This unicorn drawing can be done in 20 minutes or less, even if you’re a beginner. You can draw it using a pencil or a graphic tablet. If you want to learn how to draw a unicorn, follow the easy steps below.

Unicorns hold a mysterious fantasy role in books, movies, and cartoons. Drawings of magical creatures like unicorns can be found everywhere and it seems like they never go out of style.

I love making drawing tutorials and sharing them with anyone who wants to learn. If you love drawing, you’ll want to see my collection of drawing tutorials. I also have a holiday drawing tutorial section where you can find ideas like Santa Claus, Halloween pumpkins and snowman drawings.

If you don’t have time to make the drawing right now, feel free to pin this blog post to your favorite drawing board on Pinterest. You can click on the button below to pin it now so that you don’t forget.

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You can also print the instructions and watch the video below.

Ready to draw right now?

Just scroll down to the bottom. You’ll find the tutorial video there. Watch the steps I use to learn how to draw a unicorn.

In this tutorial, I give you the easy steps to draw a cartoon rainbow unicorn. You can choose to make yours using rainbow colors or another variation of colors.

How to Make a Digital Drawing of a Unicorn

This tutorial can be done with either digital and traditional drawing methods. This means that you can use a digital drawing tablet (like I do) or a pencil and paper.

I love digital drawing and in the video, you can see how I use a graphic tablet not only to draw but also to color the unicorn.

Digital drawings are easy to make and use once you get the hang of it. I really like how they can be reused and edited. With digital drawings, you can change your picture with just a few clicks.

Let’s say that you want to draw a bunch of unicorns? With a digital drawing, all you have to do is copy and paste the first unicorn that you drew. Then you can click and drag the copies around the canvas to make a picture full of unicorns.

Add some personality to your drawing by using different colors to color each unicorn and a name.

If you want to learn how to add text to your digital drawing, sign up for my free So Simple SVG Quotes course. You’ll learn how to add words to an image in different fonts using the Inkscape software. This is a great way to personalize any drawing.

How to Draw an Easy Unicorn

Let’s get ready to draw our unicorn. Here are the materials you need. The paper drawing supplies can be found in your local art or craft supply store.

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Drawing Supplies

Digital Drawing Supplies

Inkscape software program

Computer

Graphic tablet from Amazon (optional)

Paper Drawing Supplies

Drawing pencil

Drawing Paper

Art markers or Colored Pencils

Light Table for Tracing (optional)

Are you wondering why I like to use Inkscape for drawing on my laptop? Well in case you’re not familiar with the program, Inkscape is an open-source graphic software. Which means it’s free to use.

There is also a mobile version. Sometimes, if I’m not at my home computer, I use an online Inkscape drawing app, like the one in this post that I wrote about 7 online drawing apps that you can use.

To make drawings in Inkscape, I use the calligraphy and brush strokes tool. The settings that I use are in the instruction sheet at the bottom of the post.

Tips for Digital Drawing

Here are some tips for making the digital version.

Make sure that your settings on the calligraphy tool match mine before starting. (see the instruction sheet below)
Zoom in and out (Ctl+scroll up/down) with the mouse to see details of your drawing.
Remember to save as you go along. The last thing you want is to lose your drawing because you forgot to save your work.
Save it as an svg (scalable vector graphic) to be able to use the drawing as a cut file.

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Draw a Unicorn Step by Step

Remember, you can print and follow the instructions on the printable sheet or just watch the video for the next steps.

How to draw a unicorn head

Make a curved line and then another. Follow that line until you get back to the beginning.

Draw the horn with bumps for the ridges. Then draw curved triangular shapes for the ears.

Draw the Unicorn Hair

To draw the unicorn hair, we can make light airy lines from the ears down to the neck.

Let’s make a face for the unicorn head. We’ll add a smile, a curved line for the eye and eyelashes.

The unicorn drawing outline is complete and you can move on to coloring the outline.

Color the Unicorn Drawing

You’re ready to color your drawing of a unicorn.

To do this, use the fill bucket tool (fill bounded areas tool). Make sure that your areas are bounded (that means that they are closed with no gaps).

If you have gaps, double click on the gap, zoom in and pull (click and drag) the nodes to close the gap. Watch the video to see how I did this.

Click the fill bucket tool and then click on a color from the color menu bar at the bottom of the screen. I’ll choose a pink color as my first fill color.

Next, click on a section of the unicorn to fill it with color.

Repeat this process to color in every section of the unicorn.

In the next step, I’ll select the color and send it to the bottom. This is so that we can still see the outline which was drawn in black.

Your easy unicorn drawing is done. Ready to draw more animals? How about learning to draw a bat?

If you liked this lesson, you’ll love my So Simple SVG Files course. I will walk you through the steps to make digital drawings using simple shapes in Inkscape. You’ll also learn how to transfer your drawings to your craft projects and get better use from your cutting machine.

Drawing is fun but what’s even better is being able to take that drawing and using it to make crafts. I’ve added some craft ideas for you below.

Crafts to Make with Unicorns

The nice thing about digital drawings is that you can upload them to a cutting machine and make print and cut designs for lots of craft projects.

Here are some craft ideas from Etsy that you can make with your unicorn drawing:

Source: Jade and Paiige

Source: Lively Party Store

Those are just a few ideas to get you started. I have lots of other blog posts about easy DIY crafts that you can make.

Imagine all of the crafts that you can make with the unicorn drawing. You can make lots of fun card stock, felt, leather or vinyl crafts.

If you have a die cutting machine and a heat press, try making a t-shirt like the one above. If you’re not sure about what supplies you’ll need, I have a blog post about the 10 Best supplies to make iron-on t-shirts. You can print out the list so that you have it whenever you need it.

It’s up to you to choose what supplies you want to use. Plain ole scissors will work to cut out the unicorn from htv but a Cricut or Silhouette machine will make it even easier.

As you can see, you can take your drawing and put it on tons of craft projects!

Have you ever wondered if you can turn your hobby into a money-making craft business? Check out my blog post on starting a craft shop on Etsy.

Make sure to save this to your favorite drawing board on Pinterest. Click the link below to save it for later.

I’d love for you to add a photo of your drawing to the pin so that I can see that you drew it.

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