Cupid is the god of love in ancient Roman mythology. But just as many Roman gods and goddesses trace their origins back to ancient Greece, Cupid is no exception, having been preceded by Eros in ancient Greek mythology.

Love is fickle and often causes pain, which the ancient Greeks and Romans blamed on the character problems of Eros. In their view Eros was a deity with a penchant for mischief.

Although, we usually think that Cupid's weapon is the bow and arrow, however in the beginning he uses props that are not bows and arrows. He used hammers, axes, whips, harps or other things.

Cupid is mostly portrayed as a young boy with a bow and arrow in his hands. His golden arrows into the heart would promote love towards marriage, and his lead arrows into the heart would make lovers hate each other and end in separation.

In today's drawing tutorial, we are going to learn how to draw a cupid. He is standing on a cloud with his bow and arrow in his hands and seems to have found the target that he wants to bring to love.

It's a bit of a funny looking cupid, does he fit the image you have of him in your mind? We will start by drawing his head, then his body, cloud, weapon and wings. Come along and try it out.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw Cupid PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Elementary school students

TIME NEEDED:

About 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw Cupid Step by Step

Step 1 Draw Cupid's eyes and nose.

Step 2 Draw Cupid's eyebrows, hair and an ear.

Step 3 Outline Cupid's head and draw his mouth.

Step 4 Draw Cupid's body and one arm.

Step 5 Draw Cupid's other arm.

Step 6 Draw a cloud at the bottom of the body.

Step 7 Draw a bow on one hand and an arrow on the other.

Step 8 Draw a pair of wings. Add three hearts.

Step 9 Color Cupid to finish him off.

Guys, have you learned how to draw Cupid yet?