In this tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a bee. It will be a simple step-by-step drawing with which you will learn how to make a nice picture of this useful striped insect. It will not be a realistic drawing of a bee, but rather a cartoon version for kids. This drawing exercise will, therefore, prove useful in working with children – at art or during classes in kindergarten. Since this is a simple drawing instruction, even the youngest children can handle it.
Bee drawing – how to make?
To make a picture of a bee, you will need a clean sheet of paper, a pencil, an eraser and colored pencils. If you have everything ready, you can proceed to the instructions on how to draw a bee below.
Time needed: 5 minutes
Rysowanie pszczoły – instrukcja krok po kroku dla dzieci
- Bee drawing – step one
In the center of the sheet of paper, near the right edge, make a small circle, and in it, make two smaller circles for the eyes of the bees.
- How to draw a bee – step two
Make the antennae, mouth and pupils of the bee. Finally, use a larger circle to mark the body of the insect.
- How to draw a bee – striped
On the body of the bee, mark with lines the place where we will draw stripes. We will make a nice fluffy collar for the bee. If you take a close look at the bee, you will notice that it is very hairy and so down.
- Wings and legs – drawing a bee
Finally, make nice wings for the bees. They can overlap one another, it doesn’t bother you at all. Draw the legs at the bottom – make four lines ending with a small ball.
- Bee – drawing for coloring
The drawing of the bee is now ready. We can now proceed to the second stage. Take your colored pencils now and color your drawing.
- How to draw a bee – ready drawing
The colored drawing looks even better. You can also decorate such a drawing with a cut-out or cover it with colored plasticine. I wish you fruitful work.
It was an instruction on how to draw a bee. If you would like to practice drawing other insect drawings, also try How to Draw a Ladybug in a similar style to a bee. You can also draw a pretty butterfly from the How to Draw a Butterfly instruction, or a simple goldfish from the How to Draw a Fish instruction.