Draw a Rat

Learning to draw a rat is as easy as learning to draw a mouse! Here's an easy tutorial to help you figure out how.

Steps

Draw a circle, an oval and a triangle connected with each as shown. This will be the basis for the head.
Draw in a small, round triangle and a curved line for the ears. Don't just make them circles, tempting as it may be. Add in a small circle for the eyes and a nose.
Draw an oval for the upper body and a large circle for the lower half. Remember, rats are larger than mice and a bit longer, do their body type is slightly different.
Draw two small ovals for each leg, with a larger set for the back legs. Add in two small circles each with small fingers for the paws.
Draw a long tail for the rat. The tail should be much thicker than a mouse tail, with ridges along it.
Add in details like whiskers and tiny claws. Outline your rat and remove any unnecessary guidelines.
Color in your drawing. Rats are typically white, grey, black, or brown, and although they get a pretty bad rap, your rat might have a calm or cheerful disposition--that part is up to you to incorporate.

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.