How to Draw Cartoon Baby Animals

Simple baby chick cartoon

Learn to use a framework that will allow you to draw any cartoon baby animal you like. Use reference in conjunction with your imagination to add accuracy to your drawings. Drawing is a great outlet for creativity.

Things You'll Need

• Pencils
• Fine-liner or ballpoint pen
• Standard white printer paper
• Felt-tip pens, crayons or paints
• Eraser
• Pencil sharpener

Instructions

1. Get some reference images of the baby animals you want to draw and study them to see the elements of each baby animal. Simplicity and over-sized features on small bodies are the key to selling the "baby" aspect.

2. Reduce the body of the animal you are drawing to basic shapes such as squares, rectangles and circles. This will allow you to easily create a framework to build on. Try a range of different poses to see which one fits best. Keep your pencil work faint in case you need to erase.

3. Keep the body simple and relatively small. A large head can emphasize the baby aspect of the animal very well. Start to add in features such as the eyes, nose, mouth, paws, wings and mane if applicable.

4. Draw in large eyes on a large head. This is a good formula to follow for baby animals. Add in details that tell which animal your drawing represents.

5. Take your pen and draw over the pencil lines you wish to keep. Let the pen ink dry for a few moments to avoid smudging. You should be left with a clear line drawing of a baby animal.

6. Take your crayons, pens or paints and color in your animal. Use the reference images for accuracy.

Tips & Warnings

• Try a mechanical pencil for clean lines.

• Sketch with long, flowing lines as opposed to short, choppy ones.

References

• Kids Draw: Let's Draw

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Drawings: Animal Drawings