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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 A Cartoon T-Rex

Hey, Art-Friends! Follow along with us and learn how to draw a funny cartoon T-Rex. Art Supplies This is a list of the supplies we used, but feel free to use whatever you have in your home or classroom. Sharpie (or something to draw with) Paper Colored pencils we use Prismacolor colored pencils) Visit our […]

Filed Under: How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Prehistoric Tagged With: Dinosaur

How To Draw A Cartoon Lion

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a cute cartoon lion! This lesson is meant for younger artists, but it’s still fun for everyone. Art Supplies Marker or pencil to draw with Paper Colored pencils, crayons, or something to color with Watch How To Draw A Cartoon Lion Step-By-Step You can also use […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Safari, Under 5 Tagged With: animal, cartoon, Lion

How To Draw A Robin Bird (Realistic)

Follow along with us and learn how to draw another bird! This time we’re learning how to draw a robin bird, a realistic one. In this project we use a marker (like always) and colored pencils. We love using Sharpie markers because we don’t have to worry about spending any time erasing. The colored pencils […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Birds, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals Tagged With: animal, bird, Robin

How To Draw A Tree Frog

Awe this one is a cute little guy! We’re going to learn how to draw a tree frog today, a red eye tree frog! For drawing the frog we used a Sharpie. We love drawing with marker because we don’t spend any time erasing. For coloring, we used Prismacolor colored pencils. We love these pencils, […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals Tagged With: frog, tree frog

How To Draw A Monkey

Today, we’re learning how to draw a monkey swinging from a vine! I hope you and your kids follow along with us. Remember it’s ok if your drawings look different than ours. Use your creativity to change your drawings and even add more details and the background. Are You A Teacher? Check out Rosie’s classroom […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Under 5 Tagged With: cartoon, Monkey

How To Draw A Narwhal

How to draw a narwhal! These animals don’t seem real. They seem like they’re from some magical fantasy world, where unicorns live. But they are real and here’s a link to narwhals on Wikipedia, if you’re interested in learning more about them. Even though this is an easy drawing activity, narwhals are still fun for all […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, How To Draw, Ocean, Under 5 Tagged With: animal, narwhal, ocean

How To Draw A Minecraft Ocelot

We’ve had a lot of requests for this little cat! Get your markers ready, today we’re going to learn how to draw a Minecraft Ocelot. Minecraft characters are always fun to draw, plus they’re a great activity to learn how to draw 3d. We used oil pastels in this activity but you could use colored […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Cats, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, In Video Games Tagged With: Minecraft, ocelot, Steve, Wolf

How To Draw A Roadrunner

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a roadrunner! Earth day is also coming up, so be sure to check out our how to draw the earth lesson. It’s perfect for young artists. Lately, we’ve received a lot of photos from teachers telling us that they use our videos in their classrooms. It always makes […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, In TV & Movies Tagged With: cartoon, The Road Runner

How To Draw A Phoenix

Wow this bird is so cool! Learn how to draw a phoenix with us. You’ll need a marker, plain white paper, and some colored pencils (red, dark read, darker red, and yellow) In this activity we do a lot of shading and blending, so this is a perfect project to practice. Hey, and after to […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Mythical Tagged With: bird, Greek Mythology, phoenix

How To Draw Squirtle Pokemon

We’re learning how to draw Squirtle, one of several awesome Pokemon characters. Actually I knew there were a lot, but I had no idea there were over 450! Chuckers has this really cool handbook that explains each one. We have a lot of fun thumbing through it. He’s even drawn several, on his own, simply by looking […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, In TV & Movies, In Video Games, Mythical Tagged With: Pokemon, squirtle, turtle

How To Draw The Cat In The Hat

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, let’s celebrate this week by drawing a few of his characters. It’s only proper that we start out with how to draw The Cat In The Hat! But be sure to watch how to draw Fish, too! In this lesson we talk about Dr. Seuss’s method of shading, which is […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Cats, Dr. Seuss, How To Draw, In Books, In TV & Movies Tagged With: Dr. Seuss, The Cat In The Hat

How To Draw A Red Panda

How to draw a red panda! Yes, these animals have got to be the cutest animals to ever exist. They’re also fun to watch play. If you haven’t seen this video of them playing in the snow yet, you’re missing out on some serious cuteness! In this lesson we’re using: Plain white paper from our […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Under 5 Tagged With: animal, panda, red panda

How To Draw A Hummingbird

Hey art friends! Today’s lesson is how to draw a hummingbird. We used regular printer paper (letter), Sharpies, and Prismacolor pencils. We also go over blending and shading. Chuckers and I had so much fun drawing this bird. Remember to have fun when you’re following along with us. If you get frustrated, because your drawing […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Birds, Earth Day, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Spring, Summer Tagged With: bird, hummingbird

How To Draw A Skunk For Young Artists

Oh man! I had a lot of fun doing this how to draw a skunk, with Austin. We hope you have fun doing this activity with your little artists too! What you’ll need for this lesson: Construction paper (blue, black and green) Colored pencils (especially a white pencil) Scissors Glue We want to see how […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, Cartoons, Cutout Projects, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Under 5 Tagged With: Cutout, skunk

How To Draw An Ant

Learn how to draw an ant, a realistic ant! In this lesson we use Sharpies and oil pastels. Use two sheets of paper when using Sharpies or markers. They tend to soak through one paper and onto the table. If you use two sheets, it’ll prevent the marker from getting to the table. Also, check out […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: Ant, bug, bugs, insect, insects

How To Draw Courage The Cowardly Dog

How to draw Courage The Cowardly Dog! Courage was a request from several of you. We love getting requests from all of our art friends. Please, keep sending them in…but also know that sending in a request doesn’t mean we’ll be able to draw them the next day 🙂 We do our best to get […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Dogs, How To Draw, In TV & Movies Tagged With: cartoon, Cartoon Network, Courage The Cowardly Dog, dog

How To Draw A Minecraft Wolf (Dog)

Hey art friends, today we’re learning how to draw a Minecraft wolf! Wahhoooooo! We’re also going to color our wolves and show you the secret to coloring 3D blocks. We use oil pastels to color our wolves, but you can use crayons or color pencils. The wolf is such a cool mob! Leave a comment below and let […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Dogs, How To Draw, In Video Games Tagged With: animal, dog, Minecraft, Wolf

How To Draw A Snail (for young artists)

This how to draw a snail lesson was so much fun with Austin. When you do art activities with your little artists, be sure they’re having more fun than you! You’ll make memories you’ll never forget…I promise. Also, I did give a three year old a Sharpie 🙂 I’ve worked with him enough that he […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: snail

How To Draw A Blue Jay

Grab your art supplies, we’re learning how to draw a blue jay today! We had so much fun doing this blue jay, we’ll have to draw a bunch more birds. Stay tuned! Here’s a link to more fun information about these cool animals. Also be sure to watch until the very end of this video, […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Birds, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals Tagged With: bird, blue jay

How To Draw A Squirrel + SYA

Hads is learning how to draw a squirrel today! So, even though drawing this squirrel may look hard we break it up into small easy steps. Anyone can do it! Remember it’s not important that your drawing looks perfect, it’s important that you had fun. You can always practice, too! I promise the second time […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals Tagged With: animal, squirrel

How To Draw A Hedgehog

How to draw a hedgehog! I know hedgehogs are cute, but when I was looking for a photo to base our lesson off of…I think I overdosed on cute. Hads was watching over my shoulder and all I could hear from her was “Awwwwweee” then I would click on another photo, “Awwweeeee…” So, now we […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals Tagged With: animal, hedgehog

How To Draw A Cheetah

Chuckers and I both think cheetahs are the coolest animals alive. We think this how to draw a cheetah is also our most favorite episode. Both of us also agreed that we need to do more realistic versions of animals. Cartoonish animals are fun, but realistic versions are so much cooler. What do you think? […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Cats, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Safari Tagged With: animal, cat, cheetah

How To Draw The Cutest Kitten Ever

Do you want to learn how to draw the cutest kitten ever? You came to the right place. Hads is helping me with today’s episode so this activity is great for younger artists, 5 and under. All you need is something to draw with (we love using a black marker) and paper. You can also color […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Under 5 Tagged With: cat, kitten

How To Draw A Realistic Turkey

Thanksgiving is getting so close I can almost taste it! That means it’s time for some holiday art projects. Grab a marker and paper we’re going to learn how to draw a turkey today. Gobble Gobble! We’ve drawn a turkey before, we’ve also finger painted a turkey, we’ve even made a turkey cutout, but those were […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Birds, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Thanksgiving Tagged With: animal, holiday, oil pastels, Thanksgiving, turkey

How To Draw A Hippo

We’re drawing a silly “little” hippo, grab something to draw with and follow along. After you’re done drawing your hippo, be sure to color him in! Do you think hippos are interesting animals? Read more information about them on Wikipedia! You can mail us your real art at: Art for Kids Hub P.O. Box 927 Pleasant Grove, […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Safari, Under 5 Tagged With: hippo, Hippopotamus

How To Draw A Betta Fish

Watch the video below and follow along to learn how to draw a betta fish! Most all of our videos are requests from you, our art friends! We love getting requests, so thank you all for sending them in. Sorry, we’re not able to do all of them, but we always appreciate the new ideas. […]

Filed Under: How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Ocean Tagged With: animal, Beta fish, Fish

How To Draw A Seal

Follow along and learn how to draw a seal! We made these steps simple for young artists. Hads is helping me today, and she is five. She did a great job, and for the next time we draw this seal we’ll work on keeping the body thicker. Be sure to encourage your young artists with positive […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Ocean, Under 5 Tagged With: ocean, seal

How To Draw A Rattlesnake

How to draw a rattlesnake…a super cool rattlesnake. We’ve been doing a lot of coloring this week, but we needed to take a break and draw something really cool! This rattlesnake was a lot of fun to draw and would be a lot of fun to color. We’d love to see how your snake turns […]

Filed Under: How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Reptile Tagged With: rattlesnake, snake

How To Draw An Angelfish

Watch our short video and follow along to learn how to draw an angelfish! This is another fun drawing to do with your young artists…though I had a blast drawing this one too 🙂 Angelfish really are one of the prettiest fishes. In the comments below, let us know what your favorite fish is! Also, […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Ocean, Under 5 Tagged With: angelfish, Fish

How To Draw A Chicken

Here’s another one for our super young artists! Follow along and learn how to draw a chicken. With Hads and Austin we use basic lines and shapes to make our pictures. The purpose is to show kids, at a very early age, that complex/hard pictures are really just made up of small and easy steps. I love watching their […]

Filed Under: Farm, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Under 5 Tagged With: animal, chicken

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