Mr Bean — the bumbling, rubber-faced comedy character played by Rowan Atkinson — is a brilliant subject for a caricature sketch. His long face, big expressive eyes, and signature brown jacket make him instantly recognisable. Part of the 6-minute 100 Days Sketching Challenge, this guide captures Mr Bean's comic likeness step by step.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Brown marker for the jacket
  • Skin-tone pencil
  • Black pen for outlines
  • Grey for the tie and shading

How to Draw Mr Bean Step by Step

  1. Draw the long face — Mr Bean has a distinctively long, oval face with a prominent chin. Draw an elongated oval, narrower than a typical round cartoon face.
  2. Add the big expressive eyes — two large eyes with prominent eyebrows. Mr Bean's eyebrows are very expressive — they do most of his comedy.
  3. Draw the large nose — a fairly big, rounded nose centred on the face.
  4. Add the wide mouth — Mr Bean's mouth is very flexible and often pulled into a comic grimace, smirk, or wide grin. Draw it expressively.
  5. Draw the hair — short, neat dark hair with a side parting.
  6. Sketch the body — Mr Bean's signature look is his brown tweed jacket, shirt, and skinny tie. Draw the jacket with a collar and the thin tie.
  7. Add the proportions — Mr Bean is often drawn slightly hunched with his head forward, which adds to his awkward comic posture.
  8. Colour — brown jacket, white shirt, dark red or maroon tie, dark hair.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Mr Bean's comedy lives in his eyebrows and mouth — exaggerate them. Raise one eyebrow for his sceptical look, or pull the mouth into a lopsided grimace. The long face plus the expressive brows is what makes a caricature read as Mr Bean specifically.

🌟 Did You Know?

Mr Bean, created and played by Rowan Atkinson, first appeared in 1990 and became a global phenomenon — remarkably, the show has almost no dialogue, so it is understood and loved in every country regardless of language. Atkinson, who trained as an electrical engineer before comedy, based much of Mr Bean's physical comedy on silent-film stars like Charlie Chaplin. Mr Bean's teddy bear is his most famous companion.

Drawing Caricatures: Key Principles

  • Exaggerate the signature feature — Mr Bean's long face and big brows
  • Eyebrows carry emotion — raised, furrowed, or one-up-one-down
  • Flexible mouth — grimaces and lopsided grins add comedy
  • Keep the costume — the brown jacket and thin tie identify him

🎯 Try This: Draw Mr Bean's Funniest Faces

  1. Draw Mr Bean's face four times.
  2. Sceptical: one eyebrow raised high, mouth pulled to one side.
  3. Delighted: both eyebrows up, huge grin.
  4. Worried: eyebrows together, mouth in a wavy line.
  5. Cheeky: half-smile, eyes looking sideways. Add his teddy bear beside him!