How to Draw a Zombie Face: Easy 10-Step Guide

Ready to create your own spooky character? This guide is perfect for young artists ages 8+ looking to practice expressive facial features. You will only need a pencil, an eraser, and a piece of paper to bring this cartoon zombie to life.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

Colorful cartoon zombie face illustration, perfect for Halloween art projects.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Eye

Pencil sketch of a single zombie eye with a heavy brow and egg-shaped pupil on white paper.

Draw a circle for the eye socket, then add a small dot inside an egg-shaped pupil. Add a hook shape above to suggest a heavy brow. Teacher's Tip: Keep your lines light so you can easily adjust the expression later.

Step 2: Defining the Nose

Drawing the nose area of a zombie face using an upside-down V shape and small texture dashes.

Draw an upside-down V shape for the nose, similar to a wishbone. Add a curved line on the left side with two small dashes for texture. Teacher's Tip: Zombies look best with asymmetrical, slightly messy features!

Step 3: Adding the Second Eye

Adding the second eye to the zombie face with sunken skin details.

Draw a second eye on the left, mirroring the first with an oval pupil and extra curves underneath. Add a hook above and a wavy line below to show tired, sunken skin. Teacher's Tip: Use these extra lines to make your character look more 'undead'.

Step 4: Shaping the Cheek and Ear

Sketching the cheekbone and a detailed ear on the side of the zombie head.

Sketch a curve for the cheekbone and a potato-chip-shaped ear on the right. Add internal lines to the ear to create depth. Teacher's Tip: Don't worry about making the ear perfect; a slightly lopsided ear adds character.

Step 5: Sketching the Brain

Adding a dome shape and a cloud-like brain outline to the top of the zombie head.

Draw a dome for the top of the head, then add a loose, cloud-like shape on the right that overlaps the dome. Teacher's Tip: Make the cloud shape irregular to represent the brain texture.

Step 6: Adding Brain Folds

Adding detailed wavy lines to the brain area of the zombie drawing.

Fill the cloud shape with wavy lines to represent brain folds. Add small dashes around the top of the head for extra detail. Teacher's Tip: Vary the length of your wavy lines to make it look more organic.

Step 7: Drawing the Open Mouth

Outlining the open mouth and chin structure of the zombie face.

Sketch a round, open mouth. Add a hook shape underneath for the chin and trail the line upward to complete the face shape. Teacher's Tip: A wide-open mouth makes the zombie look extra surprised or hungry!

Step 8: Adding Top Teeth

Drawing crooked, uneven top teeth inside the zombie's open mouth.

Use uneven, rounded triangles to draw the top teeth. Make them look crooked and loose. Teacher's Tip: Don't use a ruler! The more irregular the teeth, the scarier the zombie.

Step 9: Adding Bottom Teeth and Tongue

Completing the mouth with bottom teeth and a tongue.

Repeat the process for the bottom teeth. Add a tongue using overlapping curves and an oval for the back of the throat. Teacher's Tip: Adding a tongue adds depth to the mouth.

Step 10: Adding Color

Final colored zombie face illustration with green skin, pink brain, and yellow teeth.

Outline your drawing with black ink. Use grayish-green for the skin, muted pink for the brain and tongue, and pale yellow for the teeth. Teacher's Tip: Use light pressure with your colored pencils to create a 'muted' zombie look.