Nose, draw the Unicorn's Ear and Curly Forelock and add the Unicorn's Striped Horn and Back Ear.","totalDurationSeconds":679,"videoDurationSeconds":679,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":25,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":25,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":"1 unicorn drawing"},"tools":["black permanent marker","pencil and eraser (optional)"],"materials":["drawing or marker paper","colored pencils, markers or crayons","gold or yellow colored pencil"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Eye With Two Highlight Circles","text":"Near the top left of your paper, draw a circle that is not too big. Inside it, near the top, draw a small circle. Add another tiny one near the bottom. Color in the big circle with your marker and leave the two little circles white. Those white spots make the eye look shiny and alive. Keep the eye close to the upper corner so the rest of the unicorn fits on the page."},{"number":2,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Forehead and Backwards J Nose","text":"Draw a small curve above the eye for the forehead, close to the eye. From there, bring a line down for the front of the face and turn it into a backwards J for the nose, ending a little below the eye. Then start under the eye and draw an S line that comes up and curves around for the cheek. Now you have a head shape that looks like a horse."},{"number":3,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Ear and Curly Forelock","text":"Above the eye, draw a sideways A shape for the ear: go up to a point, then back down. Add a small curve inside it. Now draw the forelock, the hair that hangs over her forehead. Make an S line that curves one way and back the other, then curl the end a little. Finish by curving the line back up into the ear so the hair and ear connect."},{"number":4,"title":"Add the Unicorn's Striped Horn and Back Ear","text":"Draw a second, smaller ear peeking out behind the forelock, with a curve inside. Then add the horn. Start under the ear and draw a long, thin sideways A that points out in front of her head. Bring the line back into the hair. Add diagonal lines down the horn for texture. The stripes are what turn your horse into a unicorn."},{"number":5,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Neck, Chest and Mane","text":"From the ear, draw a big question mark line out and down for the back of the neck. She is tucking her head a bit, so it curves. For the front, start under the cheek, curve out for the chest and come down. Then draw the mane with a few S lines that flow down the neck, each one connecting to the last. Add two more curves that fall in front of her chest."},{"number":6,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Front Leg and Hoof","text":"Under the chest, draw a straight line down for the front of the leg. For the back of the leg, start close to the first line and let it spread out as it goes down. That little flare at the bottom makes it look like a real leg. Connect the two lines at the bottom, then draw one more line across, a little higher, to make the hoof."},{"number":7,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Back and Back Leg","text":"From the top of the mane, draw a long curve across for her back and round it down for her rump. Under the rump, draw the back of the back leg coming down, ending at the same height as the front hoof. Add a curve on the front of the leg for the thigh, then a line down. Close the bottom and add a hoof line."},{"number":8,"title":"Add the Unicorn's Far Legs, One Bent Mid-Step","text":"Draw the belly line between the two legs. Then add the far back leg between them. Make it a bit shorter, because it sits further away. Close the bottom with a hoof. For the last front leg, draw a sideways V so the leg bends back, like she is walking. Add the back of the leg with a small, skinny hoof."},{"number":9,"title":"Draw the Unicorn's Roller Coaster Tail","text":"Start at the rump, go up, and curve down like a roller coaster. That is the top of the tail. For the other side, start close to the first line and let it drift further away as you go down. Connect the bottom with two or three curvy points. Then add more lines inside the tail for texture. Finish with eyelashes or any small details you like."},{"number":10,"title":"Color the Unicorn's Mane, Tail and Hooves","text":"Put the marker aside and pick up your colors. Rob and Hadley use pink for the mane and tail, with gold for the horn and hooves and a little pink on the cheeks. Press harder in the shadows of the mane for depth. Use any colors you like. A rainbow mane or a purple tail looks great too. Leave the body white so the bright colors pop."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-13T14:45:33.225Z","published":"2026-11-13T14:45:32.979Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}