Draw a Mouse
Need to learn to draw a mouse? This tutorial will show you how to do so in a few easy-to-follow steps. Let's begin!
Contents
Steps
A Realistic Mouse
- Draw a circle with a triangle for the head. Sketch in guidelines for the face.
- Draw two big circles for the ears! Then add another circle for the eyes and another one for the nose.
- Draw two circles. They should be approximately the same size, but have one overlap the other nearly in the middle of it.
- For the legs, draw two small ovals each with a larger set for the back legs. Add in two small circles each with small fingers for the paws.
- Draw a long, thin tail. Draw it in an arc on the ground so it looks more realistic.
- Add in details like the whiskers and tiny claws. Outline your mouse and remove any unnecessary guidelines.
- Color in your drawing. Mice are typically white, grey, black, or brown, but if yours is a cartoon (like from Cinderella) you might want to vary the fur color and even give your mouse a few articles of clothing.
A Cartoon Mouse
- Draw two circles of different size and an oval which are overlapping each other. This will form the framework for the mouse’s head and body.
- Draw the details for the mouse’s limbs using curves which extend from the oval and the second circle.
- Draw the slender tail using curve lines. Draw curve lines along the tail to indicate divisions.
- Draw the big ears using simple curves and add details for the fur.
- Draw details for the mouse’s face including the nose, mouth, and large front teeth.
- Draw details around the face including the brows and snout. Draw details for the eyes.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines. Add details for the body.
- Color to your liking!
A Traditional Mouse
- Draw two circles of different sizes for the framework. The first circle is smaller compared to the other one.
- Draw the details for the mouse’s head. Draw a triangle from the circle to form the snout. Draw two small ovals around the head for the ears. Draw a small circle for the mouse’s visible eye.
- Refine the head using curve lines. Draw details for the nose and ears.
- Draw curve lines to connect to the other circle and to form the body. Draw also the details for the mouse’s legs.
- Draw the mouse’s slender but long tail using curve lines.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines. Draw details to indicate the fur.
- Color according to your liking!
Tips
- Draw lightly in pencil so that you can easily rub out mistakes.
- If you want to use markers/watercolors to color your drawing, use paper that is relatively thick and line over your pencil more darkly before doing so.
- Outlining important parts of the mouse or object will show you how accurate the image or drawing is. (if you should change the shape, resize etc...)