Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Terracotta Warrior and Warrior Coloring Page.
Chinese workers digging a well in 1974 made a startling discovery: thousands of life-size terracotta figures of an army prepared for battle. Now students can learn how to draw a Terracotta Warrior, just one of the figures found in this amazing collection of warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses.
This Terracotta warrior project offers an easy way to draw one of these figures, but in a simple and symmetrical way. Learning how to draw body proportions that are true to real life takes practice. This tutorial will help students see how and where to draw the head, torso and legs, and then add as many warrior details as they can.
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Terracotta Warrior Coloring Page
Materials to draw a Terracotta Warrior
- Black Sharpie Marker (affiliate link)
- Prang Crayons (affiliate link)
- Crayola Crayons (affiliate link)
Step by Step Directions for a Terracotta Warrior Drawing
Time needed: 45 minutes.
Terra Cotta Warrior Drawing Instructions
- Draw the torso, head and hair.
- Add the skirt looking shape below.
- Draw the legs and boots.
- Add two sleeves with cuffs.
- Draw hands below the sleeves.
- Add armor plates on the shoulders.
- Erase inside. Add texture as shown.
- Draw the face, and hair details.
- Trace with a marker and color.