How to Draw an Angel

Children like to fantasize about angels. They dream of the beauty of the messengers of God who find a significant place in children’s storybooks and dramas. Little ones would find immense pleasure in sketching the slim feminine figure with big wings and wearing a long flowy gown.

Step 1: Draw the oval face and thin neck.

Step 2: Make the box-like shape of the torso.

Step 3: Outline the gown. It is of a diverging shape.

Step 4: Make the guides for the arms on both the sides of the body.

Step 5: Draw the outlines of the fan-like wings.

Step 6: Intersecting lines are drawn on the face.

Step 7: Start detailing the hair.

Step 8: It is made wavy.

Step 9: Make the soft facial features.

Step 10: Draw the left full sleeve.

Step 11: Now comes the turn of sketching the right full sleeve.

Step 12: Draw the small left hand.

Step 13: The right hand showcases all five slender fingers.

Step 14: Detail the major upper part of the gown. It has a V-neck.

Step 15: Draw the large folds near the base of the dress.

Step 16: Sketch the next layer of smaller folds that line the bottom of the dress.

Step 17: Detail the feathery left wing.

Step 18: Repeat for the right wing.

Step 19: Make a smaller version of wings within the larger ones.

Step 20: Make the halo and folds of the gown.

The oval halo over the head reinforces her connection with God. The slender figure has been rendered volume by the massive gown and wings. It makes for a picture straight from fantasy land. Children would strive to make it perfect and pretty. It is a character of their dreams, after all.