How to Draw Helen Keller: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids
Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial video for how to draw Helen Keller. She is still regarded as one of the most powerful advocates for people who are blind and deaf.
Helen Keller Drawing
About Helen Keller
Students who are studying leading figures of the twentieth century now have some help in learning how to draw a likeness of Helen Keller. Her books and speeches have inspired many, so adding a portrait drawing to any lessons about Helen Keller will add an even greater understanding of who she was, and how she lived.
Helen was a U.S. author and educator who was blind and deaf. Keller lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, and her speech development soon ceased as well. Five years later she began to be instructed by Anne Sullivan, who taught her the names of objects by pressing the manual alphabet into her palm. Eventually Keller learned to read and write in Braille.
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Helen Keller Coloring Page
Materials to Draw Helen Keller
- Prang Classic Art Markers, Bullet Tip. Special marker formula won’t smudge, bleed through paper, or dry out even after 24 hours with the cap off *affiliate link
- Drawing Paper. Don’t substitute it with copy paper or construction paper. The surface will get fuzzy, erasing might cause holes, and the colors will generally not look as bright. *affiliate link
- Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. *affiliate link
- Black Sharpie Marker. Great for making a crisp outline to your drawing. Use them when you want your outline show up, but not be so heavy that it detracts from other things. *affiliate link
Step by Step Directions for a Helen Keller Drawing
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to draw Helen Keller
- Draw the basic shape of the head.
- Add two eyes as shown.
- Add the eyelid lines and two eyebrows.
- Draw the nose, mouth and cheek lines.
- Add the hair lines around the head.
- Erase the head line and add details, including the ears.
- Draw the neck, shoulders and a pearl necklace.
- Add block letters in the background.
- Trace with a marker and color.
