This episode of the 100 Days Sketching Challenge draws a 'coronavirus monster' — a cartoon germ with a spiky round body and a face. It's a fun way to turn something we all heard about into a silly, drawable character — and a chance to learn a little about germs and staying healthy. Parikshet shows you how step by step.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Red, orange, or purple markers
  • White for the eyes
  • Black pen for outlines

How to Draw a Germ Monster Step by Step

  1. Draw the round body — a large circle for the germ's round body. Real viruses are tiny balls, so start with a ball shape.
  2. Add the spikes — draw lots of little spikes or knobs sticking out all around the circle, like a spiky crown (the coronavirus is named after its 'corona', or crown, of spikes).
  3. Add knob tips — put a small rounded knob on the end of each spike.
  4. Draw a silly face — two cartoon eyes and a cheeky or grumpy mouth, turning the germ into a funny monster character.
  5. Add eyebrows — angled eyebrows give the germ monster a mischievous personality.
  6. Add texture — a few small circles or dots on the body surface.
  7. Add a 'defeated' twist (optional) — draw a bar of soap or bubbles nearby, since washing hands defeats germs!
  8. Colour — red, orange, or purple, which is how germs are often shown in pictures (though real ones are too small to see).
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Turning a germ into a SILLY cartoon monster makes it fun rather than scary — give it a cheeky face and angled eyebrows. The ring of spikes all around the round body is the key feature. Adding a bar of soap or bubbles is a fun reminder that washing hands beats germs!

🌟 Did You Know?

Viruses and germs are so tiny that you'd need a powerful microscope to see them — millions could fit on the head of a pin! The coronavirus got its name from the Latin word 'corona', meaning 'crown', because under a microscope its spikes look like a crown around the ball. The best way to fight germs is simple: wash your hands well with soap and water, which breaks them apart.

Drawing a Germ Monster

  • Round ball body — viruses are tiny spheres
  • Crown of spikes — knobs all around the body
  • Silly cartoon face — makes it fun, not scary
  • Soap or bubbles — the germ's natural enemy!

🎯 Try This: Draw a 'Wash Your Hands' Poster

  1. Draw your germ monster looking worried.
  2. Draw a giant bar of soap or a pair of soapy hands chasing it away.
  3. Add bubbles and water droplets.
  4. Write 'Wash Your Hands!' in big bold letters as a health poster.