Easy Instructions for Drawing a Minion

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Co-authored by Amy Bobinger, BA

Last Updated: June 4, 2026 Fact Checked

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Head & Face

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Overalls, Arms, & Legs

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Coloring

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Minions started out as side characters in the Despicable Me films, but they've expanded into a whole franchise of their own! These silly yellow creatures love bananas and are always up to trouble, but they're so cute that no one can resist them. We're walking through everything you need to know about drawing your very own Minion, starting with its head and face, then moving to its body and clothes—and, of course, its signature yellow color! Let's get started!

How do you draw a Minion?

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Draw two circles for the eyes, then add pupils and two more circles for goggles.
Add a big U shape for the head.
Draw the goggle straps, hair, and mouth.
Sketch the top of the overalls and the straps.
Add the arms beneath the straps.
Finish the bottom of the body and fill in the overall details.
Add hands, legs, and feet, then color in your drawing!

Section 1 of 4:

Drawing the Head and Face

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Draw 1 or 2 circles for the eyes. Minions can have one or two eyes—it’s up to you what your Minion will have! If you draw two eyes, have the circles touch in the center, and try to make both eyes the same size. If you only draw one eye, make it a little larger than you would if you were drawing two.^{[1]
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- If you want your eyes to be spaced a little further apart, leave a small gap between them instead of having them touch.
- Draw another, smaller circle inside the larger eye circle(s). This will be the Minion’s iris. Then, add a smaller, filled-in circle inside that for the pupil.
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Outline the eye(s) with another circle for the goggles. To make the Minion’s signature goggles, draw another circle just around the outline of the eyes. If you drew two eyes, connect the outer circles above and below where the eyes meet in the center—don’t bring them all the way down to touch the insides of the eyes. If you drew one eye, make the circle go all the way around the eye.^{[2]
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- Try to make the goggles an even distance from the inner circle, all the way around.
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Make a big upside-down U for the head. Drop down to about where you want the arms to start, then start drawing a big upside-down U shape. Come all the way up beside the eyes, around in a big curve for the forehead, and back down the other side. Leave the bottom of the shape open for now.^{[3]
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- Try not to draw the head too close to the outside of the eyes, especially if you only drew one eye.
- Make the U shape longer and thinner for a tall minion or shorter and wider for a short minion.
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Add the goggle straps and hair. Draw two horizontal lines connecting the outside of each eye to the side of the head. These are the straps for the minion’s goggles. If you’d like, you can also add a vertical line to the strap, close to the eye—this is the buckle that connects the strap to the goggles.^{[4]
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- Use a few thin lines on top of the head for the hair. You can make the hair look however you want—like sticking up all over the head, parted down the center, or combed over to one side.
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Draw a mouth in any expression you want. Minions are very expressive, so feel free to show that by drawing the mouth however you want. Give them a big smile, a sulky frown, or even a confused look—it’s up to you!
- If you draw an open mouth, add slightly curved teeth to the top and bottom, and fill in the area around the teeth with black.^{[5]
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Adding the Overalls, Arms, & Legs

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Create the top of the overalls and the straps. Drop down below the mouth to where the U shape for the head stops. Draw a horizontal line across the center of the body, about half the overall width of the Minion. This will be the top of the overalls.^{[6]
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- Add two slightly angled lines coming from the Minion’s sides down just past the horizontal line you just drew. These are the tops of the overall straps.^{[7]
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- Draw a short vertical line coming down from the inside of each of the angled lines you just drew, then draw another set of angled lines back up to the Minion’s sides, parallel with the first lines you drew for the straps.
- Add a small dot to each strap for the button.
- Draw two vertical lines extending down from the straps to make the sides of the overall’s bib.
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Draw two long, thin arms. Add two parallel lines coming out from under each overall strap. You can make the arms in whatever position you want—like both arms down by the Minion’s sides, one arm down and one arm up, or both arms in the air.^{[8]
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- Think about the expression on your Minion’s face. What do you think it would be doing with its arms while it made that expression?
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Make a U shape to finish the lower body. Start the lower body so it’s even with the upside-down U you drew for the head earlier. Draw a line straight down, then round it along the bottom of the Minion and bring it back up under the other arm.^{[9]
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- Once you’ve drawn the body, add two horizontal lines to connect the bottom of the vertical bib lines to the sides of the body.
- Also, add two shallow curves just under the corners of the bib lines to make pockets.
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Create the center pocket on the overalls. Draw a straight horizontal line in the center of the overalls just below the straps, then add a U shape on the bottom. This is the center pocket on the Minion’s overalls.^{[10]
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- If you want, you can also add their iconic emblem. Draw a circle in the center of the pocket, then add a diamond that touches the top, bottom, left, and right of the circle.
- Inside the diamond, draw a C shape, with a line extending from the top half of the C out to the right-most point of the diamond.
- Color in the C shape and the space between the diamond and the circle.
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Add the three-fingered gloves. Minions only have two fingers and a thumb, and they always wear gloves—so drawing their hands is relatively easy. Start with a straight line that comes out a little past the bottom of the arms, then draw two lines angled inward where the wrist would be.
- Next, make a curved line on the outside of the hand for the pinky and a second curve for the other finger, and connect them with a round thumb on the inside of the hand.^{[11]
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Finish the Minion by adding legs and shoes. Place the outside line of each leg so it lines up with the vertical lines that make the overall bib. Then, draw two lines for the insides of the legs near the center of the body.^{[12]
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- To make the shoes, draw a straight horizontal line running from the inside of the leg, past the outside, then down in a curve to where you want the bottom of the shoe.
- Add a slight vertical curve below the inside of each leg to make the shoe heel.
- Connect the bottom of each shoe with a straight line. If you want, you can add another subtle line just below that to make the sole of the shoe.

Section 3 of 4:

Coloring the Drawing

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Add color to your Minion if you want! Minions have a pretty distinctive color palette, so you only need a couple of colors for your drawing. But feel free to get creative with your color choices, if you want—it’s your drawing, so you get to choose! If you want to go with a standard Minion, here’s what to use:^{[13]
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- Bright yellow: Body and arms
- Black: Goggle strap, gloves, shoes, logo, inner mouth
- Silver/gray: Outer goggle ring, emblem on the overalls pocket
- Denim blue: Overalls