How to Draw Rainbow Dash

Last Updated: April 8, 2021

Rainbow Dash, a Pegasus pony is a main character in the animated series, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. This tutorial will show you how to draw her.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:
Face

1
Draw the head's outline. Draw an oblong with a vertical line cutting it into two equal parts. Draw also a horizontal line, slightly closer to the bottom of the oblong.
2
Sketch a rough outline of the eyes, ears and neck. You can use two small oblong shapes for the eyes and an egg-like shape for the ears.

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3
Sketch the hair.
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Add details to the eyes. You can do this by adding drawing two smaller oblongs inside the ones you have drawn earlier. Sketch three slanted lines for the eyelashes. You don't need to add eyelashes on the opposite eye since it will be covered by hair.
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Draw the light's reflection on the eyes using two small oblongs, one smaller than the other.
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Draw the nose and the mouth using simple curved lines.
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Using the rough outlines of the hair you made earlier, you can refine the details of the hair using pointy curved angles.
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Erase unnecessary lines from the outline.
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Color the drawing.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 4:
Full Body

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Draw an outline of the head and body. Sketch a circle for the head, add a curve vertical line close to the left border of the circle. Cut the circle again using a curved horizontal line. For the body, you can use an oblong shape that is slightly thicker on the rear part. Draw a circle on the thick part of the oblong.
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Connect the head and body. For the neck, use two simple slanted lines. Add the outline of two legs.
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Sketch a rough outline of the ear, hair, tail and wings.
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Add details to the face. Draw the eyes using small oblongs. Emphasize the nose by making it look slightly pointy and draw the mouth.
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Draw the light's reflection on the eyes using two small oblongs, one smaller than the other. Add a slanted line at the center of the ear.
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Add details to the wings. Sketch small curved lines for the feathers.
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Refine the details of the outline of the hair and tail using pointed angles.
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Complete sketching four limbs using the outline you drew earlier.
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Don't forget to add her cutie mark, a cloud and a rainbow colored lightning shape on her rear part.
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Refine the lines while getting rid of extra lines from the outline you made earlier.
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Colour the drawing.

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Method 3

Method 3 of 4:
Rainbow Dash's Head

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Draw a vertical oblong at the center of the page.
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Draw two ovals inside the big oblong for the eyes. Draw inner ovals in each.
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Draw the details for the mouth, nose, and neck.
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Draw the hair of Rainbow Dash which is directed to the left – use simple curves and strokes. Draw also the right ear which is visible using curves.
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Draw details for the wings and additional details for the hair or mane.
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Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines. Add details to beautify.
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Color to your liking!

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Method 4

Method 4 of 4:
Rainbow Dash's Whole Body

1
Draw two circles and an oval. The oval and circle overlap each other. The other circle is farther up and bigger. This will be the framework.
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Draw the Rainbow Dash's four legs from the overlapping circle and oval, using curve lines.
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Draw details using curve lines for the pony's mane, tail, or hair.
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Draw details for the eyes, mouth, and nose.
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Draw details for the pony's wings and visible ear – use rounded curves.
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Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines.
7
Color according to your liking!

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Community Q&A

Question

How do I draw Fluttershy?

Garrett

Top Answerer

Check out the wikiHow article right here to learn how to draw Fluttershy.
Question

How do I draw Princess Celestia?

Community Answer

Reference wikiHow to Draw an Alicorn Princess from My Little Pony.
Question

How do I draw Rainbow Dash's Cutie Mark?

Community Answer

You draw a cloud with a lightning bolt coming out. There should be three colors in the lightning bolt: red, yellow, and blue.
Question

How do I draw Rainbow Dash as a human?

Craftsmart

Top Answerer

Draw a human with rainbow hair with bangs swept to the side and in a ponytail. Either make the skin a steel blue color, or dress the person in blue clothing. The rainbow symbol can be added on as a tattoo or on the clothing somewhere. If desired, add wings to the person.
Question

Is it ok if I mixed up the colours on the mane? My little sister is sad because of that.

AshDarbie

Community Answer

If you want to draw the exact Rainbow Dash, you have to use the same colours she has on her mane. If you want to draw just a rough copy for fun, then you can mix up the colours.