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How to Draw a Baboon Face
Draw a baboon face in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: round head.
Step 1: Round head
Draw a big round head, wide at the top and a little narrower at the chin.
Tip Leave room all around it for the fur.
Step 2: Long muzzle
Start in the middle of the head. Draw a long muzzle, thin on top, wide and round below the chin.
Tip A baboon has a long muzzle, like a dog.
Step 3: Two round eyes
Just above the muzzle draw 2 round eyes close together. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Tip Leave the rest of each eye white.
Step 4: Heavy brow
Start beside the muzzle. Draw up around one eye, over both eyes in 2 bumps, and down again.
Tip Keep the bumps high and round so your baboon looks friendly.
Step 5: Nose and smile
Low on the muzzle draw 2 slanted nostrils and colour them black. Draw a wide smile under them.
Step 6: Small ears
On each side of the head, beside the eyes, draw a small round ear. Add a curve inside.
Step 7: Side fur
Start at each top corner of the head. Draw 4 big soft fur bumps going out and down.
Tip Soft round bumps, not zigzags.
Step 8: Chin fur
Carry on with 3 more bumps down each side. Join them with 1 bump under the muzzle.
Tip Make the bumps all about the same size.
Step 9: Peach face
Colour the face around the eyes and the 2 ears peach. Leave the eyes and the muzzle white.
Step 10: Tan fur
Colour all the fluffy fur around the head tan, around the ears.
Step 11: Grey muzzle
Colour the long muzzle grey, around the black nostrils.
Step 12: Brown head
Colour the top and sides of the head brown, around the face. Your baboon face is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a baboon face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
