Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Art Professor's 4-Step Guide to Drawing Presidents
Imagine you want to draw the President!
A professor named John Hutton made it easy.
He created a simple 4-step method to draw any president or first lady.
First, you draw an egg shape.
Next, you add eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
Then, you draw the hair, and finally, the neck and shoulders.
He made it simple with patterns to follow.
His book, "How to Draw the Presidents & First Ladies", helps anyone learn.
The easier ones to draw are the ones people already know, like Washington and Kennedy.
It's like a fun puzzle, and anyone can do it!
John Hutton, an art history professor, created a 4-step drawing technique.
His book, "How to Draw the Presidents & First Ladies," details the method.
The first step is drawing an egg-shaped frame.
Facial features are added next, followed by hair and the neck/shoulders.
The method uses patterns, making it accessible to everyone.
- Who
- John Hutton, a North Carolina art history professor.
- What
- Developed a 4-step drawing technique for portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies.
- When
- The technique was outlined in a new book published in July.
- Where
- The technique was developed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- Why
- To teach people how to draw portraits.
- Professor
- John Hutton
- Book Title
- "How to Draw the Presidents & First Ladies"
- Publisher
- White House Historical Association
- Teaching Method
- 4-step technique
- Profession
- Art history professor
- University
- Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina