How to Draw a Bear

Drawing is an excellent way for both adults and kids to relax, even if you don't have an artistic bone in your body. Even the least-talented artists can create realistic-looking drawings by following detailed instructions.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Eraser
• Pencil
• Paper

Draw a Realistic-Looking Bear's Head

1. Draw a circle to begin. Use pencil and draw lightly, as this is just a reference shape, not part of the actual drawing.
2. Give your bear some ears by drawing two semi-circles at the top of the circle. One ear can sit directly on the circle, but the other should be inside the circle.
3. Draw a semi-circle inside each ear to give the ears depth.
4. Place your bear's nose just to the right of the center of the circle. Begin the longish, rounded snout above the center of the circle. The end of the line will be near the bottom of the circle.
5. Put the tip on the bear's nose by drawing a rounded triangle on the end of the snout. Draw two small circles for nostrils, and put a short vertical line between them. Blacken the tip of the nose, and use your eraser to recreate the nostrils in white.
6. Place two small circles above the snout for eyes. One eye should be close to the top of the snout line.
7. Darken a small circle in the center of each eye to create the pupils. A tiny line from the inside of each eye, pointing downwards, will give the illusion of depth to the eye sockets.
8. Add some realism to your bear by drawing over the edges of your circle with short jagged lines, simulating fur.
9. Erase the lower sections of the circle, and extend the upper part of the circle downwards in a slanting line, creating a realistic neck.
10. Continue the vertical line on the tip of the nose to create his mouth. The mouth line should curve slightly upwards and will end between the two ends of the snout line.

Modify Your Bear by Changing Expressions

11. Give your bear a smile. Replace the circle eyes with short arches, and draw the mouth line at a much steeper upwards angle.
12. Create an angry bear by erasing the top third of the eye circles and replacing them with a slightly bowed straight line.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't let messy erasure marks mar your work. Use a soft lead pencil so you can make changes easily with your eraser.

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