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Maui Drawing

Finished draw Maui from Moana art lesson for kids with tattoos, clothing, and fish hook.

Maui Drawing Art Lesson

This Maui drawing art lesson is a fun way to bring a little movie magic into your elementary art room. With the new live-action Moana movie coming out this summer, your students will be extra excited to draw a character they already know and love.

This lesson is especially nice for grades 4 and 5 because it gives students a chance to practice drawing a full figure with lots of interesting details. Maui’s big shapes, curly hair, leaf skirt, tattoos, and weapon all make the drawing feel exciting without making it too hard to teach.

Students will use curved lines, shapes, patterns, and texture as they build the drawing one step at a time. The step-by-step format helps them slow down, look carefully, and feel successful as each new part is added.

And the best part? You don’t have to figure out how to draw Maui on your own before class. Just follow the simple steps, and you’ll have an engaging art lesson that saves time, builds confidence, and gives your students a creative project they’ll be proud to finish.

Maui, Polynesian Design, and Visual Storytelling

Maui from Moana is such a fun character for students to draw because every part of his design helps tell a story. His strong body shape, curly hair, leaf skirt, tattoos, and oversized weapon all give students lots of interesting details to notice and include in their drawings.

This is a great place to talk with students about character design. Artists don’t just draw a character and then stop. They think carefully about the shapes, lines, colors, clothing, props, and patterns that help the viewer understand who that character is.

Maui’s large curved weapon is one of the first things students will notice. Its big shape adds movement to the drawing and helps make the character easy to recognize.

His tattoos are another important part of his movie design. In the film, they help tell stories about Maui’s life and adventures.

This can also be a good time to gently remind students that real tattoos from Pacific Island cultures can have very special meanings. They may be connected to family, identity, community, protection, or important life experiences.