How To Draw Animals

You've found our huge collection of how to draw animals! There are all kinds of animals in here, big, small, ones that fly and even swim. There are cartoon animal lessons, realistic animals, and even mythical creatures! This group of lessons is probably one of my favorite categories on our entire website.

How To Draw Cartoon Ariel From Disney Little Mermaid

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How To Draw A Tasmanian Devil

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How To Draw An Arctic Fox

Learn how to draw a cute arctic fox! Grab a marker, paper, and colored pencils then follow along with me. Even though this lesson may look complicated for younger artists, remind them to focus on one step at a time. Have fun and don’t worry about making your drawing look exactly like mine. When your […]

How To Draw A Cute Cartoon Penguin

Are you new to our website? Welcome! Today we’re drawing a cute cartoon penguin. We’ve drawn a realistic penguin before and we’ve even folded an origami penguin. Be sure to check those lessons out too. This lesson is meant for younger art friends, but older artists will have fun following along as well. Visit our […]

How To Draw Grumpy Cat

Today we’re learning how to draw Grumpy Cat! Follow and learn along with us. This is a fun project to do with your parents, friends, or even your classroom. Who doesn’t love this animal? We love this cat so much that we even bought a few of her books. Parents, check them out on Amazon […]

How To Draw Cartoon Rudolph

We’ve drawn Santa Claus and we’ve drawn Mrs. Claus. So of course, we had to learn how to draw a cartoon Rudolph! I hope you and your kids are ready to follow along with me. Usually, in our lessons, I don’t draw a background. This is intentional so your kids will be challenged to use […]

How To Draw Branch From Trolls

Learn how to draw Branch from Trolls! Also, check out how to draw Poppy, she was super fun to draw. If you want to draw more Trolls, I challenge you to visit the official Trolls website and draw other characters on your own. Use images from the official website as reference and inspiration. Visit our […]

How To Draw Poppy From Trolls

Grab those markers, follow along with us, and learn how to draw Poppy from Trolls! She’s super cute and super fun to draw. Hadley is drawing with me today, she’s 7 years old, so I tried to keep this lesson super simple for younger artists. Parents and teachers, remember to encourage your little artists to […]

How To Draw Heihei From Moana

This little rooster in Moana was probably our favorite character. We thought it would be so much fun to learn how to draw Heihei! Austin is learning with me, he’s five, so we’re keeping this lesson simple for our younger art friends. Always remind your kids, that it’s not important to make their drawings perfect. […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Husky

You’ll need a marker (Sharpie) and colored pencils (gray, black, pink, red, blue). This lesson is also without my kids, so the pacing may be faster than you’re used to. That’s ok, just remember you can always pause the video to take extra time. If you like this drawing lesson be sure to also check […]

How To Draw Big Foot (Sasquatch)

Happy Friday, art friends! I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your kind emails and comments throughout the internet. Your words of encouragement always lift me and my family up. Thank you! I hope you and your kids have fun with this lesson. Chuckers and I had a blast […]

How To Draw Meowth Pokemon

Learn how to draw Meowth from Pokemon! Follow along with us. Remember to have fun, don’t worry if your drawing doesn’t look exactly like ours. The more you practice, the better you’ll get. Parents, be sure to visit the official Pokemon website. You can use the images on their site to inspire another art project […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Spider

Get those little artists ready, today we’re learning how to draw a cartoon spider and spider web! Your kids will need: Paper Marker Black & Red Oil Pastel This activity is simple and easy for younger artists! When they’re finished drawing their spiders, challenge them to draw more spiders on their own. They could draw […]

How To Draw A Space Alien

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a space alien! This lesson is fun and has a lot of opportunities to use your imagination. When your kids finish their drawings, ask them to use their creativity to color their aliens differently. Also, inspire them to add different details and background objects. Maybe their […]

How To Draw Mega Gyarados Pokemon

Lookout, Mega Gyarados coming through! Gyarados is now my favorite Pokemon, plus this is now my favorite drawing we’ve done. He may look tough to draw, but he’s easier than he looks. Plus, we take it one step at a time. If you had fun drawing this lesson, be sure to check out our other […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Raven

Learn how to draw a cartoon raven! Grab those markers and colored pencils and follow along with us. Don’t forget to draw with a friend, too! This lesson is meant for younger artists, but older artists will also have fun. When your kids are finished with this lesson, check out some of our other cartoon […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Black Cat

Austin is learning how to draw a cartoon black cat with me. He’s only five years old. And when he drew the cat ears he drew them tall and skinny, just like rabbit ears. Remember to encourage your kids to have fun and not worry if their drawing doesn’t look perfect. Challenge them to practice […]

How To Draw Badtz-Maru From Hello Kitty

Learn how to draw another Hello Kitty friend! Today we’re learning how to draw Badtz-Maru. Check out the official Hello Kitty website for more ideas on fun friends to draw.

How To Draw Pete The Cat

Learn how to draw Pete The Cat! (Link to official Pete The Cat website) Pete is a funny cat that likes his white shoes but happens to change them to different colors. We’re keeping this lesson simple for our younger art friends. If you’d like to make it more challenging try using the book as […]

How To Draw A Praying Mantis

Learn how to draw a praying mantis, just for kids! If you’d like to check out our other bugs we’ve drawn, visit our insects tag page. In this lesson, we use yellow and green to add highlighting and shading. And just for fun, here’s additional information about praying mantis on Wikipedia.

How To Draw A Dragon

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How To Draw A Realistic Emperor Penguin

Learn how to draw a realistic emperor penguin. You’ll need a marker, paper, and colored pencils (black, grey, white, yellow, pink). Visit our art supply page to learn about the supplies we love using.

How To Draw A Chihuahua

Happy Friday, art friends! Are you ready to draw another dog? Today we’re learning how to draw a chihuahua! If you love drawing dogs as much as us, check out our other dog lessons.

How To Draw A Cartoon Cow

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a cartoon cow. This project is meant for younger artists, but it’s still fun for the older artists!

How To Draw A Cartoon Westie

Yay, today we’re learning how to draw a cute puppy. Follow along with and learn how to draw a cartoon westie! If you liked this lesson be sure to check out our other dog lessons.

How To Draw Gerald

Learn how to draw Gerald from the Elephant and Piggie books. This lesson is fun for young artists. If you haven’t drawn Piggie yet, be sure to check out that lesson too. Also, be sure to visit the official Mo Willems (author) site. Parents, here’s our affiliate link to purchase these books on Amazon.

How To Draw Chloe From Secret Life Of Pets

Happy Friday art friends! We’re learning how to draw Chloe from The Secret Life Of Pets. We’re also giving away the toy we used as a reference, so be sure to watch the end of the video and find out how to enter (US residents only). Click here to visit the YouTube page and enter. […]

How To Draw Gidget From The Secret Life Of Pets

Learn how to draw Gidget from The Secret Life Of Pets! We’re using the POP toy as a reference. I love using toys as a reference, this is a great drawing exercise that works with any toy. Also check out how to draw Max and how to draw Snowball. Parents, here’s our affiliate link to […]

How To Draw Snow Ball From The Secret Life Of Pets

We’re drawing another character from The Secret Life Of Pets. Today we’re learning how to draw Snowball. He was our favorite character. Austin is only four years old; he did a great job. All kids are at different skill levels, so it’s important to remind them that it’s ok if their drawing doesn’t look like […]

How To Draw Max From The Secret Life Of Pets

Follow along with us and learn how to draw Max from The Secret Life Of Pets! We’re using the POP toy of Max as a reference. We love these little toys. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, check out the official website. Parents, here’s our affiliate link to purchase these toys on Amazon.