Draw a Penguin
Here are instructions for drawing a penguin using simple geometric shapes. These steps are based on an Emperor Penguin from the side. If you want to draw any of the other 16 species of penguin, or an Emperor Penguin that isn't just standing sideways, find a picture and do your best to copy it. If you're fine with the penguin shown in the final step of part one, pick up a pencil.
To learn how to draw cartoon penguins, see Draw a Cartoon Penguin.
Contents
Steps
An Adult Emperor Penguin
- Draw an oval for the penguin's body. Draw another oval to make the feet.
- Draw a small circle for the head and a triangle for the beak. Draw another triangle to make the tail.
- Draw your penguin's final outline. Draw the flipper.
- Erase all guidelines.
- Color in the basic shades of your penguin.
- Add the yellow details on the face and breast. Add a little bit of shading to your penguin and add a white line detail on the flipper.
A Cute Penguin Chick
- Draw a circle for the head guideline. Draw a cross guideline too.
- Draw another circle for the body.
- Connect the small circle with the big circle with lines to complete the body outline.
- Draw another circle inside the first shape that you drew. Draw ovals for the flippers.
- Draw the penguin feet. Draw the beak, eyes, and flippers using the guidelines. Draw the face detail using the inner circle guideline of the head.
- Erase all guidelines.
- To make your penguin fluffy, use small jagged lines to make the down feathers.
- Color your penguin.
Tips
- Always draw with light strokes, you can always go over it when you are done.
- King Penguins look a lot like Emperors, adapt these steps to draws a King Penguin.
- Drawing well takes a bit of practice, no matter how easy the design.
- Try editing this penguin a bit, bigger bill, sleepy expressions... etc
Things You'll Need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Paper
- Well-lit area.
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