How to Draw a Baby Penguin

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw a big egg, a little wider near the bottom. Make it big!

Tip Almost half the penguin. Leave room below for the body and feet.

Step 2: White face mask

Inside the head draw a big sideways egg for the white face, a thumb in from the head line.

Tip Leave a thick black cap on top and a thinner band round the sides, like a hood.

Step 3: Tiny beak

In the lower half of the white face draw a tiny rounded triangle beak, point down.

Tip Leave room above the beak for the eyes.

Step 4: Two big eyes

Above the beak draw 2 big egg eyes with a gap between. Fill them in black, leaving a white speck.

Tip Leave the speck near the top of each eye, it makes them shine.

Step 5: Fluffy tuft

On top of the head draw 3 round fluffy bumps, starting and stopping on the head line.

Tip Make the middle bump the tallest.

Step 6: The body

Start on the left cheek. Draw a big fat egg body down and round, back up to the right cheek.

Tip A little wider than the head and fattest near the bottom.

Step 7: Two little flippers

Start on each side of the body under the cheek. Draw a short flipper out to a tip and back.

Tip A fat paddle, an eye and a half wide.

Step 8: Fluffy chest

A finger under the head, between the flippers, draw 3 little U's in a row, then 2 more below.

Step 9: Two feet

Under the body draw 2 wide feet with a gap between, each with 3 round toe bumps.

Tip The feet poke up a little over the bottom line. Rub out inside them.

Step 10: Snow

Start near the left side. Draw a gently bumpy snow line through the bottom of the toes, to the right.

Tip Rub it out inside the feet. Add 2 snowflakes of 3 crossing lines.

Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey body

Go over your lines. Colour 2 pink cheeks beside the beak, then colour the fluffy body grey.

Step 12: Dark flippers and feet

Colour the 2 flippers and both feet dark grey.

Step 13: Black hood and beak

Colour the head and tuft black around the white face, then colour the tiny beak black.