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How to Draw a Baby Sea Lion
Draw a baby sea lion 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: head and snout.
Step 1: Head and snout
Draw a big round head near the top. On the left, pull it out into a short, blunt snout.
Tip A pup has a big head for its body.
Step 2: Eye and nose
Draw a big egg eye with a black dot and a white shine. Add a black nose on the snout.
Tip Leave the eye white.
Step 3: Chubby body
From the head, draw a long back sloping down to the right. Curve under and back up the chest.
Step 4: Front flipper
From the shoulder draw a long flipper down to the ground. Bend its flat end forwards.
Tip The pup props itself up on its front flippers.
Step 5: Other flipper
In front of the chest, draw the other flipper peeking out, long and flat on the ground.
Step 6: Back flippers
At the tail end, draw 2 short flippers side by side, like a fish tail.
Tip Keep them short. A pup's back flippers are small.
Step 7: Smile and whiskers
Under the nose draw a long curved smile. Add 3 short whiskers on the snout.
Step 8: Small ear flap
At the back of the head, draw a tiny ear flap shaped like a leaf, pointing down.
Tip Sea lions have ear flaps. Seals do not.
Step 9: Chest patch
Start under the chin. Draw a curved line down the chest and stop at the front flipper.
Step 10: Sandy beach
Draw a straight line across the page for the beach, behind the pup.
Step 11: Tan chest, sandy beach
Colour the chest patch tan. Colour the beach a sandy yellow, around the pup.
Step 12: Brown fur
Colour the rest of the baby sea lion brown. Leave the eye white.
Tip Colour around the tan chest patch.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a baby sea lion, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
