GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper, or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps.1) Draw a rectangle that will define the conditional proportions and boundaries of the chosen drawing. 2) From the middle of the rectangle, draw one vertical and one horizontal line equally dividing the shape. 3) Draw another horizontal line equally dividing the upper half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a horizontal line equally dividing the bottom half of the rectangle. 4) Draw a vertical line equally dividing the left half of the rectangle. Similarly, draw a vertical line equally dividing the right half of the rectangle.

STEP 1. Mark off the width and height of the ladybug. Outline its head. Draw an oval for its abdomen. Add a line, which will act as the center of the ladybug’s body.

STEP 2. Draw the thorax of the ladybug.

STEP 3. Add guidelines for the legs and antennas of the insect.

STEP 4. Draw the segments of the legs and partial antennas.

STEP 5. Finish with the shape of the legs, head and thorax of the ladybug.

STEP 6. Work on the whole figure, paying special attention to detail.

STEP 7. Contour the ladybug, trying to vary the thickness and darkness of the line. Add more detail and add the ground. Erase all guidelines.