Draw An Angry Face
Draw an angry face using pencil, markers, and simple shapes. Practice facial expressions, shading, and conveying emotions through lines and color.
Step-by-step guide to draw an angry face
Step 1
Gather all your materials and put them on a flat table so they are easy to reach.
Step 2
Decide if your paper will be tall or wide and choose how big you want the angry face to be.
Step 3
Lightly draw a simple shape for the head with your pencil like a circle or an oval.
Step 4
Draw one vertical and one horizontal guideline across the face shape to help place the eyes nose and mouth.
Step 5
Sketch thick angled eyebrows that slope down toward the center to start the angry look.
Step 6
Draw the eyes under the eyebrows using simple shapes like almonds or circles and add small pupils for intensity.
Step 7
Draw a simple nose using a triangle or a curved line in the center guideline.
Step 8
Draw an angry mouth with a deep frown or gritted teeth shape to show strong emotion.
Step 9
Add short furrow lines between the eyebrows to show the brow knitted together.
Step 10
Shade under the eyebrows inside the eye sockets and along the sides of the nose with your pencil to add depth.
Step 11
Trace the main lines of your drawing with the black marker to make the expression bold and clear.
Step 12
Color the face with your coloring materials using colors like red or gray for flushed cheeks and a darker tone for shadows.
Step 13
Use the eraser to lift tiny highlights on the eyes and teeth so they look shiny and alive.
Step 14
Sign your name and add the date in a corner to finish your artwork.
Step 15
Share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a black marker to trace the final lines?
If you don't have a black marker for step 12, trace the main lines with a fine-tip black pen, dark colored pencil, or a dark crayon to keep the expression bold and clear.
My eyes and mouth look uneven after drawing — how can I fix that without ruining the paper?
Use the vertical and horizontal guidelines from step 4 to lightly erase and reshape the eyes, nose, or mouth with your pencil before you trace with the marker so you don't have to redraw on top of ink.
How should I change the activity for younger or older kids?
For younger children, pre-draw the head shape and let them add thick eyebrows and color with crayons, while older kids can focus on the shading under the eyebrows and along the sides of the nose and use the eraser to lift tiny highlights for more realism.
How can we make the angry face more unique or advanced once the basic drawing is done?
Enhance your piece by using your coloring materials to add a dramatic background, vary eyebrow angles and mouth shapes for different intensities, add textured shading with pencil, then sign, date, and share the finished work on DIY.org.
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Facts about drawing facial expressions
😠 People can spot anger on a face in less than a tenth of a second — our brains are great at reading strong expressions!
🎨 Cartoonists make angry faces obvious by exaggerating slanted brows, clenched teeth, and sharp jawlines.
🖊️ Tiny details like a furrowed brow, shaded cheeks, or a downturned mouth can turn a calm face into an angry one.
🧠 Psychologist Paul Ekman found that anger is one of six basic emotions recognized across many cultures.
🎯 Using warm colors like red and orange, plus high-contrast shading, makes anger feel louder in a drawing.
