How to Draw a Wolverine Step-by-Step

The wolverine is a vicious and tenacious animal. Despite its relative size, the wolverine is a fierce fighter and can drive off predators that are much larger than itself. This tenacity and viciousness is where the comic book hero, a scrappy and short clawed fighter, Wolverine, got his namesake. Drawing a wolverine requires you to create a framework of simple shapes. These guidelines assist you in adding details and keeping your illustration in proper proportion.

Things You'll Need

• Paper
• Pencil
• Black ink pen
• Eraser
• Marker in dark brown, tan, red and black

Instructions

1. 

   Draw the body of the wolverine with a large diagonal rectangle. This shape should point toward the upper left hand corner of the page. The rectangle itself should start in the middle of the page and run off the right-hand edge. Draw the head with an oval coming off the left side of the rectangle. Add the upper mouth and jaw with two triangles coming off the bottom left of the oval.

2. Draw the front arm with a reverse "L" shape add a diagonal "L" shape above and to the left of the first arm. Add the hing leg with a longer reversed "L" shape. Add the back hind leg with a smaller reverse "L" shape. Draw the ear with two curved lines on the upper left and right of the head.

3. 

   Make the legs thicker by drawing parallel lines around each leg guideline. Add a "M" shape on top of the neck to create the neck fur. Draw diagonal line from the jaw to the chest for the bottom of the neck. Draw the eyes with two small ovals inside the head.

4. Draw the nose withe a curved line at the bottom of the mouth triangle to create the nose. Add the fur pattern on the face with a curved "m" shape on the face. Create the pattern for the back fur with a large "U" shape on the back. Add a "W" on top of the hind leg for the back leg fur.

5. 

   Erase the rectangle, oval, and the leg guidelines. Leave behind only the pencil lines you wish to keep in your final illustration. Trace the entire picture with a black ink pen. Let the ink dry, and erase the pencil lines.

6. 

   Color the fur on the back, face and legs dark brown. Color the remaining fur tan. Use red for the tongue and black for the eyes. You can color the background blue for the sky or add some trees with green and brown for a forest scene.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you have mastered creating the wolverine with basic shapes you can pose this animal any way you wish. Try different positions and compositions.

• Place a sheet of paper under your illustration while you color to prevent the ink from bleeding through.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• National Geographic entry on wolverines
• A gallery of animal drawings