Draw Animals
Animals are fun yet challenging to draw. This tutorial will show you how to draw different animals.
Contents
Steps
Arctic Animals: Penguin and Polar Bear
- Draw 2 circles for each animal: one for the head, another for the body. Draw also a cross on the bigger animal.
- Sketch the guide for the legs and other features of the animals.
- Then, draw the animals. For the polar bear, you could draw the fur by using lines and zigzag lines for the fur.
- Erase the draft lines.
- Color the animals as you like.
- You could also add some background on it.
- If all else fails, trace an animal.
Barn Animals: Pig and Sheep
- Draw 2 circles for each animal: one for the head, another for the body.
- Sketch the guide for the legs of the animals.
- Add more details of the face such as nose, ears and eyes.
- Then, draw the animals. Use wiggly lines for the sheep to make a furry texture.
- Erase the draft lines and add more details.
- Color the animals as you like.
- You could also add some background on it.
Cat and Rabbit
- Draw circles for the basic shapes of the animals.
- Draw the animal's face. Add the eyes, nose, mouth, chin and cheeks. Use curve and irregular lines. To complete the face, draw the ears.
- Draw the front legs.
- Sketch a long curve line for the animal's back.
- Draw the back legs. Make them longer than the front legs.
- Add the tail. Connect the line of the animal's back and the back legs line with an irregular line.
- Use the same steps to complete drawing the other animals.
- Erase all the extra lines and refine your drawing, if needed.
- Color the drawing.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
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