how to draw the grinch easy

Here are easy, step-by-step ways to draw the Grinch. What you’ll need

• Paper
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Colored pencils/markers (green, white, black, yellow)

Two quick routes you can pick from

• Route A: Simple Grinch face
• Route B: Full Grinch (full body)

Route A — Easy Grinch face

1. Start with a rounded oval for the head. Keep the bottom a bit wider to suggest a chubby, furry face.
2. Add guidelines: a vertical line down the middle and a horizontal line across the middle. These help place the eyes and nose.
3. Draw two large, almond-shaped eyes on the horizontal guideline. Make the upper lids slightly droopy to give a mischievous look.
4. Sketch thick, curved brows above the eyes. The Grinch’s expression is often sly or grumpy, so angle the brows downward toward the nose.
5. Add a small, rounded nose between and slightly below the eyes.
6. Draw the mouth: a long, curved line that dips low at the center with a small dip at each end to imply fur and a grumpy grin. Add a few short lines at the corners to suggest wrinkles.
7. Outline the cheeks and chin with soft, rounded curves to convey fur. Add a few quick jagged lines along the cheeks for texture.
8. Erase construction lines, refine shapes, and add some fur texture along the forehead and jaw with short, quick strokes.
9. Color: shade the entire shape in bright Grinch-green. Color the eyes white with yellowish irises or full yellow eyes for a cartoon look. Add a bit of pink or red inside the mouth if desired.

Route B — Full Grinch (stylized, easy)

1. Draw a rounded, pear-like torso under a slightly smaller head to suggest a funny, squat character.
2. Add a simple neck and two rounded arms by the sides, using soft cylinders for the limbs. Include small mitten-like hands.
3. For the face, start with the same head shape as Route A. Place the eyes, nose, and mouth as described above.
4. Add furry texture by drawing short zig-zag lines along the outer edge of the head and body. Emphasize large cheeks by making the side contours bulge outward.
5. Draw the Grinch’s hat: a pointy hat with a fluffy brim. Add a simple pom-pom at the tip.
6. Add clothing hints: a wide collar and a simple, loose-fitting coat or tunic to convey his attire.
7. Details: put a few lines to suggest fur texture on the neck and hat. You can add Max the dog peeking from behind if you want a scene.
8. Erase extra guidelines, finalise shapes, and color: green for the fur, darker green for shadows, white and black for eyes, and red for the hat or scarf if you include them.

Tips for a kid-friendly drawing

• Keep shapes rounded and soft; avoid sharp corners.
• Use bold lines for the outer contour and lighter lines for details.
• If you’re unsure about facial proportions, start with a big circle for the head, then place the eyes, nose, and mouth inside it.

Alternative quick method (one-page quick guide)

• Begin with an oval head.
• Draw two big circles for eyes and thick curved brows above.
• Place a small rounded nose and a long, curved mouth beneath.
• Add fluffy cheeks with short jagged lines along the outer edge.
• Color fully green; highlight the eyes and mouth as needed.
• Add a simple hat to finish.

If you’d like, tell me which route you prefer (face only or full body), and I can tailor a 5–10 step, image-by-image guide you can follow with exact shapes and proportions.